*What's New* Distress Crackle Paint

For those of you waiting for the crackle paint from Tim Holtz's distress line to arrive at Keepsakes... your wait is over! The shelves have been stocked with all of the distress colors we love and they're going quickly, so hurry in soon!

For a look at what you can do with these cool crackle paints, check out Tim's blog tutorial on how to make this tag:


Crackle paint comes in all the great ranger distress colors and is sold in a 1.1 oz bottle with applicator brush right in the cap! Unlike other crackle paints, Tim Holtz's crackle paint is a one step process - paint it on, let it dry, and watch it crack. You can speed the process up by heat setting the paint with an embossing gun. It's a great way to add texture and a weathered look to your projects!

Stamping with Toilet Paper

Isn't this fish just beautiful? Who would have known it was made with a stamp and some toilet paper! This would be a beautiful project for some of the Christine Adolph stamps (if you don't already own some Christine Adolph stamps, check out the wood stamp section of Keepsakes - she has some beautiful images!).

Here is an online tutorial with step by step instructions for how to use stamps and toilet paper to create these beautiful images that can then be used for decoration or as embellishments for your scrapbooks. It's a time consuming technique, but with such beautiful results, it's well worth a try. To create the shimmery coloring, try the new colors of Radiant Rain from LuminArt available from Keepsakes in both daubers and sprays.

If you try the technique and come up with something you like, we'd love to see it! Bring it in to the store to show it off, or post it online and provide a link in the comments section of this post. We'd love to see what you make and we may even share it here on the blog for others to see!