Tim Holtz Idea-ology - NEW - Grunge Blocks

115 letters.  84 blocks.  Designed to layer wtih thicker Grungeboard base shapes to resemble printer blocks

Tim Holtz Grungeboard is a compressed, flexible sheet of dingy material with a debossed texture that can be:

~ Painted with Tim Holtz Distress Paint
~ Inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink and an Ink Blending Tool
~ Stained with Tim Holtz Distress Stain
~ Sanded with the Tim Holtz Sanding Grip
~ Die-cut with Tim Holtz Alterations
~ Hammered and grunged

You can even wash ink off with water and start again.

Following is a tutorial by Tim Holtz:

Supplies:

• grungeblocks
• distress ink (I like brushed corduroy or vintage photo mostly)
• ink blending tool
• paint dabber (pitch black)
• glossy accents (or you could use multi-medium)
• paint brush
• sanding grip

step 1: select your grungeboard piece as well as the appropriate size grungeblock.

step 2: stack the grungeboard piece on the block. note: the size of the grungeblock is entirely up to you.  sometimes you may want a larger block with more border, other times you might want to select one that comes right up to the edges of the letter.

step 3: apply a small amount of glossy accents or other adhesive to the back of the grunge piece.

step 4: adhere on to grungeblock and press flat to dry.

step 5: shake paint dabber and unscrew lid and remove from dabber.  dip end of paint brush into paint from lid.

step 6: paint entire grungeblock piece with black paint.

step 7: make sure you paint the entire grungeblock making sure you get paint inside all of the edges, sides, etc.  all you need is a thin layer of paint so don't get this too thick.  let paint dry completely!

step 8: once painted piece has dried, sand over the raised area with sanding grip scuffing the paint off of the raised letter.  the design of this grip allows you to sand only the rasied surface which is perfect for this.

step 9: continue sanding, scuffing, and scratching paint off of grungblock until desired look is achieved.  note: wherever paint is removed from the grunge, that will be stained with ink in the next step.

step 10: ink over grungeblock with distress ink using ink blending tool.  work ink into sanded areas using the tool until desired color is achieved.  note:  you can use any color of distress ink to create a variety of custom looks to your grungeblocks.