Distress Micro Glaze Technique & Distress Oxides Inks/Sprays

Today I will share a fun technique that is like magic! Watch what Distress Micro Glaze does to a background created using Distress Oxide Inks/Sprays.
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[@saritaschwedes8393]

you can also take a piece of white cardstock…. laminate it and use it for smooshing ink. also add a bit of gold watercolor to this background before heating. little cost. your backgrounds are so pretty.🌸

[@MindyEggenDesign]

WOW! great idea! I'll keep that in mind - thank you!

[@99zanne]

I do this with photo paper, and then, when dry, buff off the “haze” with microfiber cloth or paper towel. I stamp on this surface with bolder line stamps, and when dry, I add the micro glaze for durability purposes. I have a tag I cut out after and backed with stronger paper in my car, for about 6 months, and no fading yet. Your work is so pretty! TFS.

[@ritamariacastillo8812]

Beautiful cards! I have been doing that technique for the past two years and I love the results. Instead of expensive glossy paper, I use photo paper and works great. You can also stamp a sentiment or other images with black or brown ink before buffing with your Micro Glaze or microfiber cloth (the way I do it) and it really pops.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

good to know! Thanks so much for the tips!

[@andreah993]

So the micro cloth is instead of the other stuff she used? No need for the gloss stuff at all? X X

[@ritamariacastillo8812]

@@andreah993 with glossy photo paper I use plain paper towels to buff off the chalkiness of the Distress Oxides and the microfiber cloth to get extra shine. I don’t use the Micro Glaze. Also, I leave the panels dry between layers or use a dual temp heat tool to speed up the process, before buffing. You can add lots of layers of color and/or stamp images and sentiments before buffing and they will show vibrantly. I hope you give it a try.

[@lorispitzer8289]

Great video, Mindy. When you were fretting about the second card and how the Salvaged Patina wasn't showing up enough.... the way the card was at first, it would have made an excellent beach card -- your card looked like the line between the water and the sandy beach. Have a great weekend! L

[@lorispitzer8289]

Poo.... I forgot to say YOUR CARDS TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY!!! Duh, dummy me!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Oh my gosh never thought of that! lol

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much Lori!

[@andreah993]

The brown and blue really looked like a background for the beach, it would of looked great. X X

[@harriettezmalloy7182]

I didn’t know that the technique would work with the oxide spray!! I’ve only ever seen it with the ink. Your backgrounds are gorgeous. The one where the Blue Ribbon “took over” the panel is my favorite. It reminded me of those pictures you see of galaxies in space- just beautiful. I haven’t tried this technique yet, so I’m really excited to give this a try. Wonderful finished cards, but the panels are show stoppers!!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much!

[@sherylosullivan9619]

A similar effect is made smooshing onto photo paper and then wiping with a baby wipe. It looks amazing!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

ooooo sounds fun! Adding that to my "to try" list. Thanks !

[@blackitten2]

Beautiful cards with awesome techniques. Thanks for sharing.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much!

[@cljordison]

Gorgeous cards and great techniques! I've only used the glaze to seal the fronts of my envelopes. I'm going to try them on ink backgrounds. Thanks for sharing!💕

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Have fun!

[@78Kimberli]

Ah-maxing!!!!! Gorgeous cards and cool technique!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much!

[@pamelasertich9850]

These are just gorgeous! Love that die.

[@jacki7297]

Mindy I love this video, I’ve learned so much! Beautiful cards. You’ve put a dent in my bank account LOL!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much! I've dented my own account shopping this release lol

[@emmaschulte4784]

Thank you! Recently purchased the micro glaze for this very purpose and completely forgot about it! I know what I will be doing the rest of this week!!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

haha! Mine has been sitting in drawer for quite a while -glad to finally put it to use :-)

[@emmaschulte4784]

Finally doing this today! So excited, rewatched and picking up some Simon supplies, thank you again for this awesome video 🤗

[@robincooper9323]

Lovely cards! I am going to have to try that technique. Thank you for sharing.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You are so welcome!

[@JoanOrloffDK]

WOW fabulous cards 🥰 I love your ink smooshing, your color choices and the cover-die ❤ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx

[@MindyEggenDesign]

so glad you enjoyed them!

[@lltpgh2012]

Your cards are beautiful! The leaves cover plate is gorgeous especially in the gold and holographic cardstock!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much!

[@kylieskreationz]

Absolutely beautiful

[@traceybartlam5940]

Beautiful cards

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad you like them!

[@joannralsten3575]

Boy oh boy do I love this~~Absolutely Beautiful.. You never fail to amaze me~~~~

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much!

[@judyhartmann3071]

Stunning cards!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much!

[@melvinnieves1964]

You can also use Vaseline, is the same as micro glaze. Btw your backgrounds and your cards are awesome.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks for the tip!

[@sherylosullivan9619]

Great tip. I have just started using Micro glaze and wondered if there was something that could be substituted for it. I was thinking of trying candle wax from my candles that I can’t bear to throw out although they are too empty to light.

[@christabeard5128]

This is the first time I've seen one of your KZbins. Love these cards. I'm going to play more with my oxide inks soon. Thank you for the inspiration. :)

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Have fun! and thanks so much for watching! I use my oxide a lot lol

[@traceylandt9026]

Gorgeous Mindy. Thank you for the inspiration. Keep well. T x

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You are so welcome!

[@kathyhales5109]

WOW! These are gorgeous - I need to give Micro Glaze a try.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Have fun !

[@judypeach5672]

Beautiful cards. Thanks.😊

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much!

[@suecooley4672]

These are beautiful!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much!

[@christineb6524]

Ohmygosh Ohmygosh….wow! I’m gonna have to give this a try. Looks like such fun! Thanx for experimenting ✌🏽

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You are so welcome! It's so amazing in person!

[@acciojohnnydepp]

so pretty, love it

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@marylehett1127]

Wow, Mindy, what a creative and fun technique! Your backgrounds are gorgeous.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you !

[@brendamcbride6421]

Awesome cards!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad you like them!

[@thorton7]

Totally trying this out! Tfs

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Have fun!

[@MarcyM_]

These are just stunning! Wow!😱😍

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@creamade3235]

Gorgeous 😍

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you!

[@ellenbornstein7203]

wow, beautiful!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@hannahj4265]

Gorgeous!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@cindyhenry1410]

Still on the fence about buying the microglaze...you may have changed my mind! Love these cards! TYFS ❤️🦋💜

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much! The good thing is that it doesn't cost too much :-)

[@lizziedae91]

If you live near michaels or joanns u can use a coupon. Its great for protecting stamping on envelopes from rain as they go through the mail

[@denisewells5922]

Beautiful!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much!

[@gingerpayne7310]

Beautiful card and a new amazing technique to try. I was wondering can you use distress Inks instead of the oxides ones?

[@MindyEggenDesign]

I have not tried - sorry.

[@pattyfromherz9965]

beautiful

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@lizziedae91]

This does work with other glossy paper. Ive used a few different ones and it looked great on all of them

[@MindyEggenDesign]

good to know - thank you!

[@HeidiLilley]

These are so pretty. I'm curious, you said you can heat emboss over the glaze but will any regular inks attach and stick? Also, what blue is closest to prized ribbon? I don't have that yet.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

I haven't tried it myself - it's just what I caught in a video one time. I would say to make sure it's good and dry before trying to heat emboss. Embossing Ink is sticky and then you are heating the emboss powder which makes sense if it sticks. I don't think a dye ink will work on top but it's something to experiment with :-) . Closest to prize ribbon would probably be Blueprint Sketch.

[@HeidiLilley]

@@MindyEggenDesign thanks so much

[@lucyc]

I bought the micro glaze for this technique, after having seen a video on it about a year-ish ago because it looked so cool! Like someone else, I have used photo paper (had some sample packs in a drawer😊) and that works great, too. But...a couple of weeks or so ago, when I was doing this technique, I dropped something on one of my dried backgrounds and grabbed a paper towel to wipe it off before I put the micro glaze on. When I wiped that area, it took off what had spilled AND the dusty finish that the DO inks have. The spot was vibrant as though I HAD used the micro glaze already, so as an experiment, I used the clean paper towel to wipe over half the background and micro glaze on the other half. There's no real difference in the vibrancy! Who knew??? Anyway...it's really cool to know because with the glaze (which has a Vaseline-type finish) it's hard to stamp on it (a sentiment or silhouette, for example) and get a good image. Without the glaze, you can easily do that and add the glaze later if you really want it. I was SUPER surprised!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

great to know! Thanks!

[@dianacathan1038]

Was this a dry paper towel or damp?

[@lucyc]

@@dianacathan1038 When I did it, I used a dry paper towel. It was also on photo paper. I can't remember if I also tested it on the alcohol ink cardstock. I *think* so, but can't remember for sure.

[@dianacathan1038]

@@lucyc Thanks for the info. This sounds like much simpler technique that I need to try. This is the part I like about the crafting community, the sharing!

[@lucyc]

@@dianacathan1038 Me, too! I hope it works for you!!

[@trudievick2359]

Loved your card. I do have one question...why can't you use just a heavy watercolor paper or heavy cardstock? Thanks for sharing.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! You need a slick surface which is why a glossy paper works best

[@dmesm57]

Love it!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks!!

[@janicerepass5424]

Don't forget that once your colors dry, you can reapply a different color over the top, so for example, when your dark blue took over, or your brown, once it was dry you could have put the lighter colors over top.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Great tip!

[@hurricanekitty6736]

This works on photo paper without the glaze….just need a baby wipe…i think it works A LOT better that way…. Whenever ive used the glaze, that was it, I couldn’t add any more color bc it beads up. But you can still work on top when you use photo paper & wiping off the cloudy color to expose the very vibrant colors underneath, on photo paper, the color becomes permanent so there’s absolutely no need for the glaze.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

I totally want to give this a try! Thank you!

[@allisonjames2923]

Thanks for that tip. Will have to try it 😁

[@hurricanekitty6736]

I wish KZbin allowed us to upload images in the comments, cause I’d show you how vibrant the colors become when done in this way…

[@ladyflimflam]

I saw a video recently where the gal just used a microfiber cloth to remove the chalkiness, no additional product to pay for.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

great idea!

[@andrealavigne7824]

Awesome backgrounds, Mindy, & I love how you did the cards with that cover plate die. One tip for saving $$$, though. You can get the same result with cheap glossy photo paper & a baby wipe. Just add the Oxide inks to the photo paper the same way, drying between layers. Then, after you've added all the ink & it is thoroughly dry, go over the paper with a wet baby wipe. It gives the exact same effect. I use photo paper I got at Dollar Tree. It's in an 8-sheet (letter size) pack for $1. So, if you do full A2 size panels, that's 32 card panels right there. I have read, the cheaper the paper, the better. The only downside is that, since it is thinner, it will warp more than a thicker cardstock, especially if you are using a regular heat tool (vs. a dual setting one or a hair dryer) to dry it. Also, you have to be careful not to burn the paper. But I've always been able to make it work, so I don't mind. Keep in mind, once you go over it with the wipe, it's like the Micro Glaze - you can't ink blend or smoosh any more on the panel, as the ink won't stick. I have also stamped with a dark Oxide ink onto the finished background, before "treating" it with the baby wipe. The wipe brings out the color in the stamping as well. Just be conscious not to smear the ink around with the wipe. Rather, go over small sections of your panel & change what part of the wipe you use as you go. (Hope that makes sense!) I suppose you could also try with thicker, more expensive photo paper, but I haven't done that, so can't comment on how effective that is. Anyway, just wanted to put that out there, for any other cheap chickens like I am! Thank you for sharing, Mindy. Take care, & have a wonderful day! :)

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much for this info! I'm totally going to give this all a try - sounds just as fun! And I have baby wipes on hand lol

[@lindabarnett7653]

I must have missed it. How did you use the micro glaze??

[@MindyEggenDesign]

I wiped it over the backgrounds to make the colors pop

[@alisonender]

Can you use the glaze on distress inks please( Not oxides) Ax

[@MindyEggenDesign]

I'm sorry I hadn't tried it

[@linam1890]

I tried this technique months ago and when I applied the glaze almost all the ink was moving around. I left it drying for days so I don’t know what I did wrong 😑

[@MindyEggenDesign]

hmmm... not sure. Something I'll have to experiment with more