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Home / Craft Product Reviews / art supplies/mixed media / Make Distress Paints into MARKERS!

Make Distress Paints into MARKERS!

March 15, 2016


Hey Crafters!  Whenever I’m at the craft store I’m always on the look out for new, or even new-to-me, products.  About two weeks ago I was picking up some Montana markers  at Michael’s and noticed they had empty acrylic paint markers! EMPTY PAINT MARKERS!!!  I had never seen or heard of these before!

Make Your Own Markers with DISTRESS PAINTS

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The possibilities quickly flooded my crafty brain, but the first thought I had was of course, Distress Paint!  I’m  always on the hunt for a good art journaling marker, especially paint ones that are opaque and/or won’t be ruined if I use them over an already painted page.  (I’ve ruined countless micron pens.)  I am pleased to report that distress paints work wonderfully in these empty markers.  Check out the video I did  on them below for some basics, tips and tricks!

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One thing I wanted to note that I forgot in the video is that these are reusable!  You can purchase replacement tips and use those after carefully cleaning out the marker with water!  Yay!

 

So would you use these?  Let me know what you think and if you have any questions in the comments!

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Posted in art supplies/mixed media, Paper Crafts | 4 Comments

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  1. Mary Ann Evans says

    March 18, 2016 at 11:10

    Here’s another good source for Montana markers:
    https://www.shoptheartstore.com/pens/paint_markers/montana-acrylic-markers and the Molotow masking fluid markers/pens.

  2. Brenda Cadle says

    March 21, 2016 at 20:32

    Thank you so much for doing this video, I have been scrapbooking for soooo many years, I started when it was a brand new thing, and I am always looking for fresh new ideas on techniques and fun products to try. Love your site!

  3. karen says

    March 22, 2016 at 06:12

    all bad links to products at Amazon.

  4. Sandra L. says

    September 12, 2017 at 14:36

    I was very glad to learn that when Distress Paints are dry, they won’t be reactivated with water. I recently had that happen to me when I used an old credit card as a mini palette. Put new paint on it a day later, and I had an ugly mess.

    Just getting into paint markers so I’ll bookmark this!

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