Teri Anderson
I confess. I distress.
And I’ve got a tool today that is made for the paper crafter who likes the look of worn paper and embellishments.
Meet the Distressing Tool from Prima Marketing’s Comfort Craft tool collection.
This tool, which costs around $15, is an all-purpose, compact distressing tool of sorts for paper crafters. If I do say so myself, it is pretty neat!
The tool is made of a heavy, sturdy plastic. It has a blade, a self-contained metal brush, and a metal file to sand, nick, and distress edges and surfaces.
It also has two interchangeable heads to rough up paper and embellishments as well.
And an added bonus: this tool has a bone folder built into it. You can also use the tool’s tips to apply rub-ons!
Cool!
Here is a peek of what the tool looks like in action.
You can drag paper over the blade.
You can wear down paper fibers and embellishments with the metal brush.
You can scruff up the surface of papers with the interchangeable heads and file.
You can also distress the edges of papers with the heads and files.
And that is just a taste of what you can do with this cool tool!
I used the tool on these three projects.
I distressed the buttons on this card by rubbing the tool’s file and interchangeable heads over them.
I scruffed up the edges of the hearts and other diecuts here by brushing them over the tool’s blade.
I wore down the patterned papers, star sticker, chipboard letters, and brads here by brushing them over and over with the tool’s metal brush.
Want to win one a distressing tool to call your own? The kind folks at Prima Marketing have offered one up for a prize! Can I get a woo-hoo?! Tell me a tool you’d like to learn more about, and I will pick one of you to win the distressing tool! All comments must be received by Thursday, April 5th at 5 pm MST.
Until we tool around again,
Teri Anderson
Paper Crafts Go-to Gal
P.S. Hit up my blog today to see how I used the distressing tool on some crafting surfaces other than paper!
this looks like an awesome tool! love your fun cards!!
I would love to see some quilling tools. Something I’ve wanted to try adding to my cards!
Interesting tool, but I would give it a try. I would like to learn more about the nesting dies.
Oh this is so cool! I would love to have this in my craft room.
Okay, this looks just like a pedicure tool I use. LOL -with added features, of course. Love your cards. Thank you for explaining it all. I would like to learn more about the I-Top tool.
I would like to see a bit more about the WRMK Ribbon thing (like the sew easy)!
Right now I am really interested in learning more about image transferring. I know that isn’t really a tool, more of a technique — but there are so many different ways to do. I’ve watched too many YouTube videos to learn and now am a bit frazzled on where to start. My next project of image transferring will be one of trial and error. Always fun to learn!
This gadget looks pretty nifty and easy to use. I like that!
I would like to learn more about how to get more use from the basic tools like my heat gun, cutters, punches, all those things we have that seem to be uni-purpose but we might be able to use in a different way. I know a sliding cutter can also work as a scoring tool but what else can it do? (Please tell me it can do laundry and load the dishwasher!!!)
I’d love to own this tool. It looks amazing! I’d also like to know more about the new ribbon sealer tool that just came out. I can’t remember who makes it but it looked pretty neat!
I would like to see more tutorials about using flower dies. Thanks for a chance to win.
How cool is that! BEats my nail file which is what I am using:)
Love your distressed cards and this very cool tool Teri – I would love to get distressed along with you, so I thank you for the chance to win!!!
Being a neat freak that has to measure and cut everything exactly, I would love to learn more about this tool and any tool that allows me to get distressed without being stressed
Love this tool! Especially the color!
I’d love to see what magic you can work with some of the nesting dies on the market now.
I would like to learn more about the hammering tools I bought that I haven’t used yet! It is for putting patterns into chipboard.
Love your cards made with this cool tool, Teri! Looks like it would be fun to use.
I would like to see more techniques for all the corner and border punches I own
I would love to learn more about distressing!
Oh My WORD,
What an Amazing Tool. I can Imagine MANY things I could use this for. A Bone Folder and Rub-on too What a great Bonus. Your Cards looked AMAZING after using this Tool on them too.
Yes. This is a Tool I must have in MY Toolbox.
I would like to learn more about The Perfect Layer Ruler Tools and what your Opion on them is. Many Thanks for a Great Review……….
Wow! What a cool tool, Teri, and of course a great review of what it can do. I like to learn about all sorts of new tools, but I guess I want to learn more about the ribbon cutter. Your blog has some great info – and it excites me to try to learn more about it! I love ribbon but hate the fraying, and hate that my notches don’t always line up. THANKS for your advice & inspiration!
I’d like to learn more about the Sew Easy tool.
Thanks for the tutorial on distressing. I don’t distress my projects much but I like what you did here so maybe it’s time to try it out. thanks for the chance to win this new tool.