Shabby ink storage

I've been playing with my Tando ink storage cabinet - had it for a good while and had only got round to spray painting it so it was still looking a bit unloved.

I decided to go for a shabby look (on the grounds that it won't matter if I get it messy while crafting!). I've kept the decoration flat so that it's practical and I can stack stuff on the top if needs be. As you can see - there's room for lots of pads and Distress reinkers fit into the little compartments at the sides.

I sprayed the outside black and the shelves with Glimmer Mist. I made partial impressions with a background stamp and then used white fine detail embossing powder. Once I'd melted the powder, I brushed a little thinned down gesso over some areas to shabby it up even more.

I spread Viva Decor Ferro in a few patches and once it was dry I rubbed over very lightly with some silver Rub n Buff to highlight the texture. I used the same silver on some chippie letters that I coloured black with a marker and stuck them down the side to spell "inks".

It's mounted onto the side of a cupboard in my craft room so the side with the wording is facing out into the room.

You can find the ink pad cabinet and other storage solutions on the Tando retail site {here}.

Stamps:
Chintz backgrounder (CHF, retired)

Ink: Versamark by Tsukineko

Other:
Black spray paint
Glimmer Mist (Coffee Shop)
Chipboard letters (Maya Road)
White detail embossing powder by Stampendous
Rub n buff by Amaco (Silver Leaf)
Ferro by Viva Decor (Graphite)
Gesso

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