Crackle Paint

Jun '16 CrimsonMama

Is anyone but me disappointed Tim Holtz Retired his colors of Crackle paint?

Whaaaaa!
Jun '16 Joanie R

RE: CrimsonMama: Is anyone but me disappointed Tim Holtz Retired his colors of Crackle paint? Whaaaaa!

No, I'm disappointed too. It's always a disappointment when you find a product you love and then it's discontinued to bring on the next latest and greatest. Sometimes the newest stuff isn't so great and your left feeling like, really?! I totally feel you on this!
Jun '16 Sewflake

RE: Joanie R: No, I'm disappointed too. It's always a disappointment when you find a product you love and then it's discontinued to bring on the next latest and greatest. Sometimes the newest stuff isn't so great and your left feeling like, really?! I totally feel you on this!

I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!!
Jun '16 Sewflake

RE: Sewflake: I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!!

No I did not get it from sb.com........
Jun '16 BonjourScrap

RE: Sewflake: No I did not get it from sb.com........

I have a bunch of crackle paints by TH, but I tried recently the crackle paste by Prima (Finnabair), and I love them. But unfortunally, they don't have the same pretty colors than TH...
Jun '16 CrimsonMama

RE: Sewflake: I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!!

You can still buy Clear Rock Candy, that is the only one. I'm totally out of Picket Fence. I might write Tim Holtz and Ranger
Jun '16 CrimsonMama

RE: BonjourScrap: I have a bunch of crackle paints by TH, but I tried recently the crackle paste by Prima (Finnabair), and I love them. But unfortunally, they don't have the same pretty colors than TH...

That's good to know and I love Prima but noticed the color assortment was slim. Plus TH matches the Distress inks and sprays. I have 35 ink daubers and a bunch of the paint daubers as well. Perhaps I will try mixing the paint with the clear. I have so much TH stuff, there's hardly anything he does I don't like.
Jun '16 CrimsonMama

RE: Sewflake: I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!!
Sewflake Said:
I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!!

Ranger ink replaced some daubers for me, 3 actually when I discovered the pigment had disappeared or changed. Didn't have to return it, just asked me for codes off the bottom, where purchased etc. They thought they had some ink that preservative was left out of the formula.
Jun '16 Sewflake

RE: CrimsonMama: Sewflake Said: I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!! Ranger ink replaced some daubers for me, 3 actually when I discovered the pigment had disappeared or changed. Didn't have to return it, just asked me for codes o...

Thanks for the tip Vicki, I may check into that. I wonder what happens if the scrapbook store I purchased it from has had it on the shelf too long?? Well, we shall see.... I use the rock candy over white acrylic paint after I ran out of the picket fence. I did buy TH crazing collage medium but find it is too fine of a craze for me. I wonder what would happen if I mixed the two, rock candy and crazing medium?? hmmm
Jun '16 AmyWho

RE: Sewflake: I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!!
Sewflake Said:
I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!!

Mine's really thick too, so I had to go looking for answers. You can add some water, according to Tim. If it's as thick as frosting, he says. He used a mini mister.

Here he is....

Distress Crackle Resist: https://youtu.be/43m8eiQZ3P0
Jun '16 CrimsonMama

RE: AmyWho: Sewflake Said: I miss his crackle paint too, although the last bottle of rock candy looks to be less than half full and too thick to use!!! Just picked it up on Friday!! I'm afraid to open it as I feel it will be a total waste!!! Mine's really thick too, so I had to go looking for answers. You can add some water, according to Tim. If it's as thick as frosting, he says. He used a mini mist...

I believe it is all water based. Just don't add too much.

Well I emailed Tim this AM that I was disappointed. I don't know if feedback like that makes any difference because it's all sales driven.
Jun '16 Sewflake

RE: CrimsonMama: I believe it is all water based. Just don't add too much. Well I emailed Tim this AM that I was disappointed. I don't know if feedback like that makes any difference because it's all sales driven.

Thank you for the info AmyWho. I have in the past added water (picket fence) but got too much so it pretty much was useless. I did add some to my rock candy but did not get enough, you know-once bitten... I will have to just bite the bullet and open that new bottle, maybe mix the two together then add water (a little at a time!!) until I get the consistency I like!

If they would just market Rock Candy than that can be used over any color of ink and still get the same results!
Jun '16 CrimsonMama

RE: Sewflake: Thank you for the info AmyWho. I have in the past added water (picket fence) but got too much so it pretty much was useless. I did add some to my rock candy but did not get enough, you know-once bitten... I will have to just bite the bullet and open that new bottle, maybe mix the two together then add water (a little at a time!!) until I get the consistency I like! If they would just market R...

Tim answered my email saying that basically it was discontinued because of the short shelf life. Ok, we get that.

He said to use the Clear Rock Candy and then paint it with the Distress paint to get the color you want. So I will try that.
Jun '16 Joanie R

RE: CrimsonMama: Tim answered my email saying that basically it was discontinued because of the short shelf life. Ok, we get that. He said to use the Clear Rock Candy and then paint it with the Distress paint to get the color you want. So I will try that.

I'm glad he got back to you. And, yes, now we know why they were discontinued. Good to know. Thanks for sharing, Vicki!