Hello and welcome. I had fun experimenting with THESE new Distress Oxide Inks over the weekend. To be honest, I was on the fence about them. I wasn’t sure I “needed” them, but I was wrong. Very wrong. 🙂
I started by just experimenting and making some backgrounds. I applied the ink to
THIS craft sheet and then sprayed with water. I swiped
THIS cardstock through the ink and dried with my heat gun, spraying water with
THIS while drying.
There are many things that sold me on these inks. The first is the finished look. It gives a really cool and unique chalk-like finish when it dries. Another thing I love is they are perfect to heat emboss with… the color intensifies too! I also really like that because these inks are a hybrid of pigment and dye, they will show up on dark cardstock.
Here’s a closer look at each card. I list the color combos under each picture…
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| Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, and Worn Lipstick |
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| Broken China and Cracked Pistachio |
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| Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, and Wilted Violet |
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| Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, and Wilted Violet |
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| Broken China, Faded Jeans, and Cracked Pistachio |
I die-cut the largest heart from
THESE dies using
THIS cardstock and used it to frame the backgrounds.
For the sentiments, I die-cut
THESE dies from white cardstock. I applied different colors of Distress Oxide Inks on top using an ink blending tool. I added clear embossing on top and heat set to create some shine and intensify the color. Here’s a closer look…
I hope you consider giving these inks a try. They are so fun to play with!
LINKS TO SUPPLIES USED:
September 8, 2018
These are beautiful. Did you cut out the sentiments first then color and clear emboss them?
March 30, 2017
…………THUD!!!
March 19, 2017
So very gorgeous!
February 28, 2017
You can really see the effects of the inks in your cards Heather, beautiful cards and really good pictures of them. I am sure I will give in and buy some of these! They do look so interesting, and I like the softness of the chalk finish. Thanks for sharing with us….
February 27, 2017
Ooooh, these are awesome!!
February 25, 2017
These are stunning! I had ordered the inks a couple of days ago and now I am glad I did after seeing these cards:-) Thanks for sharing!
February 25, 2017
I hope you don't mind I just shared your blog post in a reply on Facebook. I too didn't want to think I "needed" these. I finally caved when I saw Jennifer's video. Your cards are also super! =)