Hi there, crafty friends. I have a shaker card to share today using a few Ink Blot Shop products… To create this card, I started by white heat embossing THIS background stamp on white cardstock. I ink blended three blue Distress Oxide inks on top creating an ombre effect. I die cut five rectangle fames and adhered them together sandwiching a piece of acetate under the first rectangle layer. Before adhering the piece down...
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one with Lawn Fawn… I started by ink blending the background using Distress Oxide Inks and spritzing it with THIS to add some sparkle and shine to the night sky. Next, I stamped the images from THIS stamp set, colored them with Copic Markers, and used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered them on top of THIS white glitter cardstock that...
Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s card share features adding color to die cuts using Distress Oxide inks… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS die from white watercolor cardstock. I applied Distress Oxide inks to my glass mat and spritzed water to to color in all the areas of the die cut panel. I started with one area, for example, the flower petals. I let that dry before moving on to...
Howdy, crafty friends. I have a summer themed shaker card to share today… To create this card, I started by creating the background. I smooshed some Distress Ink on my glass mat and spritzed with water. I swiped my cardstock through the ink to create an abstract background. I die cut it with THIS stitched rectangle die and die cut a circle from the center using one of THESE dies. I stamped Happy Summer...
Howdy, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration from THIS new release by Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I ink blended the front of a slimline card base using Distress Oxide inks. After heat setting it to dry the ink, I applied ink through THESE stencils using black Oxide ink. I die cut THIS word die in the middle of one of THESE circles that I cut from black cardstock. Here’s a...
Hello, crafty friends. Tim Holtz and Ranger just released THESE new Embossing Glazes. These glazes are translucent and great for layering. I applied them on top of an ink blended surface to intensify the matching color behind… I started by ink blending a panel with Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Inks. Once dry, I stamped THIS stamp with Versamark ink. I applied Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers Embossing Glazes to each section...
Hello again, crafty friends. I’m so excited to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. I have two cards to share today where I created shaker cards from cover plate die cuts… To create these cards, I cut THIS and THIS cover plate from white cardstock several times (6 times for each card). I adhered each layer together on top of a white card base. For the last (top) layer, I...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards features ink blending on colored cardstock… I always tend to reach for white cardstock when I ink blend so I thought I would switch it up and start with colored cardstock as the background. I find Distress Oxide inks work best for this. I started by applying Distress Oxide inks through THESE layering stencils, drying each layer in between. I chose Distress Oxide inks because they have a...
Hi, crafty friends. I’m back with another project featuring THESE Distress Watercolor Pencils. I recently took THIS class by Jenn Shurkus and have been inspired to play with my pencils more. Today’s card features coloring a solid stamp image with the pencils and stamping the image to get a faux watercolor look… I started by creating the background. I inked up THIS slimline stencil with a rainbow of Distress Inks. I spritzed the stencil...
Howdy, crafty friends. I’m thrilled to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. Today’s card share features an acrylic block background technique… VIDEO You can watch the video on this technique HERE or click on the video below… To create this card, I started by creating the background. I applied Distress Ink to THIS extra large acrylic block (that came with the Bubble Background Stamp), spritzed with water, and laid it...
