Tag Archives: distress techniques
- Stamp – Magenta “Sleeping Cat”
- Background – made with Gelli Plate – Gelli Arts – layers of acrylic paint with impressions from: Stencil Girl “Damask Waves 6” and Crafter’s Workshop “Basketweave” template
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Swiss Dots”
- Ribbon – May Arts
- Ink – Ranger Distress Ink: Seedless Preserves
- Acrylic Paints and Ranger Distress Paint (Brushed Pewter)
I made this card using a background/monoprint I created with my Gelli Plate. This particular background consists of three separate runs to get the layers of color I wanted. Each print run used a different color(s) of paint and different imagery. I used Freshly Made Sketches Sketch #93 as inspiration for the layout of this card. Because I’ve been demonstrating mono-printing with the Gelli Plate at a local art and craft studio, I have lots of backgrounds to work with! You may see more soon. I blended some Distress Ink onto the cat image to avoid the stark white paper I had stamped it on. It worked better visually with the background that way. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stencil – Crafter’s Workshop “Aboriginal TCW323”
- Die cut made with Memory Box “Bistro Label”
- Stamp – Printworks “Thank You”
- Bling – Mark Richards “Lavendar Dots” and “Silver Metal”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Distress inks – Ranger – Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves
I followed the OWH Tuesday Tutorial Distressed Butterflies link for inspiration to make the background for the is card. The effect is almost airbrushed-looking, which I always like. Once I get started making backgrounds, I want to make more, so I’ll have to pull out some more stencils and different colors of Distress Inks and continue on! Have a great day!
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “You’re Always in my Heart” set
- Patterned paper – Reminisce “Let Freedom Ring”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny Dots
- Memory Box Pearl Stickers
I made this card for our new local stamp store, Runaway Art and Craft Studio, to showcase some patriotic papers and stamps they got in for the 4th. I used a sketch from 365Cards Day 174. I used Ranger Distress Inks around the edges of the various elements and also a shot of my homemade ink spray that I made from Distress Ink Reinkers and water. This would make a good Any Hero card for Operation Write Home–not for them to send home, but for them to receive with a note. Have a great day–it is a warm one here in the Pacific Northwest!
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- Stamps – JRL Design “Fly Fishing” and “Fly Fishing 2”
- Sentiment stamp – PSX – “Happy Father’s Day”
- Background stamps for tag and border – Hot off the Press, “Happy Patterns”
- Ranger Distress Inks
- Ranger Distress Paints
- Watercolor paper
- Kraft cardstock
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Several of the stamps I used for this card are some of my very first purchased, circa 14 years ago! The stamps I used with Distress inks on the tag are brand new from Hot Off the Press. This is my first Father’s Day card for Operation Write Home this year. Our deadline is the end of April, so I need to get busy. I used Sketch #72 at Cardabilities for design inspiration. It took me forever to make this card–I just kept messing around with it! Thanks for checking things out today!
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- Stamp – Hero Arts “Year Round Sentiments”
- Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye “Dolled Up” 6 X 6″ paper pad
- Die cuts made with Hero Arts “Frame Cuts: Rectangle Frame” set
- Baker’s Twine – Doodlebug Designs and American Crafts
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card for the Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown: Tags ‘n Twine.” I used the card sketch for Day 90 at 365 Cards for design inspiration. I created the tag by applying Ranger Distress inks (Weathered Wood and Scattered Straw). I then spattered it with water for a little visual interest, edged it with the same blue ink I stamped the sentiment with, and then added the baker’s twine. The distressed look of the tag worked well with the patterned paper I chose for the background. I love the die cuts I made with the Hero Arts die! I’m going to have to play with those chevrons some more! Thanks for stopping by today.
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- Background stamp – Hero Arts “Branch Background”
- Sentiment stamp – Hero Arts “Year Round Sentements”
- Leaf stamp – Hero Arts “Scattered Leaves”
- Patterned paper – Karen Foster Designs “Lime Twist” and My Mind’s Eye “Indie Chic: Citron”
- Bling – Darice “Earth” gems
- Clear Embossing Powder
- Ranger Distress Inks
- Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny
I created this main background paper by combining the Karen Foster paper and branch background stamp listed above. I learned this technique from Day 2 of the Online Card Classes Pattern Play class, which has really been a great class. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Hampton Art Stamps “Kewpie Doll,” Stamper’s Anonymous “P5-1072 Dotted Wings” and “G3-1056 Splendid Adventure,” and Crafty Individuals “Decorative Diamonds”
- Template – Crafter’s Workshop “Botanicals”
- Inks – Ranger Distress Inks
- Ranger Perfect Pearls
- Vellum
My local stamp store, Stampin’ Cat Studio in Salem, Oregon, is no more. It is a sad time for many of us who have been shopping there and enjoying the sense of crafting community for the past 10-plus years. But as the store celebrated some great times this past Thursday, many of us made 6″ X 6″ pages to put into a memory book for Lisa, Stampin’ Cat’s owner. This page was the one I created for her. I used Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls, along with a plastic template, lots of water and some stamps from my stash. The Perfect Pearls provide a nice sheen (which is not evident in this photo unfortunately!). I stamped the butterfly wings onto vellum for translucent wings to help Kewpie fly! I’m quite sure that all of the supplies I used to create this were purchased at Lisa’s shop. Cheers, Lisa! Here’s to a Splendid Adventure! I wish you well! Thanks for visiting today.
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- Image stamp – Stampington & Co. “Ledger Butterfly”
- Sentiment stamp – Hero Arts “Mother’s Day Message”
- Patterned paper – SEI “Couture: Tabaret”
- Border punch – EK Success “Dotted Scallop”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Seeing Spots”
- Ranger Distress markers
- Watercolor paper
This is my first Mother’s Day card of the year for Operation Write Home (OWH). I like to make lots of Mother’s Day cards for the troops to send home. I think it is especially important that they have a good supply to choose from. This week on OWH Stars and Stamps blog, we had another installment of OWH Design Bootcamp: Get to the Point: Creating a Strong Focal Point. The lesson was about creating a strong focal point on your cards. So using the information supplied in Paula’s lesson, I created this card with a strong focal point: the butterfly. Yes, another butterfly! The butterfly image is the largest element on the card; it is layered with a darker, contrasting color beneath it; and the watercolor technique used draws the eye in because of the textures and blended colors used. I applied ink directly to the rubber stamp with Ranger Distress Markers and then spritzed the inked stamp with water before stamping on the watercolor paper. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Stampendous “Flower Fields”
- Die cuts – made with Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels One”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “PBJ” collection – “Hip Fab” and “Picnic Basket”
- Bling – Queen and Company “Twinkle Goosebumps”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Embossing powder
- Ranger Distress Ink markers
I made this card for the OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party that is in progress for the President’s Day weekend. The first challenge over at Scrappin’ Intervention, is the make a card featuring a chevron pattern. I had a number of choices in my stash, but this Basic Grey paper caught my eye. I heat embossed the image with black embossing powder and then used a waterbrush and my Distress markers to color the flowers and leaves. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Die cut – made with Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Borders stamps – Lawn Fawn “Chevron Backdrops” and “Belinda’s Borders”
- Sentiment stamp – Inkadinkado “Happy Birthday”
I was inspired during my Clean and Simple 2 class, provided by Online Card Classes. I used the lesson as a point of departure and created a one layer card masking an area and using various border stamps to fill it in with different patterns. Then I stamped the sentiment and added doodles around the edges of the shape and in various spots in the pattern for a casual feeling. Thanks for visiting today!
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