Distress Ink and Distress Oxide Ink Watercolor Chart - Complete

Hi there,

I finally found the time to update the Distress Ink/Distress Oxide Ink Watercolor Chart:

I hope this is useful for you.

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Happy Easter Painting Bunny

Hi there,

I created this Easter Card using images from the brand new Gerda Steiner Designs Easter Bunnies Digital Stamp Bundle:

• color the images from the Gerda Steiner Designs Easter Bunnies Digital Stamp Bundle with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a damp watercolor brush
• cut out a stitched scalloped square around the image
• create a colorful background using patterned paper from the Doodlebug Design Easter Express 6x6 patterned paper
• stamp the sentiment with Versamark onto a wavy banner and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Happy Easter Chick

Hi there,

I created a tutorial for this sweet Easter Project over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog:

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

All of your Atoms

Hi there,

I created this cute masculine card for the Stamping-Fairies Facebook Group:

• stamp the boy from the My Favorite Things Cute Chemists set with Extreme Black Ink and color the image with Prismacolor Colored Pencils
• add Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the glasses
• stamp a background onto a stitched panel of Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock using the atoms from the same set with Altenew Crisp Ink Rocky Shore and fill in the hearts with Nuvo Vintage Drops Dusty Rose
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a strip of blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White embossing powder, layer this on top of a strip of green cardstock before adhering it to the panel
• layer the panel onto a piece of green cardstock and adhere all the layers to an off-white cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Happiness

Hi there,

today, we are featuring all kinds of flower die projects over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog and this is my creation:

• cut out two Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
• use one as a background panel and cut clouds using one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Adventure Edges dies and a hedge using one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Adventure Edges 2 dies
• add color with Distress Oxide Inks (Stormy Sky, Mowed Lawn, Forest Foss)
• cut out a fence from patterned paper from the ModaScrap Wood Effect 6x6 paper pad
• color a piece of Elizabeth Craft Designs white Soft Finish Cardstock with Alcohol Markers and cut out some of those adorable tiny flowers from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Adventure Edges 2 die set
• add a dot of Nuvo Crystal Drops Buttermilk tot he center of the flowers
• stamp the sentiment from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Dream Sentiments with Versafine Onyx Black

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Easter Blessings

Hi there,

this week I used the adorable Gerda Steiner Designs Bunnies with an Easter Egg to create this card:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Bunnies with an Easter Egg with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights with a white gel pen and the dots onto the egg with Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss White
• cut out one of the My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Square STAX around the image
• create a background on a stitched panel of Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock using the carrot from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Garden Fresh set and Versafine Vintage Sepia
• mount the panels onto a piece of patterned paper from the Doodlebug Design Easter Express 6x6 paper pad before adhering all the layers to a white cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Many Mini Messages set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs.

Never be afraid Canvas

Hi there,

I created this Mixed Media Canvas for STAMPlorations to remind you that you can still add your projects to the Mixed Media Challenge:

• cover a canvas with white gesso
• cut out some imperfect circles from vintage book paper and adhere the with gel medium with a matte finish
• add some color with watered-down acrylics
• apply Versamark through the ARTplorations Fearless large stencil and heat-emboss the sentiment with WOW! Midas Touch embossing powder
• add some highlights with a white gel pen
• add some leaves around the whole canvas using stamps from the STAMPlorations Leaves of Thanks set and Archival Ink Black Soot
• add some texture with the help of stamps from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements set and Archival Ink Watering Can
• add some Nuvo Vintage Drops Bohemian Teal as berries
• finish the piece by adhering some stickers from the Tim Holtz Clipping set

I hope you got inspired.

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Embossed Easter Eggs

Hi there,

I created this ink-blended Easter Card for Elizabeth Craft Designs:

• cut out a stitched panel from watercolor cardstock
• create a background using Distress Oxide Inks (Squeezed Lemonade, Lucky Clover, Mermaid Lagoon) and a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• stamp the eggs from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Color my Easter Eggs set with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• use the same three Distress Oxide Inks to stamp the sentiment from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Spring Sentiments set for an ombre look - I used my Mini MISTI for you have to stamp it at least three times
• cut out a stitched circle around the sentiment and adhere it to the card panel using double-sided foam adhesive

Have a colorful day.

Hugs,

Loving you

Hi there,

the new product of the week over on the Stamping-Fairies Facebook Group are Distress Oxide Inks and in this project I would like to show you how to watercolor with them:

• stamp the tree from the My Favorite Things Wonderful Woodland Friends set with Distress Oxide Ink Gathered Twigs
• watercolor the image with Distress Oxide Inks (Gathered Twigs, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar)
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Picked Raspberry and heat-emboss it with clear embossing powder
• add some splatters with watered-down Distress Oxide Ink Faded Jeans
• add strips of patterned paper from the My Favorite Things Sweet Stack 6x6 paper pad to the left and the right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I have a special treat for you today. My daughter Emily (8) created this cute project using the same My Favorite Things stamp set:

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Hoppiness

Hi there,

I created this sweet Shaker Card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Easter Bunny Friends:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Easter Bunny Friends with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• cut out a stitched panel from pink cardstock and add an opening by using the heart from the Avery Elle Geek Love die set
• cut out some grass with the help of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Tree die set and stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Hoppiness set with Altenew Crisp Ink Forest Glades
• place some acetate behind the opening and create a shaker element using double-sided foam adhesive
• fill in the shaker element with little hearts and close it with patterned paper from the My Favorite Things Sweet Stack 6x6 paper pad before adhering all the layers to a white cardbase

Have a lovely day.

Hugs,

Heart Book Stand

Hi there,

I would like to show you how to decorate this wooden Book Stand over on the STAMPlorations Blog:

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Stamp Connection #47

Hi there,

connected through our love for card making, blogging and being from Germany we (Cornelia from Stempel Spass and I) decided to create a monthly project within predefined requirements. We are going to show you the result every 2nd Sunday of the month and this is our 47th transatlantic get-together!

Our requirement for this meet-up was:
"Easter with Embossing Folder and Die Cuts"

• stamp the bunny, the sheep, an egg and some flowers from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Spring Plushies set with Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink - use the masking technique
• color the images with Derwent Inktense pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• frame the image with an Avery Elle Wonky Scalloped Frame cut from patterned paper from the Doodlebug Design Easter Express 6x6 paper pad
• create a background on smooth white cardstock with a plaid embossing folder
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a sentiment strip cut from orange cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• adhere the panel to an orange cardbase

Now make sure to hop over to see Cornelia's Creation.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope to see you again at the ...

Hugs,

Go Bananas!

Hi there,

I created this fun Birthday Card using the new Monkey die from Elisabeth Craft Designs:

• cut out all the party from the Elisabeth Craft Designs monkey die set from Elisabeth Craft Designs white Soft Finish Cardstock and add color with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• for extra shading use Distress Ink Tea Dye
• cut out two lianas using the Elisabeth Craft Designs Leaves die set and the balloon from the Elisabeth Craft Designs Party Accessories die set - add color with Alcohol Markers as well
• use a white gel pen to draw in some highlights
• create a background on a stitched panel of watercolor paper with the help of Distress Oxide Inks (Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen)
• stamp the sentiment from the matching stamp set with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• adhere the panel to a kraft cardbase

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,