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Wednesday 29 November 2017

More Distress Oxide Trees

Hiya! I am completely obsessed with Distress Oxides! I have been making backgrounds with different colour combinations, using the watercolour smooshing technique, then spritzing with Glimmer Mist. I stamp the trees onto the backgrounds and fussy cut them out. After gluing them to the cards, I have added detail with a glitter pen and some Nuvo Drops.

Here are a few I have made:




I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

The Card Concept: (Style: CAS)
Always Fun: 'Anything Goes'
Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'





I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

That's Crafty: 'Green with Envy'
Muse: Christmas: 'Any Holiday Card'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Anything Goes'





I'm entering this one in the following challenges:





I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls:
Challenge Up Your Life: 'Trees'





I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

AAA Cards:
HLS Watercolour:
Uniko:


Ingredients:
Woodware Stamp: Christmas Trees
Distress Oxide Inks: Too many different colours to remember!
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold
Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining, Pale Gold, Red Berry
Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star


Monday 20 November 2017

Simple Christmas Card

Hiya! Here's a quick card I made using die cuts. I've kept it simple and glitter-free for a change! Just a little reindeer in the snow. It's a small card, just 10cm square, so I might use him as a large tag.




I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Cards in Envy: 'It's Only Paper'
CASology:
Sparkles Monthly: 'White Christmas'


Ingredients:
Echo park Christmas Reindeer die set
Winter Scene die


Sunday 19 November 2017

Thank You!

Hi! Here's a card I put together today. I actually made the flowery background a few years ago, but wasn't sure what to do with it, so it's been kicking around in the unfinished projects pile! The background was made with Crafty Notions colour sprays, gilding flakes and stamped flowers. I covered the flowers with some sort of glaze, but I can't remember what I used now. Then I glued the glass pebbles to the flower centres. The background was a much larger piece, but I liked how this section of it looked through the frame so I cut it down to fit, then added the sentiment.




I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'It's a Stitch Up'
Tuesday Throwdown: 'So Very Thankful'
Fusion:
CAS-ual Fridays:
Cupcake Inspirations:
Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with Optional Thanks'
Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes with Optional Stencilling'


Ingredients:
Flower stamp from Crafty Notions
Crafty Notions Colour Sprays
Gilding Flakes
Glass Pebbles
Some sort of glaze
Sentiment from Stampin' Up! set: Easy Events


Oxides and Woodware Trees

Hi! I just bought a few more colours of Distress Oxides, as I am completely besotted with them! I've been making backgrounds with them, spritzing with some Glimmer Mist, then paper piecing them onto cards - much more fun than colouring! I'm not a huge fan of fussy cutting, but I love the end result. I finished them off with a glitter pen and Nuvo Drops.

Here are a few I have made with one of my favourite Woodware stamps:




I'm entering this one in the Allsorts challenge: 'Glitter'





I'm entering this one in the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge:






I'm entering this one in the Inkspirational challenge:






I'm entering this one in the Crafty Calendar challenge: 'Autumn Colours'
 



I'm entering this one in the Pearly Sparkles challenge: 'Autumnal Colours'


Ingredients:
Woodware Stamp: Christmas Trees
Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserve, Antique Linen, Iced Spruce, Fayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover
Brilliance Ink: Platinum Planet
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold
Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining, Pale Gold, Autumn Red
Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star


JOFY Trees Obsession

Hi! Here are a couple more cards made with Distress Oxide backgrounds and a JOFY trees stamp. These two are inspired by the colour challenges at Color Throwdown and MFT. I used Distress Oxides to make the backgrounds (with some Brilliance ink for the silver in the first card) and cut them out to fix to the card. I used a glitter pen and Nuvo Drops to add some final touches.




I'm entering this one in the Color Throwdown challenge:





I'm entering this one in the MFT challenge:



Ingredients:
JOFY stamp set 57
Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Wilted Violet
Brilliance Ink: Platinum Planet
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold
Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining, Violet Galaxy
Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star