Running late today...I'm off to the Kaszazz Conference at the crack of dawn tomorrow & I'm trying to pack bags & remember everything!!
Today's card is distressed distress ink! I've crumpled white card and distressed it with Tea Dye, then highlighted it with Walnut Stain & a touch of Dusty Concord. Then I've torn a piece smaller than the front of my card & curled the edges, distressing again with Tea Dye & Walnut Stain. On another piece of white card, I've used a direct to paper technique with Tea Dye to colour the card, then stamped another of the Love & Cherish stamps in Walnut Stain, cut it out, edged it with Walnut Stain & mounted it on the other distressed piece with Magic Mount. Then I took a white base card, edged it with Tea Dye & stuck the piece I made earlier on it with Super Tape. I'm sorry - the scan isn't very good - it's a bit dimensional for the scanner, but the camera is packed!!
Don't forget to see what the other girls have been creating.
And I'm sorry, but I'm not going to promise anything for tomorrow...if I get my packing etc done, I might try to get another project done later, but you'll have to wait & see!
Today's card is another variation on the 'make your own paper' style of thing!
As this card has now been submitted to Kaszazz, I've had to edit the instructions! (but...forget the cosmetic sponge I was using - get the new inkblending tool - it works even better!!!!)
Don't forget to go & see what the other girls have been creating!
Hi Everyone!
Firstly, all the girls who are involved in the Blog Wars are now listed over at the side of my blog. To visit their blogs, just look down the side panel until you find the list of links. This will save me redoing the links every day! And remember, if you'd like a chance to win the projects I make this week, just leave a comment! Each week will be a new competiton, so leave me another comment to be in the draw!
Now for the result from last week's vellum competition. And the winner is....Antonella!!! If you email me your address, I'll send those cards off to you, Antonella. (Is there some way I can give you my email address without actually putting it on here? Or is that the best way?...I'm still new to blogs!!LOL)
And thanks everyone for the lovely comments!
This week, as you saw yesterday, is Distress Ink. These are lovely inks and come in a great range of bright & vibrant colours.
Today's card uses a technique I have recently discovered. Take a piece of clear plastic acetate and apply your distress ink pads directly to it. I've used broken china & shabby shutters and just swiped them over the acetate in a wavy motion. Spritz using water and place a sheet of plain white cardstock over the acetate 'stamping' the distress ink onto the card. Air dry, or dry with a heat tool or iron. I then stamped the flower set onto a piece of distressed card using black Vivid! ink (Black soot distress ink would be great...but I don't have it yet!). Finally I have mounted it onto black card. I really love the effect of this technique - the bright colours being offset by the black! I hope you all like it as much as I do!
