June 10, 2018

Masked Coffee Card

Masking can really create some unique backgrounds. I used some purple tape to mask off areas of a card base, blended on some distress oxides, stamped some various images from the latest Ellen Hutson release, heat embossed them and then removed the purple tape to see the results.

I used distress oxides because I wanted a chalky like finish. I removed some of the color simply by adding a wet paintbrush to the images and then dabbed the water away with a paper towel. It gives it the look of watercoloring with bleach, but no no… I won’t ever do that. TOO smelly, lol. Of course I had to include a fun coffee sentiment and coffee cups because hello, COFFEE!!!!!! And my favorite black embossing powder really helped those images pop against the colored background. And of course, some black and white striped washi! Because, it’s black and white stripes, lololol. 🙂

That’s a wrap for today. I’ve included in the supply list all of the new products from the release as well as the goodies I used for today’s card!!!!

Goodies used:

March 17, 2018

Distress Resist Spray First Impression and Background Techniques

Distress Resist Spray is an item I had my eye on from Creativation 2018, thanks to a demo video I saw from Tim Holtz. I purchased it a few weeks ago, turned on my camera and just started filming away while I was playing with the spray for the first time….

You can watch the video by clicking HERE to hop right over to my youtube channel. Are you a subscriber? If not, click HERE!

I mentioned all of this in the video, but when using the Distress Resist Spray, please make note of the following:

Spray in a box!!!!!! The spray will stick to anything it comes in contact with and not come off. Tim Holtz mentioned this in his demo video at Creativation and said his computer has spray all over it because he learned this the hard way…. So thanks Tim for saving my computer!
If you decide to use a stencil with the spray (as I did in the video), be sure to immediately rinse it off or have a bin of water nearby to put your stencil in. Like I mentioned, if it dries, it ain’t comin’ off!
Dry time is quick!!! Completely dry within 1 minute, but drying starts to take effect immediately.
When using embossing powder with the spray, work fast and you can get some amazing results (as shown in the video).
The spray is a textured spray, dries clear and is resistant to water.
You can get bold, large splatters or light mists depending on how you spray (also demonstrated in the video).
Use distress line to add color (paint, spray stain, inks, etc). You can also use any other water-based mediums.

Here are a few close ups of the backgrounds I made in the video. I also discovered a happy accident and made a beautiful print of a design (you’ll have to watch the video):

Goodies used:

February 8, 2018

Video: Distress Glaze and Distress Oxides

The 12 NEW distress Oxides colors are in the house over at Ellen Hutson. Grab them before they sell out! I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share with you a video I created after seeing Tim Holtz demo using Distress Glaze with the Oxides. It was almost as if I had to try it to believe it! Full credit of technique goes to Tim.

You can watch the video here on the blog or over on my youtube channel in HD, where you can subscribe to my channel and get notified of all my new videos and have access to all my previous ones! All supplies used listed below.

Before Glaze:

After Glaze:

Goodies used in the demo:

NEW OXIDE COLORS AVAILABLE NOW:

January 18, 2018

Oh Frappe: Ink Blending

Oh frappe! Yesterday was a snow day and I did NOT get done what I had intended! Grrr….. Today I’m playing along in the current Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge. The Color Trend Inspiration Board is gorgeous! Lots of purples as its Pantone’s color of the year!

I wanted to show you that you can add color to Kraft cardstock! I used a combination of distress inks (exact colors below) and blended the ink directly onto the Kraft. I removed some of the ink (inside the coffee cups) by taking a wet brush and brushing on some water, and then dabbing it off with a clean cloth! This Kraft cardstock is not watercolored cardstock and it holds up remarkably well.

I added a border from the Wonky Backdrop stamp set to tie everything together…. And added a bit of Glossy Accents to the lid of my frappe. Here’s a look at the Color Trend Inspiration piece.

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November 20, 2017

Watercolored Village + giveaway

Hey there! Today I am back with the Foiled Fox showcasing these two watercolored village scenes and wait till I tell you how easy it was to create these. Visit their store or blog for loads of inspiration. For today’s cards, I used the the Santa’s Visit stamp and some watercolors. Let’s look at the first version (and my personal favorite).

I inked up the Santa’s Village stamp with Versafine Onyx black ink, sprinkled on some black embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. Then I added some soft watercolors throughout the village.

My second card, I scribbled on different color watercolor markers directly onto the stamp, spritzed lightly with water and stamped. I added a little bit of water to move some of the watercolor on the trees and then added some color to the hills (light grey color).