Showing posts with label #distressinks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #distressinks. Show all posts

Monday, September 2, 2019

Handcrafted With Love Tags from STAMPtember Release!

Hey guys! I'm back with another post for Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember celebration. I'm using the Handcrafted With Love stamp set again. This set has a little something cute for so many kinds of crafts. It's got scissors, pencils, markers, yarn with knitting needles, yarn with crochet hooks, paint brushes and more! It also has tiny little stamps with washing machines, iron, etc to show how to care properly for whatever crafty item you are making. Sooo, what I'm saying is that this set is perfect for making tags for your handcrafted gifts!
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamp, #STAMPtember, #handcraftedwithlove, #watercolor, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards, #tags, #sewing, #knitting, #crochet, #crafty, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz,

I started out by cutting a bunch of tags out of watercolor paper. I used the infinity tag dies from Hero Arts and they made it so easy! I also used these dies to cut the black circles and tag toppers from black cardstock. I love those bits because they really finish the tags off well. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamp, #STAMPtember, #handcraftedwithlove, #watercolor, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards, #tags, #sewing, #knitting, #crochet, #crafty, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz,

Next, I did a watercolor wash using Distress Oxide inks each of my tags. I used a variety of colors and love how they came out. Hot Tip: Wet your watercolor paper with water first if you want a smooth blend to your colors. This helps the colors to bleed together and eliminates hard edges and brush strokes.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamp, #STAMPtember, #handcraftedwithlove, #watercolor, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards, #tags, #sewing, #knitting, #crochet, #crafty, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz,

I stamped some of the images on the backgrounds using black ink (Hero Arts INTENS-ified). The scissors were heat embossed in silver
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamp, #STAMPtember, #handcraftedwithlove, #watercolor, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards, #tags, #sewing, #knitting, #crochet, #crafty, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz,

I stamped out quit a few of the round "hand crafted" seals and popped them up on the tags with foam adhesive. I also colored and cut out one painters palette for the "stamped with love" tag. I love that you can stamp the images or cut them out to make 3D projects. This set does have coordinating dies but I don't have them so I just used my snips and it wasn't a big deal. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamp, #STAMPtember, #handcraftedwithlove, #watercolor, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards, #tags, #sewing, #knitting, #crochet, #crafty, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz,

Here's a better look at the whole set of tags and the stamp set I've used. You can see how many stamps are in the set and how many I haven't even used yet. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamp, #STAMPtember, #handcraftedwithlove, #watercolor, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards, #tags, #sewing, #knitting, #crochet, #crafty, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz,


That's all I've got for today you guys! I hope you'll pick this set up and have a little fun with it like I did. Please let me know if you have any questions. Feel free to email me or to comment below.

Have an amazing day!
Maria


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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Hero Arts Color Layering Iris Thank You

Hey everybody! I hope you're having an amazing day. I'm so glad to be back here after what feels like forever. For the last little while I've been stuck in a tax/paperwork  black hole and have had so little time to get crafty. I colored this iris (Color Layering Iris from Hero Arts) way back in February and never had time to make a card with it. Over the next few weeks you'll probably see a lot of cards made from bits and pieces of cards that I started working on months ago. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #heroarts, #newrelease, #newcatalog, #2019heroartscatalog, #colorlayeringiris, #thankyou, #cards, #cardmaking, #handmadecards, #craft, #papercraft, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #handmade, #diy, #create, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers,, #distressoxides, #flowers, #mixedmedia,

I love this iris stamp set. It is a color layering set but I decided to use just the outline stamp and color it in with my copic markers. I have to apologize because since I colored this image in so long ago I cannot remember what colors I used. I can tell you that I used Cool Grays and a light violet for the petals of the flower. I had originally planned to color it in gray scale then decided to add just a hint of color. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #heroarts, #newrelease, #newcatalog, #2019heroartscatalog, #colorlayeringiris, #thankyou, #cards, #cardmaking, #handmadecards, #craft, #papercraft, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #handmade, #diy, #create, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers,, #distressoxides, #flowers, #mixedmedia,

I heat embossed my sentiment in white embossing powder onto black cardstock and cut it out. I had to cut the left side at an angle to tuck it neatly behind the leaf. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #heroarts, #newrelease, #newcatalog, #2019heroartscatalog, #colorlayeringiris, #thankyou, #cards, #cardmaking, #handmadecards, #craft, #papercraft, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #handmade, #diy, #create, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers,, #distressoxides, #flowers, #mixedmedia,

My background is sponged with Distress Oxide inks in Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose. Then I splattered it with water to add a little texture... then I splattered it again with shimmer spray. Then I cut the background using the Hero Arts Infinity Rectangle Dies and layered the front piece over black cardstock (also cut with the layering dies). I popped up the background and flower on foam adhesive to give the card dimension and to make the flower pop even more.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #heroarts, #newrelease, #newcatalog, #2019heroartscatalog, #colorlayeringiris, #thankyou, #cards, #cardmaking, #handmadecards, #craft, #papercraft, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #handmade, #diy, #create, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers,, #distressoxides, #flowers, #mixedmedia,

The final touch was to add clear sequins. You can't see it in the photos but the whole background of the card sparkles due to the shimmer spray I splattered onto it.

It's been a while since I've entered a challenge so I'm going to enter this card in the A Blog Named Hero: Clean & Simple Challenge.

much for stopping by and I'll see you back here soon. As usual, if you are interested in checking out any of the products that I've used today you can find links at the bottom of my post.

Have an amazing day!
Maria






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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Watercolor Emboss Resist with Concord & 9th

Hey you guys! I hope you're having a great day. I'm back with another card made from Concord and 9th's Just Love Bundle. This time I used an Emboss Resist Technique with watercoloring. First, I embossed the floral stamp in white embossing powder (if you don't have white, clear embossing powder will work well too)...
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

Then I used Distress Inks and a water brush to watercolor the image. You can see that the embossed image resists the ink and remains white. This is a great technique for beginning watercolorists because the raised, embossed image helps you to keep your paint/ink where you want it. 
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

After my watercoloring dried I used my anti-static pouch on my card. Then I used Versamark ink and my Rose Gold Embossing Powder from Wow! Embossing to heat emboss the large "Love" sentiment straight onto the card face. 
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

I decided not to add any background splatter or sequins to this card this time. It's such a simple but pretty one-layer card and I decided to leave it alone.
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

That's all for today folks! Let me know if you have any questions. I'll add product links below so that if you want to add any of these products to your crafty stash it's as easy as a mouse click.  

Have an amazing day!

Maria



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Monday, September 10, 2018

Watercolor fun and a Fancy Envelope!

Hi guys! Today I've got a fun watercolored card to share with you. It's a long overdue hug/thank you card for a kindness that somebody paid me a couple of months ago. I've been meaning to send this out forever and I figure it's better ridiculously late than never. I started off by heat embossing this gorgeous floral image from Concord & 9th (stamp set is called Hello Lovely) in black onto watercolor paper. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #concord&9th, #flower, #watercolor, #distressinks, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #cardmaking, #handmade, #diy, #craft, #create, #art,

Then I used my Distress Inks (regular not Oxide) to watercolor the image. I love how vibrant these inks are even when you watercolor with them. Also, I don't know what you all think about blue leaves but I think they're pretty fun especially alongside the vibrant greens of the other foliage.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #concord&9th, #flower, #watercolor, #distressinks, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #cardmaking, #handmade, #diy, #craft, #create, #art,

After watercoloring the main image I added some lighter watercoloring in blues and greens to the background. Then I splattered it with the same colors and added some sequins. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #concord&9th, #flower, #watercolor, #distressinks, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #cardmaking, #handmade, #diy, #craft, #create, #art,

I decided to make a crazy, fun envelope to go with the card. I used my Distress Oxide inks to lay down some color on my craft mat. Then I spritzed it with shimmer spray and pressed my envelope into it repeatedly making sure the whole thing was covered with color. 

That's all for today folks. Thanks so much for stopping by. Just in case you're interested in picking up either the original Distress Inks, or, the Distress Oxide Inks so that you can play around with them at home I am adding a link to Ranger Ink below. These inks are made by Ranger and I like purchasing directly from the source! Have fun!

Have an amazing day!
Maria


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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Let's Get Hopping Blog Hop: Not Your Standard Card

Hi Everybody! I'm so glad to have you here today because it's been forever since I've taken part in a blog hop and today I am hopping along with the crew from Let's Get Hopping. This month the theme is "Not Your Standard Card." Many card makers stick to making the standard A2 sized card (4.25" x 5.5") and don't deviate much from that size. This challenge is great because it forces us to think a little bit differently and I can't wait to see what sizes and shapes the rest of the crew has come up with. 

I've really been looking forward to using this gorgeous stamp that I just got from Concord & 9th called Grateful for Everything. It is such a beautiful floral image and even though it's intended for the Fall season I just wasn't ready to take it that direction yet. It's perfect for this challenge because the image is large and won't fit on an A2 sized card. This gave me the chance to make a narrower, wider card and fill it with this beautiful image. I heat embossed it in White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder (PW118) from Hero Arts. This embossing powder is so pretty because it takes on a little bit of the color of cardstock that it is embossed on and is pearlescent (sentiment is also embossed in this same EP but looks different because it's on black cardstock). 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

After heat embossing the image I sponged it using my Distress Oxide Inks (colors listed at bottom of post). These inks are such a dream to blend! They look creamy, have a matte finish and even oxidize when you add water. After sponging I flicked some water droplets onto my card with a wet paintbrush. Then I used a paper towel to absorb the water which left behind some pretty, light colored splatter. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

Next, I used a technique that I learned from the talented Kelly Latevola. She calls it water color bleaching (I think I've called it ink lifting in the past) but then she takes it a step further and incorporates some copic coloring to make her images really pop off of the page. Here's a link to the video I watched where she demonstrates this technique: CLICK HERE. Anyhow, I used a wet paint brush to color over my image. As I wet the image I pressed a paper towel over it to remove some of the ink so that the image looked "bleached." This doesn't remove all of the color but it does leave it looking faded out. After that I went back to the image with my Copic Markers and added shading and drop shadows to give it more detail and add back in some more color where I wanted it. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

I heat embossed the sentiment from Altenew in the same Hero Arts embossing powder that I used on the floral image. It looks a bit darker and more silvery against the darker cardstock. I popped the image up on foam tape to give it a bit of dimension. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

To finish the card off I add a coat of Wink of Stella to my image. Then I added some clear sequins in a variety of sizes to give it a little more sparkle.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

Well, that is it for today folks. I hope you've enjoyed my project because I really enjoyed trying out a new (to me) technique. I've put a list of the products that I used and links to the shops where they can be purchased just in case you're interested in trying this technique out for yourself. I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes). 

I hope you'll keep on hopping along with us to check out what the rest of the crew has made for this hop. You can head on over to Jennifer Frost's blog by clicking the next button below.

Have an amazing day!
Maria





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Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool (Round)
Ranger Mini Blending Tool Replacement Foams 

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Tim Holtz Waterbrush Detailer Tip

-Tim Holtz Tools by Tonic Stamp Platform





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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Hero Arts: June My Monthly Hero Kit & Add-ons

Hi guys! I hope you all are doing well and getting lots of crafting time in. I have been a wild woman this past week. My son got out of school and got his first job! We've been so busy with paperwork and meetings and shopping for his work uniforms (among other things) that I haven't had much time to craft or even to blog the things I made weeks ago. I do have some AWESOME  news though! 

I started out the month playing along with Kathy Racoosin's 30 day coloring challenge (and fell off the bandwagon when life struck but that's ok!). A while back I realized that her Coloring Challenge Road Trip would be at Hero Arts which is only a couple of hours away from me! I was so excited at the possibility of attending and then so bummed when I realized that I was too late and the event was full. I decided to message Kathy to see if there was a waiting list. Today I heard back from Hero Arts and there is room for me to attend! That means that this coming Saturday I will be spending the day at Hero Arts with an amazing group of crafty people. We will just color all day long and apparently eat turkey sandwiches for lunch. Woohoo! So, this is the perfect chance for me to share some of the projects I've made recently using Hero Arts products.

This card features the June My Monthly Hero kit and one of the add-on sets called Seal of Approval. This card was custom ordered for a boy (Ethan) who was turning ten. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #beach, #ocean, #sea, #seal, #timholtz, #distressinks, #distressoxideinks, #cards, #cardmaking, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft,

I sponged the sand and stamped the ocean with Distress Oxide inks. I wanted a softer look to the ocean so before stamping the second and darker layer of water, I spritzed the inked up stamp to oxidize the ink. I was happy with the way it blended into the larger body of water. Instead of stamping the third layer of water with the finest detail in ink... I decided to use my White Puff Embossing Powder from Wow Embossing to add some sea foam to the top of the water. I love how that embossing powder adds life and texture to the card. I watercolored the sky with Distress Oxides and stamped the clouds in white pigment ink. The clouds weren't bright enough for me so I used a white gel pen to outline the tops of them. Last, I stamped the birds in gray archival ink. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #beach, #ocean, #sea, #seal, #timholtz, #distressinks, #distressoxideinks, #cards, #cardmaking, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft,

Now, since this card was for a ten year old I decided to make it interactive and I rigged a little mechanism on the side to make the ball bounce around a little. Here's what it looks like when it's in motion...




It's pretty basic but apparently Ethan loved it and that is all that matters. It was pretty simple to make but I wanted to share a picture of the guts of the card so that you could see what I did. After coloring the ball with Copic markers I used a hole punch to punch out a hole that was smaller than the ball. I wanted the ball to have room to move without the hole being visible from the front of the card. I put a small piece of foam adhesive on the back of the ball and fit the adhesive through the hole that I had punched. Then I used a 1/4" strip of cardstock to connect two circles that I had punched out with punches (but you could also dies or cut by hand). I attached the larger circle to the foam adhesive on the back of the ball and placed it so the smaller circle would stick out the side to move the ball around. Then I used foam adhesive to create a channel for the mechanism to sit inside, added adhesive to the rest of the card and attached it to my card base. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #beach, #ocean, #sea, #seal, #timholtz, #distressinks, #distressoxideinks, #cards, #cardmaking, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft,

My seal was also colored with Copic Markers. Ethan's name was created by die cutting the letters out of paper that was sponged with color. I taped off the bottom half of the letters and used the Sand Embossing Powder that came in the kit to heat emboss the top of his name. You can't see it in the photo but the sand EP has quite a bit of copper in it and it gleams like Fool's Gold. It's a really cool product!
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #beach, #ocean, #sea, #seal, #timholtz, #distressinks, #distressoxideinks, #cards, #cardmaking, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft,

This set made it so easy to create a gorgeous beach scene that I am sure I'll be using it often in the future.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #beach, #ocean, #sea, #seal, #timholtz, #distressinks, #distressoxideinks, #cards, #cardmaking, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft,

I'm going to enter this card into the A Blog Named Hero monthly challenge. The theme for this month is Summertime Fun and I think this card fits the theme.

#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #beach, #ocean, #sea, #seal, #timholtz, #distressinks, #distressoxideinks, #cards, #cardmaking, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft,


Alright, y'all. It is late in my neck of the woods and I need to head off to bed now. Thank you so much for stopping by and I will see you back here soon.

Have an awesome day!
Maria

















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Thursday, May 24, 2018

Bow Chicka-huahua!

Hey you guys! I feel like I haven't posted in for-ev-er! It's been just over a week since I've posted and although I made this card quite some time ago I haven't gotten my act together to write this post. I am still loving this Chihuahua set from Hero Arts. The sentiments absolutely kill me! Bow Chicka-huahua! And, get a load of this guys eye wink-it cracks me up every time I look at it!
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

For this card I started out with a Hero Arts background stamp called Sunburst Bold Prints (CG732). I inked it up with some Distress Oxide ink. Before stamping it onto my paper I gave it a quick spritz of water to activate the ink. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

The charming little chihuahua is from Hero Art's It's Fiesta Time (CG252) stamp set. I stamped him with black Memento ink and colored him with Copic Markers. I cut him out with the coordinating dies (DI494) and used foam adhesive to pop him up over the sentiment piece. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

I finished the card off by adding a black mat and putting that on a card base of Island Indigo cardstock. The final touch was adding some black sequins in multiple sizes.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

I'm entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (Click HERE to check out the challenge blog). This week's challenge is to use more than one stamp set and I've used two on this card. 

I'll be back soon! I've been playing around with Nuvo Shimmer Powder and that stuff is so amazing! I can't wait to share what I've made with you. 

Have an awesome day and I'll see you back here soon!

Maria
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Ay, Chihuahua! SSS Stencil Challenge

Hey you guys! So this week Simon Says Stamp has a killer challenge going on over at their Monday Challenge: Stencil It! The crazy-cool thing is that they've got the exact same challenge going on over at their SSS Wednesday Challenge! So, I'll be entering both of their challenges with this card. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #sssmchallenge, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #stencils, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #distresscrayons, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

I started out by watercoloring my background (watercolor paper) with Distress Ink and made sure I had some good layers on there. Then I grabbed my Tim Holtz stencils, my Distress Oxide Inks and blending tools and went to town. I also randomly stamped a musical background stamp (Stampin' Up!) in Black Archival ink all over the background. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #sssmchallenge, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #stencils, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #distresscrayons, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

The bottom of the card has a bit of a cobblestoned look to it. First, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink (Faded Burlap) using a Tim Holtz stencil. Then, I used the same stencil with the Antiqued Brass Distress Crayon add a layer of metallic goodness to the left sides of the "cobblestones." I wish you could see how it looks in person because it's way cooler in real life than in this pic. If you look closely you can see that I've also used a white glaze pen to add detail to the background of the card (cobblestones and edges of sponged details).
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This party animal dog from Hero Arts was so much to fun to color with my Copic markers. I also used part of the "It's fiesta time" sentiment to stamp "fiesta" repeatedly onto the background. I used a black glaze pen to darken up one of the "fiestas" as well as some of the music notes. I heat embossed my sentiment in white on black cardstock and popped that and the dog up on foam adhesive. 
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This is really my first time getting crazy with stencils and it was so much fun! I've used them before for texture paste but that's about it. I was really glad to have a fun selection of Tim Holtz mini stencils to choose from to make this project. 

Ok, like I said at the beginning of this post I am excited to playing along with both of this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenges. Here are links to both of them. The SSS design teams are amazing so if you need a little inspiration go check them out!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stencil It

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: 

Ok, guys, I'd better be heading off to bed now but thanks so much for stopping by! I'm linking to the products that I've used down below. If you're interested in picking anything up for your crafty stash I'd be so grateful to have you shop through my affiliate links below at no extra cost to you.

Have an awesome day and I'll be back here soon with another fun chihuahua card from this Hero Arts stamp set.

Bye for now!

Maria
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