I have really taken to the Distress Oxide Inks, and have been playing with them again.
I used four different colours and blended them onto watercolour paper. They are: Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, and Worn Lipstick.
There was no plan to my blending, I just added the colours here and there, and blended them together. I then took my Hero Arts feather stencil, sprayed it with water, then laid it over the blended inks. I let it sit for about a minute after gently pushing paper towel onto it to ensure the water soaked in.
I added a greeting (from Gina K Designs) onto vellum, then blended the same colours onto another piece of watercolour paper. After that I then stamped with the feather image (from Hot Off the Press), and die cut with the matching die.
Last of all I added some sequins and a bow.
I am entering this card in the Just Us Girls Ink Blending Challenge, and the Double D Pastel Party challenge.
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They’re a tonne of fun aren’t they Cheryl and I love the colour combo you’ve used here 🙂 Fabulous feathery background!
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Yes, they are loads of fun, Linda! Thanks for stopping by.
p.s. I bought that feather stencil at the Brisbane Craft Expo.
BEAUTIFUL background! Your colors and the resist technique look amazing! I adore sentiments on Vellum and that stamped and die cut feather is outstanding! WOW! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D Challenge Blog, Pastel Party. Donna, DT Member.
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Thanks so much, Donna! I like to use vellum when the background is just too beautiful to cover up.
Absolutely beautiful Cheryl! I’m loving these new oxide inks but haven’t tried them with a stencil yet … thanks for amazing inspiration! Well done! Just gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Pastels’ challenge! We hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Such a beautiful card. I am just starting to use Oxides and so far I love them. You really created such a wonderful background for the focal feather image. Awesome design!
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Cheryl, Aren’t the Oxide inks amazing! I still am a bit heavy handed when I use them but I guess practice makes perfect. This card is so pretty! Love the colors you chose to blend and the vellum sentiment! Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us at Just Us Girls!
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This is gorgeous! Love the soft fluffy feel:-) A friend is sending me a feather stencil today! Love it when friends buy duplicates LOL
Thanks so much, Nancy, Verna, and Joyce. I was a skeptic at first, as I couldn’t see how oxide distress inks could be very different from regular distress inks. But they are worlds apart!
I appreciate all your lovely comments. Thanks for stopping by.
Beautiful designed creation, very creative, for our current challenge PASTEL PARTY, …hope to see you next challenge.. Double D Challenges{DT aNNie}
Thanks so much Darlene and Annie. Darlene, you must try them – they are so much fun!