Happy Days

I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend.  We enjoyed some quiet family time and got some things done around the house.  Nothing too exciting but it was actually nice to relax.  I even took a nap twice - what a luxury!

Anway, I made this card a while ago and I'm finally posting it.  It's another card I had fun making using Ranger Distress Inks.  I also inked up cc Design's Swiss Pixies Gretel - she just makes me smile!

This is going to be short and sweet so thanks for stopping by!  Have a good week!  

Supplies:

• Stamps: Swiss Pixies Gretel, Sentiment - Your Next Stamp "Happy Days Mermaid"
• Distress Inks: Dusty Concord, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint
• Text from a book, prima flowers, pearls, Copics

Bird in Distress

I'm still having fun experimenting with the Ranger Distress Inks and this is another sample I came up with for the class I taught.  I used a Hero Arts bird image from a Valentine's cling set and found it's versatile for all occasions.  I also used this image in the scrapbook page I posted a few days ago.  Distressing music sheets or pages from a book gives another layer of interest to the card.  Top it off with some linen thread and heart punches and...viola!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Hero Arts Hugs & Kisses Birds
• Inks: Distress Stormy Sky, Peeled Paing, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo
• Punches: SU Heart to Heart, EK Success Small Heart
• Copics, Linen Thread

Like a Vintage Photo

This was my attempt at creating a card to look like a vintage black and white photo.  I took a Hero Arts image and embossed it in black on cream colored cardstock.  Then I cut it out using a Spellbinders oval die and distressed the edges using Antique Linen ink.  I backed the oval with a scalloped oval cut from black cardstock.  I also distressed the lace embellishments with Antique Linen and then added pearls.  The DP from Making Memories worked nicely with this and I distressed the edges with Vintage Photo ink.  It was a challenge not adding any color to this.

Supplies:
Stamp: Hero Arts "Sending Smiles"
Inks: Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo, Versamark Watermark
DP: Making Memories "Fifth Ave. E-Foiled"
Spellbinders: Petite Ovals Large, Petite Scalloped Ovals Large
Lace, Black Embossing Powder, Cardstock

Simple Little Thank You

This little card is a 3" x 3" simple square.  I did a distress resist on textbook paper using clear embossing powder and Hero Arts' Antique Brocade cling.  The background color is Fired Brick Distress ink and the edges were darkened just a tiny bit with Vintage Photo Distress ink.   Then I cut out a tree from designer paper and finished it off with a sentiment.  An image of a beautiful tree is always calming and serene -  I love the way this all came together.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Hero Arts "Antique Brocade" and Thank You sentiment
• Inks: Ranger Distress Inks: Fired Brick, Vintage Photo
• DP: Reminisce Through the Woods
• Punch: SU Word Window
• Textbook Paper, Cardstock

It's All About Distress Inks

I recently started experimenting and learning more about Ranger Distress Inks and I've discovered that they are exciting and dangerously addicting!  LOL!   Blending colors with the foam applicator tool is a blast and heat embossing with clear embossing powder to create a "resist" is just too much fun.  Here I used the colors Broken China, Scattered Straw and Peeled Paint.  I also Stickled the flourish punch and MS butterfly and I'm not sure if this picture really shows it, but it added a nice "bling" to them.  I'll be back with more cards using these great inks.