It has been a glorious weekend with weather that is starting to give me a full blown case of spring fever. I was inside for a bit to play with toys and I pulled out a set of stamp pads that have graced my shelf, unopened, for more than two years. I had fallen in love with {the thought of} these Tim Holtz Distress Inks by Ranger Industries. As I cut open the shrink wrap, I cringed thinking that surely my investment had dried up and I was really fretting because I did not purchase any of the reinkers.
Yay!! When I opened them, they were nice and juicy, even though they sat idle for so long. I wanted to use them to try to create an antique looking background for this stamp so I pulled out my stipple brushes and pounced away with several colors. The card is relatively simple…I thought it might be a little bit too plain so I layered the sections of the diamond to give the card a little bit of dimension.
Supplies:
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous
Paper: Bazzill Bling, Marco’s Cougar Opaque
Ink: Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink, Aged Mahogany Distress Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Accessories: Black Embossing Powder, Black Brads, stipple brushes, Hobby Lobby Ribbon
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March 31, 2008
6:00 am
Love that fun cut/fold … and the way you knotted the ribbon … wonderful card.
March 31, 2008
7:10 am
I look forward to whats new on your blog every day. And you never let me down. Robert says “Wow she has such a talent!” I concur.
March 31, 2008
2:21 pm
Looks great….i love what you did with the ribbon!!
March 31, 2008
9:14 pm
hears another beautiful card, I have some of those stamp pads too, and need to use them, now i have an idea!! I like the cut of the card also, its neat. just right for that quote stamp. keep em coming.
kay
April 3, 2008
11:53 am
Elegant card- I love how you used the Distress Inks (I bought mine 3 years ago with the reinkers and I like all of them but the one pad that hasn’t been opened!) The layered is a nice effect with the distressedness (I made up my own word!)