Showing posts with label distress ink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label distress ink. Show all posts

Saturday, July 04, 2026

Altered Index Card by Cathy

 Hello, Today I have an Altered Index Card for you.


                                                                         Stamps Used:

                                                               19416 waybill/invoice 

                                                               19415 butterfly specimens


I started out by coffee dying some blank index cards.


Next, I stamped the waybill/invoice in distress oxide. I then smudged the ink. 


Stamp the butterfly specimens in black ink in the middle of the index card.


I added a little string and a label to the bottom of the card.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Square winged moon card by Cathy N

 Good evening, Cathy here with a fun square card with you today.


                                                                       Stamps Used:

                                                  9455 butterfly/spotted wingtips

                                                  17545 grunge 1787 writing background

I stated off with coloring the butterfly with copic markers and cutting out.


After that I cut out a moon face and glued the wings to the side of the face. Then I made the square card base. I used distress stains to make then I used a star stencil and the same distress ink and stamped grunge 1787 writing background on the base of the card,


I then added the moon with wings to the middle and added a saying.




Thursday, June 04, 2026

Stay Cool by Cathy N

 Good afternoon, Cathy here with a friendly fun card for you today. It's been in the 80's here lately and my fan has been going non-stop. 


                                                       Stamp Used:

                                                   12272 dog with fan

I stamped dog with fan and colored it in with copic markers. 


I then layered it on black cardstock. I then took the card base and a paw stencil and brown distress ink for the background.

Stay cool.


Saturday, March 07, 2026

Hello there mini slimline by Cathy N

 Good morning, Cathy here with a mini slimline card for you today.


                                                                     Stamp Used:

                                                         10619 bunny in sunglasses

I made the background with some picked raspberry distress ink. I then stamped bunny in sunglasses with black ink.


 I then used some gel pens on the sunglasses and then layer it on black and white cardstock. I then made a mini slimline card with partten paper then used an die cut sentiment. 

Saturday, February 14, 2026

She was freaky by Cathy N

 Good afternoon, and Happy Valentines Day to you. I have made a fun card today. 


                                                                Stamps Used:

                                                       19684 she was s freaky 

                                                       19688 horned boy

I stared out on a cleanup from a stencil. I then took the splatter stencil, and I blended it over top. Next, I stamped the horned boy on the bottom of the card. On the top in the splatter, I added the she was s freaky  saying. 

Lastly, I added 3 gems to the card and added it to a black card base.



Saturday, February 07, 2026

Rose card by Cathy N

 Hello, Cathy here with a fun card for you today.


                                                                Stamps Used:

                                                              9029 rose/large

                                                              17545 grunge writing background

I stamped the rose 2 times because I was going to make it a corner rose cluster, but it just didn't look right. 


I used copic markers to color them. I cut the 1 out. Next, I took a heart stencil and stamped the grunge background with pink distress ink and then I blended with the same ink through the stencil. 



Lastly, I added a strip of gold glitter paper on the card, and I added the cutout rose to the top of that.

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Let's get lost by Cathy N

Good morning, Cathy here with a quick card for you.


                                                             Stamps Used:

                                                     19340 map of the world

                                                    19348 let's get lost


I had a background already made and I stamped the map of the world on it. I trimmed it down and layered it on black cardstock.

Next, I stamped let's get lost and cut out and layered it on black cardstock also. I added foam tape to rase it up a bit and added it the middle of the card.


I then added it to a brown card base.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Snowman card by Cathy

 Good evening, Cathy here with a snowman card for you today.


                                                               Stamp Used:

                                                   20197 frosty the snowman

I stamped and colored him with copic markers and then layered him on some papers. 


I added a little piece of ephemera that has the number 25 on it.  

Sunday, November 23, 2025

ATC by Cathy N

 Good evening, Cathy here with an ATC. I haven't made one of these in a while. It was quite fun.

                                                                        Stamp Used:

                                                                      18984 Group of girls


It was very fast and easy. I Started by making the background with some blue distress ink. I then stamped Group of girls in the middle. 


I edged it with the same blue ink. I then layered on gray cardstock and added a banner and a wooden snowflake.



Thursday, November 13, 2025

Hippo ride by Cathy N

 Hello, I have a fun card for you today.


                                                             Stamps Used:

                                                             19837 hippo racer

                                                             19563 grunge circles 

I stamped the grunge circles with blue distress ink, and I edged the card with the same color.


I then made alcohol ink background.


 Next, I stamped hippo racer on top of the grunge circles and then layered it on the background paper.


Lastly, I added to gray card base. 



Saturday, October 25, 2025

Plaque doctor filmstrip by Cathy N

 Good afternoon, Cathy here with a fun Halloween card for you today. 


                                                                      Stamps Used:

                                                               20278 glycerine label   

                                                                20277 witch hazel

                                                                20279 mercurial ointment

                                                                20276 small spider web

                                                                19707 witches broom 

                                                                19701 plague doctor 

                                                                17545 grunge writing

                                                                 19697 pentagram

I started making a film strip from a die cut. I cut out again in cream cardstock so I could use it for the middle. I colored it with distress inks, and I stamped plague doctor and grunge writing.


To make the card base I used the same colors of distress inks and I stamped witch hazel,  glycerine label   , mercurial ointment, small spider web, and pentagram.


Next, I glued the film strip down on the front of the card.


I stamped the witches broom on a separate piece of paper and colored it with copic markers and cut it out. I added some Halloween ephemera.

 


Saturday, September 06, 2025

Tall tags by Cathy N

 Good afternoon, Cathy here with some tall tags for you they are 2in by 6in.



                                                      Stamps Used:

                                     17545 grunge writing background

                                     18923 flower pot

                                     20572 doodle triangles

                                    19658 skeleton diagram

I started by making the backgrounds.


I used distress inks to make it.

Next, I stared the backgrounds.


I added some ephemera to the tags and some stamping.


 The next one I did in a Halloween theme.



Saturday, August 09, 2025

Pigs can fly by Cathy N

 Good afternoon, Cathy here with a fun tag I made for you today.


 

                                                                      Stamps Used:

                                                            4070 side view flying pig

                                                             4006 flying pig rear

                                                             19563 grunge circles

                                                             19391 Big Ben


I started out by making a tag from scrap paper that I had. Then I stamped grunge circles with some distress ink around the tag. I then took some dark brown distress ink and inked the edges of it.


Next, I stamped Big Ben on the bottom and colored it in with copic markers. 


Lastly, I stamped the flying pig rear and the side view flying pig on the top of the tag and colored them in with acrylic paint pens. I stamped them again after I was finished with the acrylic pens so you could see them again.



Friday, July 11, 2025

We are all weirdos by Cathy N

 Goodmorning all, Cathy here with a Halloween-ish card for you all.

                                                                       Stamps Used:

                                                                         Plate 1504

I stared off by making the background using distress ink and I smooched it on the craft mat and picked it up and dried. I did that a few times. Next, I stamped some of the stamps in the same ink for the background. I edged it with a dark brown distress ink. 


                                                                  Then I stamped the branch in the same dark brown distress oxide in on the top and then I used black ink to stamp the rest around the card.



Monday, June 23, 2025

Filmstrip card by Cathy N

Hello and good morning, Cathy here with a fun card for you today.


                                                                     Stamps Used:
                                                                19219 whimsical elephant 
                                                                17545 writing background
                                                                20572 doodle triangle 

I started out cutting an die cut of a large film strip with black cardstock. Then I cut out the center die with white cardstock and smooched 3 different distress inks on a plastic sheet and the smooched it on the cardstock. I dried between colors so they wouldn't blend together. 


 I then stamped whimsical elephant with black ink in the middle of the card. I then added writing background in the same 3 distress colors I used on the background in the same color area. After that I stamped doodle triangle in black ink randomly on the background. Lasty, I added washi tape for the elephant to stand on and add it to the black die cut piece.