distress oxide

CASE Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton

Oct 3

It’s that wonderful time of the year when my friend Michelle has a holiday card series, and I am honored to be joining her this year. The premise is that I pick a card of hers that inspires me to “CASE” it, and make my own version. Click here to see which card of mine inspired her to create something.

This is the card of Michelle’s that inspired me, since she used a stencil with multiple colors. I knew I could translate that to some new stencils I got from Right at Home. The kaleidoscope stencils had to come live with me as I collect kaleidoscopes, and have for over 30 years. Crazy that it’s been that long!

I turned the stencils into a “stained glass window” by using distress oxide inks and ultra thick embossing powder on a piece of heavy weight vellum. For each stencil that I put down, and there are five in the set, I used a combination of red inks on the center areas, and greens on the outer edges.

Once I got to the last stencil, I used a bit of gold ink for a little holiday bling. I could not bring myself to trim any of this stencil away and this card measures in at almost six inches square. For the sentiment I used a favorite stamp from an older, but amazing, set that is also from Right at Home.

Here you can see that because I only did one layer of ultra thick embossing powder, the melting is not perfect, but it really reminded me of a very old stained glass window, and it worked just as I hoped it would.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, no matter what you celebrate. I look forward to some quiet meals at home, some favorite scents and flavors, and a happy and healthy new year.

Bonus content! If you hold this up to the light, this is what you see. It would be an amazing sun catcher or ornament.

Ranger Distress Oxide Storage Pages

Mar 3

There are four new Ranger Distress Oxide ink colors, so I’ve updated these pages to include them. Below are links to the *.pdf files.

Click on them and the page will download. Print on US Letter size paper, cut in half, slip into sleeves and add some velcro dots to store your blender foams.

2021-Oxide-Chart-page-1 Download

2021-Oxide-Chart-page-2 Download

2021-Oxide-Chart-page-3 Download

Let me know if you have any questions.

Seasons Givings Blog Hop – Giveaway

Dec 31

Happy New Year to you! Thanks for stopping by today. I am so excited to be participating in the Seasons Givings Blog Hop, founded by Latisha Yoast.

This blog hop is a way for crafty bloggers to thank you, the reader. So, I made you a card.

Okay, fine, I made two, just in case you’re not a fan of Twisted Citron. 😉

As an aside, I haven’t used Liquid Pearls in a while, and wow, I miss them. They’re basically perfect little embellishments.

Now, as a bit of a “thank you” for sticking around on this hop, and following my blog if that’s how you got here, I’ve got a giveaway. I think it’s a good one! A brand new set of Prismacolor Colored Pencils.

I will ship worldwide. To enter, please leave a comment telling me what you’re looking forward to in 2019.

I’m looking forward to a year of good health for my family and friends.

Make sure to hop along, there are so many amazing prizes to be won. Here’s the entire list:

Lawn Fawn
Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine

Hero Arts

My Favorite Things
Reverse Confetti
My Sweet Petunia

Picket Fence Stamps
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Ink Blot Shop
Indigo Jade Art
Sunny Studio Stamps
Paper House Productions
Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Newton’s Nook Designs
Kelly Klapstein

Latisha Yoast

Lydia Fiedler
Lori Craig
Dina Kowal

Nichol Spohr
Chari Moss

Jenn Shurkus

Vera Yates

Ashley Newell
Beth Pingry
Giovana Smith
Dana Joy
Heather Hoffman
Margie Higuchi
Mindy Eggen
Julie Tilman
Cindy Lawrence
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kelly Latevola
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Emily Leiphart
Kristi Goulet
Debi Adams
Tracey McNeeley
Wanda Guess
Ashley Harris
Tracey McLennon
Janine Tinklenberg
Amy Rysavy
Caly Person
Marcie Sharp
Mary-Ann Coulter Maldonado
Amy Tsuruta
Tricia Barber
Shemaine Smith
Christine Meyer
Lisa Henke
Shellye McDaniel
Kathy Schweinfurth
Yvonne Van Der Grijp
Lynette Kaufmann
Laura Williams
Dana Tatar
Cheiron Brandon
Patti Gilliam
Gracie Chavez
Carisa Zglobicki
Debbie Seyer
Mariana Grigsby
Michelle Woerner
Deborah Saaranen
Lisa Stein — that’s me!
Ceal Pritchett

Now, leave a comment so you’re entered to win. I’d love it if you followed my blog, or my instagram feed. I like finding new creatives to follow, it helps me to broaden my horizons! I’ve got links on the top left of my blog to follow me.

I will draw the winner on January 7th, 2019. Please make sure that when you leave a comment you enter your email address so I can contact you.

Supplies:

Thank You Script Die EH \| SSS	Quilted Backdrop Die EH \| SSS	Spun Sugar EH \| SSS	Mowed Lawn EH \| SSS
Twisted Citron EH \| SSS	Worn Lipstick EH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lb EH \| SSS	Bristol Paper EH \| SSS \| AZ
Liquid Pearls EH \| SSS	Shimmer Spritz EH \| SSS	ATG Adhesive EH \| SSS \| AZ	Foam Tape EH \| SSS \| AZ
Ink Blending Tool EH \| SSS	Craft Pick EH \| SSS \| AZ	Tweezers EH \| SSS	Paper Trimmer EH \| SSS

Happy Holidays

Dec 15

Good morning! Sorry I’ve been so quiet on the blog lately. I’ve been traveling a bit more than usual of late, for family reasons. All is well, or will be soon, but family first, right? TSA is very particular about flying with craft supplies. I guess they’ve also got burned or sliced by our tools. Ha!

We’ve got a new challenge starting today at A Blog Named Hero. It’s all about winter and for me that was icy blues and sparkles.

This card was very easy to make because I started with gorgeous Hero Arts products. That Hand Drawn Snowflake Background Stamp is just perfection. Do you have it? Go buy it, I’ll wait. 😉

This started by blending two colors of Distress Oxide inks onto a piece of watercolor paper. Once that was completely dry I embossed the background stamp onto it with Satin Pearl embossing powder. Gosh, that effect is just so pretty. Here’s a close up.

I used one of the Oxide inks to stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of the same watercolor paper. I used clear embossing powder over that for the same shiny finish as the background. Mounted the piece onto a navy card base and then used Nuvo Clear Drops for some added embellishments.

This came together in no time, and I’m a bit in love with it. I really do love that background. I wish I could use it for things other than snowflakes. Ha!

I hope you’ll join us over at the challenge, there are two prizes up for grabs. Hero Arts has a new catalog coming out soon, so a gift certificate would come in handy!

Supplies:

Hand Drawn Snowflakes SSS \| HA	Peace & Joy HA	Stormy Sky EH \| SSS	Tumbled Glass EH \| SSS
VersaMark EH \| SSS	White Satin Pearl EH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts Clear EH \| SSS	Soft Navy Blue Cardstock SSS
Canson XL Watercolor Paper EH \| SSS \| AZ	Teflon Bone Folder EH \| SSS \| AZ	Nuvo Drops – Morning Dew EH \| SSS	Powder Tool EH \| SSS
Be Creative Tape, 1/2″ EH \| SSS	Foam Tape EH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing Gun EH \| SSS	Craft Foam SSS \| AZ
Stamp Shammy EH \| SSS	Mini MISTI EH \| SSS	Tweezers EH \| SSS	Paper Trimmer EH \| SSS

Happy 3rd Birthday Concord & 9th

Aug 9

Good morning! Today is the 9th of the month which means we have a new release to drool over at Concord & 9th. And even better than that, it’s the day we celebrate three years of Concord & 9th awesomeness! Happy Birthday Dear Concord & 9th. I am so thankful that you have entered this craft industry with your innovative and creative products.

To help celebrate this special day the design team from Where Creativity Meets C9 is helping Concord & 9th highlight their new sets this month. Each Friday we will be posting to show you the new goodies.

First up is the Birthday Dies and Birthday Balloon stamp set. These are both part of the earned rewards program that Concord & 9th offers when you shop from their store. Customers that spend $60 or more in the shop will earn Birthday dies free. Customers that spend $120 or more in the shop will earn Birthday dies plus Birthday Balloons stamp set free.

It’s a fun stamp set featuring this giant balloon and a couple of small images. I used the star and confetti images to create a background using distress oxide inks. I wanted this to be bright and cheerful and applicable to anyone celebrating a birthday. I often find that I make very specific birthday cards, and I wanted one in my stash that I could use for anyone.

After I stamped the background I die cut it and popped it up with fun foam onto a colored cardstock background. Fun Fact, the Gina K. Plum Punch cardstock perfectly matches Distress Oxide Seedless Preserves. 🙂

I stamped the balloon and tie images onto cardstock with a mixture of Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint oxide inks. I knew I wasn’t going to get a perfect image, so I thought I could help that by mixing the colors. This way it sort of looks like a balloon when you hold it up to the light, how it’s more opaque in some places than others. I heat embossed this with clear embossing powder to give it a bit of shine. I trimmed this by hand and adhered it with foam adhesive to the card front. I tied a bit of twine around the balloon tie first, just to make it easier for myself.

I used the Birthday Dies with the Summer Glitter cardstock for the sentiment. That blue works well with the Salty Ocean oxide ink on the background. I adhered the “happy” onto the balloon and the “birthday” I put on a piece of black cardstock, to help it stand out a bit on the card.

Here’s a closer look at the shine on the balloon, and the sparkly glitter. I love the quality of Concord & 9th’s glitter paper. Make sure to get some next time you’re shopping and you need some help getting to free shipping. I know I’m not the only one that shops that way. 😉

Our challenge this month at Where Creativity Meets C9 is one that I know you’re going to love. Anything Goes! As long as you use product(s) from Concord & 9th, you can enter. Make sure you read the Challenge Rules to qualify.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I’ll be back soon with more paper crafting!

Supplies:

Cracked Pistachio EH \| SSS	Twisted Citron EH \| SSS	Seedless Preserves EH \| SSS	Salty Ocean EH \| SSS
Wild Honey EH \| SSS	Worn Lipstick EH \| SSS	Peeled Paint EH \| SSS	Summer Glitter Pack C9
Hero Arts Clear EH \| SSS	Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables EH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lb EH \| SSS	Plum Punch SSS \| GK
Gina K. Cardstock SSS \| GK	Twine EH \| SSS \| AZ	Teflon Bone Folder EH \| SSS \| AZ	ATG Adhesive EH \| SSS \| AZ
Powder Tool EH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/2″ EH \| SSS	Glossy Accents EH \| SSS	Foam Tape EH \| SSS \| AZ
Embossing Gun EH \| SSS	Craft Foam SSS \| AZ	Scissors SSS \| AZ	Stamp Shammy EH \| SSS
Mini MISTI EH \| SSS	Craft Pick EH \| SSS \| AZ	Tweezers EH \| SSS	Paper Trimmer EH \| SSS

Triple-Step Thank You – Concord & 9th Feature Friday

Jul 27

Good morning to you! Thank you so much for stopping by today. I am joining Concord & 9th for their Feature Friday and we’re all using the Triple-Step Thank You stamp set. And it is awesome! I’ve paired the stamp set with the new Dip-Dyed Cards & Envelopes and I’m somewhat in love with what I’ve made.

I am a fan of one layer cards, not that these all qualify for that, mind you. I am also a fan of making multiples of a card. It really doesn’t take all that much more time, and you end up with more cards! I am not a fan of boredom, however, which is why these are all different colors and have a different sub sentiment. (Is that a term? I might have just made that up, let’s go with it!)

This first card was made with Distress Oxide Fossilized Amber ink, which truly is a magnificent color. I simply adore it, and I’m not even a fan of yellows, ha. However, look at this gorgeous specimen! It worked perfectly with this card from the Dip-Dyed set, and I couldn’t be happier with it.

For all of these cards I stamped the first image, which for me was the “T, o and k” image. I stamped this three times to get excellent coverage, then used clear embossing powder to emboss those letters. Next I stamped the “h n” image, again three times, then clear embossed. Finally I stamped the “y a u” image and clear embossed. That just seemed to work out best for me, but I advise you to play with these stamps to see what works for you. There is no wrong or right in stamping, only happy accidents!

I stamped a few of the sentiments from the stamp set onto black card stock with versamark ink and white heat embossed. Once those were trimmed out I just mixed and matched until I liked the way they fit, visually, and popped those up on foam adhesive.

This example features Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide ink, which is just the perfect shade of teal. I did the same steps here, and as you can see I switched up the sub sentiment.

Oh, Abandoned Coral, you make me swoon. Thank you for matching this Dip-Dyed card perfectly. I chose to use the sentiment that had the word “heart” in it just because of the color scheme here, and thought it worked well on the bottom of the card.

I did not having a matching Distress Oxide ink for this, but absolutely love navy and gold, so I used versamark ink and gold embossing powder. I thought this was simply elegant as it was, and did not use a sub sentiment on it. I can always add one later if I need to, and sometimes I like leaving my options open.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and get inspired to make your own one layer card set. I’m thinking I might give these to my sister as a little gift, knowing that she can always use thank you cards.

Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Triple-Step Thank YouEH \| SSS \| C9	Dip-Dyed Cards & EnvelopesEH \| SSS \| C9	Abandoned CoralEH \| SSS	Evergreen BoughEH \| SSS
Fossilized AmberEH \| SSS	Antique LinenEH \| SSS	VersamarkerEH \| SSS \| AZ	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS
Hero Arts GoldEH \| SSS	Hero Arts WhiteEH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Gina K. Black OnyxSSS \| GK
Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS
Mini MISTIEH \| SSS	Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Ranger Oxide Foam Storage – Updated

Jul 21

I’ve updated the *.pdf files for the new Ranger Distress Oxide Inks.

Click here to go to the original post to snag your new pages.

So Much Love – Concord & 9th Feature Friday

Jul 20

Hello! Today I’m excited to share two cards with you to highlight the new release from Concord & 9th. I’m joining their Feature Friday series with the Stripes & Sayings stamp set. This is a super fun set with possibilities limited only by your imagination, and I happen to love the font on the sentiments, too.

I’m going to talk a little bit about the evolution of these cards, as it helped me to learn a bit about the inks and the stamp, and changed the way I made the second card.

I started off by choosing six Distress Oxide inks, in rainbow colors, naturally. I had planned to stamp three stripes from the main stamp image in three colors in one direction, then go on to three colors in the next direction. However, oxide inks are more opaque than dye inks, and I realized that that wouldn’t work very well. Or, it might work, and just make a hot mess.

So, on this first card, I stamped three stripes in red, then orange, then yellow, then turned the card 90 degrees, and did the same stamping in the same order, rather than go on to the green blue and violet. I think this is a neat look, and like the way it turned out.

To finish this card, I stamped the sentiment on a banner that I cut from the Laurel Frames die set. I die cut the “love” from Hearts & Love three times from white cardstock, and one time from a piece of white cardstock that I had colored with Candied Apple oxide ink. Once I adhered those on top of each other I used versamark and clear embossing powder on the die cut to give it this glossy look.

For this version of the card I switched to Hero Arts inks. I chose three of the four blues that come in a set of ink cubes, figuring Hero Arts had already done the work for me. And also because I need to swatch my Hero Arts inks and haven’t done that yet. 😉

I did the same technique for the first set of stripes. Three in each color, darkest to lightest. When I turned the card 90 degrees I decided to only use the lightest ink in this direction. This is because my stamp was stained from the darker inks, and I suspected that if I used the lightest ink, since it’s the same formulation, it would remove part of that remaining ink and sort of blend it into the stamped image. I was right. You can see that on the horizontal on this blue card, I only used the Soft Pool ink, but towards the bottom of the card, the stripes are darker because it picked up some of the dark ink that was already on the stamp. I learned this from a stamping incident a while back, but somehow I kept this in my head and was able to use it to my advantage this time.

Here’s a closer look at the inked and clear embossed sentiment here. I used the Soft Pool ink on white cardstock for the top layer of this, and it’s such a pretty look with all that shine. I absolutely love this line of dies from Concord & 9th and want them for all words. Well, all words that I would use as a sentiment.

Here they are together, I love the fun graphic style of these, and want to make more in all of the colors.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you’ve been inspired to get inky. As I type this I still have some blue ink on my fingers; many hand washes and two showers later. Eep!

Supplies:

Stripes & SayingsEH \| SSS \| C9	Laurel Frame DiesEH \| SSS \| C9	Heart & LoveEH \| SSS \| C9	Candied AppleEH \| SSS
Spiced MarmaladeEH \| SSS	Squeezed LemonadeEH \| SSS	NavyEH \| SSS \| HA	Soft PoolEH \| SSS \| HA
PoolEH \| SSS \| HA	VersaFine Onyx BlackEH \| SSS	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS
Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS	Teflon Bone FolderEH \| SSS \| AZ	ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS \| AZ	Powder ToolEH \| SSS
Zig 2-Way Glue PenEH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/8″EH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS
Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	MISTIEH \| SSS	Craft SheetEH \| SSS	Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS
Craft PickEH \| SSS \| AZ	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

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Thank You Script Die EH \| SSS	Quilted Backdrop Die EH \| SSS	Spun Sugar EH \| SSS	Mowed Lawn EH \| SSS
Twisted Citron EH \| SSS	Worn Lipstick EH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lb EH \| SSS	Bristol Paper EH \| SSS \| AZ
Liquid Pearls EH \| SSS	Shimmer Spritz EH \| SSS	ATG Adhesive EH \| SSS \| AZ	Foam Tape EH \| SSS \| AZ
Ink Blending Tool EH \| SSS	Craft Pick EH \| SSS \| AZ	Tweezers EH \| SSS	Paper Trimmer EH \| SSS

Hand Drawn Snowflakes SSS \| HA	Peace & Joy HA	Stormy Sky EH \| SSS	Tumbled Glass EH \| SSS
VersaMark EH \| SSS	White Satin Pearl EH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts Clear EH \| SSS	Soft Navy Blue Cardstock SSS
Canson XL Watercolor Paper EH \| SSS \| AZ	Teflon Bone Folder EH \| SSS \| AZ	Nuvo Drops – Morning Dew EH \| SSS	Powder Tool EH \| SSS
Be Creative Tape, 1/2″ EH \| SSS	Foam Tape EH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing Gun EH \| SSS	Craft Foam SSS \| AZ
Stamp Shammy EH \| SSS	Mini MISTI EH \| SSS	Tweezers EH \| SSS	Paper Trimmer EH \| SSS

Cracked Pistachio EH \| SSS	Twisted Citron EH \| SSS	Seedless Preserves EH \| SSS	Salty Ocean EH \| SSS
Wild Honey EH \| SSS	Worn Lipstick EH \| SSS	Peeled Paint EH \| SSS	Summer Glitter Pack C9
Hero Arts Clear EH \| SSS	Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables EH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lb EH \| SSS	Plum Punch SSS \| GK
Gina K. Cardstock SSS \| GK	Twine EH \| SSS \| AZ	Teflon Bone Folder EH \| SSS \| AZ	ATG Adhesive EH \| SSS \| AZ
Powder Tool EH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/2″ EH \| SSS	Glossy Accents EH \| SSS	Foam Tape EH \| SSS \| AZ
Embossing Gun EH \| SSS	Craft Foam SSS \| AZ	Scissors SSS \| AZ	Stamp Shammy EH \| SSS
Mini MISTI EH \| SSS	Craft Pick EH \| SSS \| AZ	Tweezers EH \| SSS	Paper Trimmer EH \| SSS

Triple-Step Thank YouEH \| SSS \| C9	Dip-Dyed Cards & EnvelopesEH \| SSS \| C9	Abandoned CoralEH \| SSS	Evergreen BoughEH \| SSS
Fossilized AmberEH \| SSS	Antique LinenEH \| SSS	VersamarkerEH \| SSS \| AZ	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS
Hero Arts GoldEH \| SSS	Hero Arts WhiteEH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Gina K. Black OnyxSSS \| GK
Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS
Mini MISTIEH \| SSS	Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Stripes & SayingsEH \| SSS \| C9	Laurel Frame DiesEH \| SSS \| C9	Heart & LoveEH \| SSS \| C9	Candied AppleEH \| SSS
Spiced MarmaladeEH \| SSS	Squeezed LemonadeEH \| SSS	NavyEH \| SSS \| HA	Soft PoolEH \| SSS \| HA
PoolEH \| SSS \| HA	VersaFine Onyx BlackEH \| SSS	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS
Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS	Teflon Bone FolderEH \| SSS \| AZ	ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS \| AZ	Powder ToolEH \| SSS
Zig 2-Way Glue PenEH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/8″EH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS
Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	MISTIEH \| SSS	Craft SheetEH \| SSS	Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS
Craft PickEH \| SSS \| AZ	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS