distress oxide

Thinking of You

Apr 15

Good morning! It’s the 15th of the month, which means we are starting our new challenge at A Blog Named Hero today. It’s a fun one, to get us in the mood for spring.

Use a flower from Hero Arts, and you’re practically qualified to enter the challenge! 🙂 We have our challenge rules listed here, please do make sure to read them so that you’re eligible to win one of the two monthly prizes.

I made a simple, yet elegant card using one stamp and one ink color. Excluding the sentiment strip.

For this card I used the Magnolia stamp and Distress Oxide ink in Seedless Preserves. I stamped that focal image on the card front directly, and then for the other images I stamped off the ink twice before stamping it onto the card front. Who knew that Distress Oxides stamp practically perfectly the second time around? Ha!

While the ink was drying I grabbed a favorite sentiment set from Hero Arts and used the “thinking of you” stamp to emboss on a darker piece of cardstock. I use a piece of scrap paper that has had this die cut from it in order to make sure my sentiment will fit. I can just arrange this over stamps while they are still in the packaging in order to help me choose which sentiment to use. Once that was stamped and embossed, I also use this scrap to help me align the die properly. I place it like you see below in the picture and then I tape the die over it before running it through my die cutting machine. Helps me save paper and re-stamping, ahem.

I sure do hope you’ll join us in this month’s challenge. I have a feeling it’s going to be a very popular one!

Supplies:

MagnoliaEH \| SSS \| HA	Everyday SayingsHA \| AZ	MFT Hearts in a RowEH \| SSS	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS
Seedless PreservesEH \| SSS	Hero Arts WhiteEH \| SSS \| HA	Toned Gray Mixed MediaAZ	Ombre Purple SequinsSSS \| HA \| AZ
Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Mini Glossy AccentsEH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS
Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Spring Card Set

Apr 9

Good morning to you! I am here with a set of cards that I made for a little birthday gift for my mother. Don’t worry, she doesn’t read the blog. 🙂

Since it’s also April 9th, you know what that means! It’s a new challenge at Where Creativity Meets C9 and a new release from Concord & 9th. You should click there and go shop right now. This is a VERY good release. My wallet has been warned.

The challenge this month is Spring! And I thought that a little set of flat cards would be perfect. My Mom spends the winters in Florida, you know, as per nature, and I know she can use these cards for friends. She’s always telling me that she bought a card at the store, and I cringe at this, each and every time. Ha.

For these cards I used a few sets from Concord & 9th, one for the florals, one for a leaf, and then another for the sentiments. I love that it’s so easy to combine sets as you need them, and it gets more use out of them. Win win in my book.

These were very easy to make; here is what I did:

Stamped the floral image in a pale distress ink using my MISTI so I could easily make multiples. I also made a mask of this stamp so I could stamp the foliage.
Masked the flower and then stamped the foliage in two different colors of distress ink.
Using a small stamp block I stamped the “berries” in the second generation of Evergreen Bough distress ink. That means that I stamped it off once before stamping onto the cardstock.
Die cut the panels using the Hero Arts rounded rectangle infinity dies.
Using copic markers I colored in the images. Just two markers per image, and nothing fancy. I was going for a sort of organic coloring. Just simple color application, and wasn’t going for perfection.
Added some Sparkle marker over the berries.
Stamped the sentiments in Distress Oxide ink and used clear embossing powder over that.
Lastly, I made some envelopes that coordinated with some old patterned paper and my We Are Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. I love that tool and sometimes when I want to be crafty, but am not feeling “it”, I just make envelopes. Try it, very relaxing.

I hope you’ll join us for this month’s challenge. It’s a fun one. I know that lots of people live somewhere where they are READY for spring already, so maybe if you join this challenge, Mother Nature will know you’re serious. Plus, there are prizes up for grabs!

Supplies:

Hi There BearEH \| SSS \| C9	WildflowerEH \| SSS \| C9	All Year LongEH \| SSS \| C9	Rounded RectanglesEH \| SSS \| HA
Evergreen BoughEH \| SSS	Shabby ShuttersEH \| SSS \|	Tattered RoseEH \| SSS \|	Crushed OliveEH \| SSS
Hickory SmokeEH \| SSS \|	Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS
Copic MarkersEH \| SSS	Clear Overlay PenEH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/8″EH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/4″EH \| SSS
Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	MISTIEH \| SSS	Envelope Punch BoardSSS \| AZ \|
TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Love Love Love That I Know You

Mar 27

I’ve got this card over at Where Creativity Meets C9 today. Fun and easy to make, and it sort of fits with our monthly challenge!

Supplies:

Love You SoEH \| SSS \| C9	Large Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Small Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Smokey GrayEH \| SSS
Twisted CitronEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	MFT Black & White Striped PaperSSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS
Copic MarkersEH \| SSS	ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS \| AZ	Be Creative Tape, 1/2″EH \| SSS	Mini Glossy AccentsEH \| SSS
Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Craft FoamSSS \| AZ	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	MISTIEH \| SSS
MISTI Creative CornersEH \| SSS \| AZ	Powder ToolEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Hooray

Mar 9

Today is the 9th of the month, which means two awesome things. New challenge time at Where Creativity Meets C9 and new release at Concord & 9th. Have you seen the sneaks from them? Some very fun stuff. Can’t wait to get my hands on a few sets.

Our challenge this month is a sketch challenge! I think I’ve used a sketch once before, and I was excited to use it this month. I am a very literal person, yet I also like to do things my own way. It was challenging for me to find a balance here, ha! So, here’s what I made, and I got to use a couple of items from Concord & 9th that have been in my stash for a bit, but had gone unused. To quote Julie Ebersole, fist pump!

Now, get out your sunglasses, this card is not muted. 🙂

I used one of the wood plank stamps from Petals and Pallets and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink to make the stripes, then set that aside to dry. Once that was dry I used a frame die to cut that into a card front.

I used the inner stamp from the Mosaic Turnabout and some Hero Arts inks to stamp a pattern on some white cardstock. Once I had that stamped I used the smaller balloon die from Happy Balloons to cut out a balloon. I love the way that looks, with just a portion of the pattern showing. (Oh! Now that I’m writing this up, I’m thinking that would look amazing on vellum. Will have to try that next time.)

I used the Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry ink and swiped that across some white cardstock so that I could cut out that Hooray die. I also cut out two more Hoorays from white cardstock. I stacked those on top of each other and then smooshed versamark on top of that so that I could emboss with clear embossing powder. I did the same to the balloon. I wanted them to have both dimension and shine.

You can see the shine in this picture. I love this effect, it just makes my heart go pitter patter. You can also see how I used some twine to attach the balloon to the sentiment. I like how they anchor each other.

I can’t wait to see all of the submissions for this challenge. I know that people love to use a sketch for inspiration and I enjoy seeing all of the interpretations. Make sure to join us, there is a $25 gift certificate to Concord & 9th for one winner, and another winner gets to Guest Design for Where Creativity Meets C9.

Supplies:

Mosaic TurnaboutEH \| SSS \| C9	Petals & PalletsEH \| SSS \| C9	Happy Balloons DiesEH \| SSS \| C9	HoorayC9
Small Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Hero Arts Bubble GumEH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts Butter BarEH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts Pale TomatoEH \| SSS
Hero Arts Cotton CandyEH \| SSS \| HA	Picked RaspberryEH \| SSS	Twisted CitronEH \| SSS	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS
Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS	Mini Glossy AccentsEH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ
Embossing GunEH \| SSS	ScissorsSSS \| AZ	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	TwineEH \| SSS \| AZ
TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Ranger Oxide Foam Storage Tip

Feb 25

A few months ago I saw this amazing idea from Lizzie Jones for storing blending foam. I was inspired by that to make my own system for Distress Oxide inks. And since I just got the most recent dozen that were released, I updated my system, and thought I’d share the pdf files here for anyone that might want to make use of the same format.
Here’s a peak of the instagram post that I shared earlier today, and since people seem interested, I’ve linked the files below.

A post shared by Lisa Stein (@lstein0) on Feb 25, 2018 at 2:43pm PST

oxide foam storage pages one and two

oxide foam storage page three

You should be able to click on those links above and the pdf will open in a new window. You can either print from there or save to your computer. The first time I did this I printed on heavy Neenah cardstock. This time just copy paper. They’re not being used except to represent a color, so no need for the good stuff. 🙂

They are set up to print on US Letter paper. Just print, and then either cut in half for use in a half sheet size binder, like I use, or slide it in to a full sheet page protector for a letter size binder. But if you do that one, don’t tell me, I have orientation issues. 🙂

Let me know if you have any questions.

Oh! And these are the velcro dots I purchased for this. Seems like a lot, especially since I’m only using the “rough” dots, but maybe someone crafty will come up with a use for the other side!

Layers of Love

Jan 9

Happy Tuesday to you! I feel like it’s still early enough in the new year for me to wish you a happy and healthy New Year!

This month’s challenge at Where Creativity Meets C9 is to “Use your first C9 set”, and for me, that’s Layers of Love. I remember seeing this set out in the wild and thinking “that will come to live with me, now.” I adore the words chosen for the set, and the simple font. I use it quite frequently, and was thrilled that I “had” to use it for this month’s challenge.

This is actually quite an easy card, and if I had had more time, I would have made about a dozen of these. I will definitely do this again. I placed the stamps on my MISTI in the same order that they are on the index sheet of the stamp set. To make this easy, I just took the index sheet off, placed it in my MISTI, and placed the stamps on top of the sheet for perfect placement.

I used some washi tape to cover up whichever sentiment I was using. Next I inked the stamps up with versafine, removed the washi tape, and stamped onto some white cardstock. I clear embossed all of the sentiments. Wiped off the stamps with my stamp shammy, and repeated this onto another piece of white cardstock, changing the words that I covered up with washi tape.

Once I stamped my card fronts, I removed all of the stamps that were not part of my spotlighted sentiments. In my case, that meant the “I” “LOVE” “YOU” and “HELLO”. Since they were far enough apart on the MISTI, the next part was easy.

Take the distress oxide ink of choice, and ink up the sentiment. I used Candied Apple for the I LOVE YOU, and stamped that into the black space. Cleaned off the stamps, removed them, and then used Seedless Preserves on the HELLO.

After that, I used a stitched rectangle die to cut these out, and some craft foam to add to another stitched rectangle, which was adhered directly to the card base. I couldn’t find a cardstock in my stash for the Seedless Preserves, so I just used the ink and made my own.

I hope you’ll join us for this month’s challenge. It’s certainly a fun one. Dig out your oldest set and join in, you could win a gift certificate to Concord & 9th or a Guest Designer gig on Where Creativity Meets C9!

Supplies:

Layers of LoveEH \| SSS \| C9	Large Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Small Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	VersaFine Onyx BlackEH \| SSS
Candied AppleEH \| SSS	Seedless PreservesEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS
ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/2″EH \| SSS	Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Craft FoamSSS \| AZ
Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	Mini MISTIEH \| SSS	Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Craft SheetEH \| SSS
Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Hello There Bear

Dec 27

I’ve got this adorable card over at Where Creativity Meets C9 today, please come check it out for all of the details.

Supplies:

Hi There BearEH \| SSS \| C9	Say Hello DiesEH \| SSS \| C9	Small Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	VersaFine Onyx BlackEH \| SSS
Derwent InktenseAZ	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS	Worn LipstickEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS
Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS	Bristol PaperEH \| SSS	ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS	Multi MediumEH \| SSS
Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Watercolor PaletteSSS \| AZ	ScissorsSSS \| AZ
Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	Mini MISTIEH \| SSS	Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Craft SheetEH \| SSS
Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Stuck On You

Dec 22

I wanted to show you a fun card I made with a new stamp set from Concord & 9th. It’s called Stuck on You and features all sorts of succulents and cactus. Are those the same things? I should know, I do live in the desert. Hmmm… Okay, a quick google search found this interesting article. Take a look. Quick answer, they are not to be used interchangeably. 😉

I really didn’t have a plan when I was making this, but I did have some December stress that I needed to color away. So I stamped a few of the images onto Bristol smooth paper, and got out some watercolor markers and paints to color. Once I colored them, I worked on designing the card.

I used Distress Oxide ink for the sentiment, so that I could clear emboss over it. I absolutely love the Oxide inks for this, which you have heard me say many times before. They work perfectly for this, and then it feels like you have so many colors of embossing powder when you just used clear! I used Picked Raspberry because I wanted it to somewhat match the color of my cactus flower.

Do you know about cactus flowers? I don’t, except that we had them in our yard. At night, the blooms open, and if you catch them at just the right time, you get to see their magnificence. I highly recommend having a dog that needs to go outside, so that you can check the blooms multiple times a night.

You can’t tell from the picture, but the Saguaro cactus, the one on the left, that’s very dimensional. I die cut the cactus from additional layers of kraft cardstock and adhered them all together. This ended up being perfect, as at the end the Saguaro is hanging over the edge of the card, and from the inside, it’s kraft colored, so, score one for me for unintentionally making a great design decision. 🙂

The potted plants on the left are popped up on some foam adhesive. I love the little grass stamps, and used them to help ground my scene. To add a bit of a finishing touch to the card base, I used a small heart from the stamp set and versamark ink to just make a small pattern on the background. And it’s not even a pattern, just random stamps to fill in the blank space, until I felt it was “complete”.

Supplies:

Stuck on YouSSS \| C9	Stuck on You DiesSSS \| C9	Intense BlackEH \| SSS \| HA	VersaFine Onyx BlackEH \| SSS
VersaMark PadEH \| SSS	Picked RaspberryEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Ranger Kraft CardstockEH \| SSS
Bristol PaperEH \| SSS	Clear Overlay PenEH \| SSS	Tuxedo Black MarkerEH \| SSS	ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS
Multi MediumEH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Watercolor PaletteSSS \| AZ
Corner Chomper ToolEH \| SSS \| AZ	ScissorsSSS \| AZ	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	Mini MISTIEH \| SSS
Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Craft SheetEH \| SSS	Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS
Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

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MagnoliaEH \| SSS \| HA	Everyday SayingsHA \| AZ	MFT Hearts in a RowEH \| SSS	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS
Seedless PreservesEH \| SSS	Hero Arts WhiteEH \| SSS \| HA	Toned Gray Mixed MediaAZ	Ombre Purple SequinsSSS \| HA \| AZ
Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Mini Glossy AccentsEH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ	Embossing GunEH \| SSS
Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Hi There BearEH \| SSS \| C9	WildflowerEH \| SSS \| C9	All Year LongEH \| SSS \| C9	Rounded RectanglesEH \| SSS \| HA
Evergreen BoughEH \| SSS	Shabby ShuttersEH \| SSS \|	Tattered RoseEH \| SSS \|	Crushed OliveEH \| SSS
Hickory SmokeEH \| SSS \|	Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS
Copic MarkersEH \| SSS	Clear Overlay PenEH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/8″EH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/4″EH \| SSS
Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	MISTIEH \| SSS	Envelope Punch BoardSSS \| AZ \|
TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Love You SoEH \| SSS \| C9	Large Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Small Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Smokey GrayEH \| SSS
Twisted CitronEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	MFT Black & White Striped PaperSSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS
Copic MarkersEH \| SSS	ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS \| AZ	Be Creative Tape, 1/2″EH \| SSS	Mini Glossy AccentsEH \| SSS
Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Craft FoamSSS \| AZ	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	MISTIEH \| SSS
MISTI Creative CornersEH \| SSS \| AZ	Powder ToolEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Mosaic TurnaboutEH \| SSS \| C9	Petals & PalletsEH \| SSS \| C9	Happy Balloons DiesEH \| SSS \| C9	HoorayC9
Small Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Hero Arts Bubble GumEH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts Butter BarEH \| SSS \| HA	Hero Arts Pale TomatoEH \| SSS
Hero Arts Cotton CandyEH \| SSS \| HA	Picked RaspberryEH \| SSS	Twisted CitronEH \| SSS	VersaMark PadEH \| SSS
Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS	Mini Glossy AccentsEH \| SSS	Foam TapeEH \| SSS \| AZ
Embossing GunEH \| SSS	ScissorsSSS \| AZ	Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	TwineEH \| SSS \| AZ
TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

Layers of LoveEH \| SSS \| C9	Large Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	Small Stitched RectanglesEH \| SSS	VersaFine Onyx BlackEH \| SSS
Candied AppleEH \| SSS	Seedless PreservesEH \| SSS	Hero Arts ClearEH \| SSS	Neenah 110 lbEH \| SSS
ATG AdhesiveEH \| SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/2″EH \| SSS	Embossing GunEH \| SSS	Craft FoamSSS \| AZ
Stamp ShammyEH \| SSS	Mini MISTIEH \| SSS	Powder ToolEH \| SSS	Craft SheetEH \| SSS
Rubber BrayerEH \| SSS	TweezersEH \| SSS	Paper TrimmerEH \| SSS

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