Hello friends! Have you seen the newest Distress color from Tim Holtz, Crackling Campfire?!!! It is a gorgeous orange color perfect for fall and beyond! I'm sort of obsessed. Today I'm going to close out August with three easy Distress Oxide Backgrounds that I hope inspire you to play with your inks.
Don't forget that STAMPtember starts tomorrow, September 1st! Be sure to come back at 12 p.m. Eastern tonight for the STAMPtember Release and a video. Whoohoo!
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of these easy Distress Oxide inked backgrounds cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
REVERSE CRACKLE BACKGROUND
The Reverse Crackle Background was stamped o a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of smooth white cardstock with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink. Ground Espresso Distress Oxide Ink was blended around the edges to help draw the eye into the details we will be adding to the center of the panel.
The Simon Says Stamp Large Stitched Maple and Large Stitched Oak dies were die cut from smooth white cardstock. The leaves were inked with Fossilized Amber, Aged Mahogany, and Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Inks. The edges of the leaves were inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink. A Distress Sprayer was used to add oxidation to the leaves. Gansai Tambi Starry Colors gold watercolor was splattered over the leaves for additional distressing. Once dry, the leaves were adhered to the center of the crackle background.
Smooth white cardstock was adhered to Fun Foam with Stick It Adhesive. The adhesive was also placed on the back of the Fun Foam. The Big Thanks Die was die cut from the dimensional sandwich and inked with Aged Mahogany and Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Inks. The greeting was adhered to the "shadow" die cut from smooth white cardstock and adhered to the center of the design as shown.
A sentiment from the Big Thanks Words Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder. The phrase was die cut with a Nested Banners Die and adhered below the scripty Thanks with foam adhesive.
The panel was adhered to a white side fold card base and finished with Trinity Stamp Coffee Bean Hearts.
EMBOSSED RESIST BACKGROUND
The MFT Stamps Ghoulish Greetings Background was stamped on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Crackling Campfire and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks were applied over the inked area, blended, and the excess ink buffed away from the embossed areas. A Distress Sprayer was used to add oxidation to the and Gansai Tambi Starry Colors gold watercolor was splattered over the background for additional distressing.
A clear embossing ink pad was swiped on a scrap of smooth white cardstock and the Crackling Campfire Embossing Glaze was applied to the ink twice and heat set. The Boo! sentiment was die cut from the glazed cardstock and adhered to the top of two more die cut greetings for a bit of dimension. The greeting was adhered to the panel as shown. A Sentiment Strips Halloween greeting was trimmed into a thin strip and adhered with foam adhesive.
The Friendly Ghosts Die was die cut multiple times from smooth white cardstock. Circles were die cut from Black Licorice Cardstock and adhered behind the faces. The ghosts were adhered around the perimeter of the card with foam adhesive as shown. Any excess was trimmed away with scissors. I kept some of the tails and adhered them in open areas with liquid adhesive.
The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base and finished with Trinity Stamp Coffee Bean Hearts.
DIE CUT MASK BACKGROUND
The Simon Says Stamp Center Cut Hexagon Floral Background was stamped on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The Hexagon Greetings Die was die cut from Masking Paper and used to mask off the background design so Distress Oxide colors in Fossilized Amber, Aged Mahogany, Crackling Campfire, and Gathered Twigs. The floral designs were painted with Gansai Tambi Starry Colors and a medium water brush pen to really draw your eye into the beautiful floral detail.
To easily trim the background so the design is centered I used a Basic Rectangles Die.
A Hexagon Greetings image was stamped on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The greeting was inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink for embossed resist and adhered to the background with foam adhesive.
An additional sentiment from the Say It All Friend Stamp Set was stamped stamped on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder. The phrase was die cut with a Nested Banners Die and adhered below the hexagon greeting with foam adhesive.
The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base and finished with Trinity Stamp Coffee Bean Hearts.
S U P P L I E S
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