I am so close to completing my Copic collection I can almost taste it. Just 2 more (that the store was out of) and I’ll call it functionally complete. I don’t have all of the earth tones or grays, but for what I color, I have all the ones I need. That’s not to say I won’t eventually get those …
Here’s a quick card with lots of fun embellishments. It’s always nice when your paper does the work for you. Both the background and the lady are cut from pages of the A Ladies’ Diary collection from Graphic 45. The flowers were of the generic white variety that you can buy in a huge bag. I dabbed them with some …
Surprise! A new Distress product. Distress Paint is the latest line of inky goodness from Tim Holtz, released just weeks ago at CHA2013. Like the ink pads, stains, and markers before them, these are conveniently packaged and expertly marketed paints designed to take your stamping to the next level. They are similar in packaging to Adirondak Paint Dabbers, but these …
I don’t think I even knew these things existed until last week. Apparently they were released at Winter CHA this past year, but I was kinda busy having a baby right around then. It’s a shame I didn’t discover them sooner, because I kindof love them. Much like regular Distress Stains, these are water-based fluid inks that are great for …
Pink Persimmon has a really cute line of ATC-sized stamps that look like vintage button cards. They’re great for ATCs, because those vintage cards are little works of art themselves, and it’s a lot of fun to try to recreate them. I stamped this one onto a sheet of gleaming white xpress-it blending card and colored it with Copics. Then …
Last week I shared this stamped sunset card that used Distress Markers to create a watercolor background. I’ve had so much fun playing around with this technique that I need to share it. All you need to start is an acrylic stamping block and your Distress Markers. Make sure the block is nice and clean. I use a little bit …