Maymay Made It — distress inks

I cut a piece of watercolour cardstock using the Coffee Cup die by MFT. I then coloured the cover of the coffee cup using Hickory Smoke Distress Ink and a mini ink blending tool. After that, I coloured the sleeve using Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Inks along with a blending tool. Then I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Instawreath Stamp set by Maymay Made It on it using VersaFine Onyx Black ink. Next, I stamped the Poinsettias from the same stamp set on the cup and coloured them with Zig Markers. Then I stuck the ribbon behind...

For this project, I decided to create a nighttime scene in a snowy forest. I used my blending tool and Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Blueprint Sketch) to transform white cardstock into a deep shade of blue. Both the Ginger Fred and Vinnie's Fav Stamp Sets were perfect for making my winter scene. With the second card, I used more distress ink to get a deeper shade of blue.The snow-capped gingerbread house was colored using Tombow Dual Brush Pens in brown and red.  Click Here for full tutorial! ***Supplies Used*** Ginger Fred Stamp Set Vinnie's Fav Stamp Set Card Base -...

Inlay Embossing Let's make a big 'ol mess in the craft room today!! Using supplies that you probably already have, this tecnique is a must try for sure. So pull out your embossing folders, dies, punches, stamp sets, inks and paper scraps.  For the Tree Card.... Lg tree 2 1/2" X 4" -notch at 1 1/4" (**angle cut from notch to corner for both sides creating the triangle shape)....Trunk 3/4" X 1"                                  Md tree 1 1/2" X 3"-notch at 3/4"**.....Trunk 1/2" X 1"    ...

For this weeks project, I made a card using the Fall Leaves Stamp Set by Joy Clair. I started by placing all the different leaf stamps on my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform. Then I ink them with Barn Door, Mustard seed and Ripe Persimmon Distress Inks, sprayed water on them using my Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer to help blend the colours. I then stamped them on an A2 watercolour card stock. After stamping the leaves, I splattered Black Soot and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. Then I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink. Next,...

Spot Light Card  This black and white to color card, is basically coloring images within a shape with bright colors, and then leaving the images outside the shape a neutral color. This new stamp set “Ginger Fred” is perfect for this technique, in that you need a few coordinating outline images to color to make the card have lots of shading and interest.  Supplies Maymay Made It Stamp Set “Ginger Fred” Distress Watercolor Cardstock Vellum paper Black Cardstock card base Brutus Monroe Color Burst Pallet to mix colors Distress ink pads in 2 Colors: Pumice Stone & Tumbled Glass Small...