Easy Distress Oxide Halloween Cards

Although I am getting this post out late on Halloween, I am getting it out so am calling this a win.  😊  I made these cards a month ago, and since they were pretty easy to make, I thought they might inspire you.

To make this card, I first created a stencil out of Grafix Stencil Paper, using the spider web image from the Cricut Artbooking collection.  I then used Black Soot Distress Oxide ink to blend over the stencil onto a piece of White Daisy cardstock.  A bit of spritzed water over the panel finished up the background.

The Got Candy? special includes sequins with spiders, so they were perfect to add to this card. I used Silver Embellishing Thread to thread through the holes in the spider sequins, adhered them to the card panel, then attached the thread over the top of the panel to the back with scotch tape.  The panel was adhered to a card size panel of Black cardstock then attached to a White Daisy card base.

 

 

To complete the card, I stamped the sentiment from the retired Say It All stamp set (C1632) using Black Pigment Ink on a scrap of White Daisy cardstock, then heat emboss using Ranger Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder.  I attached it to the card using 3-D Foam Tape.

 

 

To make this second card, I spritzed the uncleaned stencil I used from the first card and pressed it onto a piece of White Daisy cardstock to pick up the remaining Black Soot Distress Oxide ink.  The remainder of the card was completed exactly the same way, with the exception of the sentiment, which was stamped with Versamark ink onto a scrap of Black cardstock and heat embossed with Ranger White Super Fine Embossing Powder.

 

 

I love the organic look of the spider web on this second card!  My son, who is my most honest critic, loved these cards.  For this second one he made the comment that it looks like a spider web you see when looking out through a frosted window.  😊

Thank you for looking and I hope you have a Happy Halloween!

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October 2020 - Joyful Stars Blog Hop & Distress Oxide Watercolor Celebration Card

Welcome back to the Joyful Stars Blog Hop! If you've just joined me from our wonderfully talented Krista's blog,  thank you for continuing on to join me here!

Recently I did a class for some fellow consultants on Distress Oxide inks and differences between those inks, the inks CTMH has in its product line, and regular Distress Inks.  As such I demoed some different techniques as well as showed some samples to illustrate the nuances of this special ink.  I love experimenting, especially with different types of inks, and seem to have inherited the moniker of "Bill Nye, the Science Guy" 😀

 

One of my favorite techniques to do with Distress Oxide inks is to watercolor.  I am a huge Kelly Latevola Taylor fan, so first and foremost, I want to say this card was wholly inspired by her.  Note that I made this card using the retired Party Balloons stamp set [Z4067], but I wanted to share the technique as you can readily substitute another stamp set to make a similar card.  To make this card, I first embossed the white balloons using Versamark ink and Ranger White Detail Embossing Powder on Ranger Watercolor Paper.  Next I used the "wet on wet" technique, by painting water heavily from corner to corner over the embossed balloons, then dropping Distress Oxide inks (Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire, and Seedless Preserves), blending with the next color to provide a rainbow effect.  A heat tool was then used to dry the watercolored panel.  To finish the panel, I spritzed a bit of water over the watercolor, spattered additional Distress Oxide ink, then stamped "Celebrate" from the stamp set in Black dye ink.

 

To create the additional balloons, I blended the same Distress Oxide inks in the same order onto White Daisy cardstock.  I then spritzed water onto the blended ink, dried it with a heat tool, then cut the balloons out of the cardstock with the associated thin cuts from the stamp set.  After adhering 3-D Foam Tape to the backs of the die cut balloons, I strategically placed the balloons onto the watercolored panel.  The bows were cut using the Cricut and out of Black cardstock.  Finally, I spattered Clear Shimmer Brush over the card, although it is hard to see in the photo.

Now please head over to the wonderfully talented Marie's blog to see what the beautiful work she has done!

 

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