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When I'm low on creative mojo I make lots of backgrounds. I have a shoebox filled with backgrounds just waiting to be made into cards.  I created this background sometime last year and thought it would go with this Wendi Vecchi flower I colored. The background was made with Distress Oxides on mixed media paper then splashed with water drops.  I colored the flower with Spectrum Noir and Chameleon alcohol markers.  I used a white pigment pen to add some dots and pierced the border of one of the layers.

Recipe:

Stamps: A Million Thanks - Wendi Vecchi, Saying Stuff - Tim Holtz

Paper: White, Canson Mixed Media, Black, So Saffron

Ink: Distress Oxides, Gina K Design Amalgam, Versamark

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Nuvo Jewel Drops, White Pigment Pen, Paper Piercing, Brother SNC, Spectrum Noir & Chameleon Alcohol markers.

Blended Butterflies

I'm going through the cards I made over the past couple of years but haven't posted.  Last year I wrote that I hoped to post at least one card a week.  Obviously, that didn't happen.  This card I made last summer for a co-worker who moved out of the area.  I blended different colors of Distress Oxides over a butterfly stencil to get beautiful ombres and transitions.  Enamel dots were randomly placed to fill in the white space.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Wild About Flowers - SU

Paper: White, Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Distress Oxide, Licorice Hybrid - MFT
Accessories:  Butterfly Stencil, Enamel Dots

Happy Caffeinated 4th

Happy 4th of July 2019 everyone!  I originally made this card several months ago for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop but I got busy and forgot to post it.  I decided to save this post for the actual Independence Day.

I made the background by taping off diagonal lines as I buffed Oxide inks on.  I then used white pigment ink over a star-patterned stencil and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. For the central image I used small eye shadow applicators to apply Oxides over a coffee image stencil and added some gold star sequin accents.

Recipe:
Stamps: Coffee Helps - Verve
Paper: SU cardstock, Mixed Media Paper
Ink: TH Distress Oxides in Candied Apple, Salty Ocean, Ground Espresso, Frayed Burlap, and Hickory Smoke. Sweet Tooth - MFT, Baked Brown Sugar - SU, Versamark
Accessories: Stencils, Sequins, Clear EP, Low tack Painter's Tape, Star-shaped die, Embossing Folder, Corner Rounder punch

A Variety of Techniques

Like the the title indicates, I used a variety of techniques on this card.  I used several different colors of Distress Oxides on the background, spritzed it with water, let it dry and added more Oxides to a few spots for added pop.  The next layer I smooshed an ink pad on bubble wrap for a cool affect.  The 3rd layer I ran through an embossing folder in my Big Shot.  The main image and sentiment were heat embossed.  The sketch is Mojo Monday 518

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Recipe:
Stamps:  Pocket Silhouettes - SU
Paper:  Blue Bayou, WW, Regal Rose, Mixed Media Paper
Ink:  TH Distress Oxides, Blue Bayou, Wisteria Wonder, Versamark
Accessories: Bubble Wrap, Ribbon, Clear EP, Embossing Folder