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Topical Tuesday - Distressing Fun!

Welcome to our very first Topical Tuesday feature! I spent weeks trying to decide what to make the very first one about, I mean being first is such a lot of pressure don't you think?? Until I just had to get on with it, so I sat down and made a card using one of my favourite techniques - distressing!

For my card base I used Scattered Straw and the direct to paper technique and rubbed the colour on around the outer edge. My next layer uses Seedless Preserves and using the sponge I 'stamped' the colour on and edged it in Black Soot. You'll see in the video the ink pad running away from me, I didn't even notice this while I was stamping lol!

To add the colour to my flowers I used sponge daubers and selecting the middle colour first - Scattered Straw - I dabbed the colour on to my flower, then Peeled Paint and finally Seedless Preserves across the top edge. Give your stamp a 'huff' of breath and stamp.

I then distressed around my image with Scattered Straw. I use the Inkssentials sponges and because I only have a few I actually have one colour up one end and another up another. As I worked inward my centre panel picked up a little of the darker ink from the opposite end of the sponge...cool don't you think?

My centre panel has been raised with dimensional foam as well as the note tag. To make my tag I simply cut a rectangle piece of card, clip off one corner then flip this cut piece over to the other corner and use it as a guide and cut, easy!

Here's the video I made whilst making the card.

Thanks for watching!

Supplies used :

Stamp set - Fanciful Flowers, 0.8mm Hemp Twine in Purple, Smooth White cardstock, Distress Inks and Ink Blending Tool

Hugs,

Andrea

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Comment by Sharon J. Jones on April 17, 2012 at 1:00pm: So adore your card! I love to distress, it adds so much more character!

Comment by Theresa Pollack on March 24, 2012 at 10:42pm: Great video...inspires me to do more with distressing. Love the card!

Comment by Marion Vagg on February 10, 2012 at 9:09am: Awesome video Andrea with an awesome card!

Comment by Elizabeth Mindemann on February 8, 2012 at 1:48pm: I love distressing! One of my favorite things to add dimension to my cards and layouts! Great card & video!!

Comment by Cath Dean on February 8, 2012 at 1:05pm: Gorgeous Andrea, I really need to add to my distress ink collection!!!

Comment by Michelle Gissel on February 7, 2012 at 5:25pm: Wonderful video Andrea, love the music too!! Your card is just gorgeous, the colour combo is beautiful. I'm saving up to get in to the distressed inks, can't wait to give them a go.

Comment by Kylie Robinson on February 7, 2012 at 4:44pm: PS: Awesome video too!!!

Comment by Kylie Robinson on February 7, 2012 at 4:43pm: Simply gorgeous, Andrea! LOVE the colours, just might have to pull out the old distress inks and give this a go, thanks for the inspiration!

Can't wait for next weeks' Topical Tuesday!

Comment by Doreen Lees on February 7, 2012 at 4:25pm: I like your card. I just bought that set so I definitely will give it a go. Can you tell me what you used to clean your stamp please?