Distress Oxide Concord & 9th Mother's Day Cards

I love how the Distress Oxide Inks can produce a very vibrant effect or a very subtle effect depending on the colours & techniques chosen.

Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint & Broken China Distress Oxides

were used for this card's background.

The ink pads were pressed onto a small acrylic block two colours at a time

sprayed with water & then swiped across the water colour paper

 already die cut with a stitched edge.

Black Sparkle Embossing Powder from Ranger was applied to the front of the card

on the sentiment & side stripe using Versamark ink and the Concord & 9th 

Party Wishes and Stripe Builder Stamp sets .

The different photo angle shows how shiny this is.

The Sentiments are stamps from Concord & 9th.

Love to combine different fonts from various stamp sets.

This card was white heat embossed using the layered stamp from Concord & 9th, 

'Many Mandalas', using Versamark Ink on water colour paper. 

This formed a resist for a soft water colour effect.

Achieved by using a water colour brush & Distress Oxide Ink colours of 

Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Broken China & Faded Jeans.

The butterfly was stamped with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink & fussy cut out. 

The sentiment is cut using the 'Love Always frame die' & Sizzix thinlit die.

This vibrant layered background was made with

Broken China, Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber & Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks.

I really love the Concord & 9th 'Hugs' Stamps.  

The bear was fussy cut after colouring with Distress Markers.

The stitched edge thinlit die cuts are from Sizzix & Tim Holtz.  

Can you see the soft impressions made using the 

'Many Mandalas' & the 'Barnwood Background' stamps with Distress Oxide Ink. 

Used on the top and black layers giving them a very subtle texture.

 Watercolour paper base cut with Rectangular Stitched edge die.

Wilted Violet, Broken China, Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade & Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide inks

swiped across card using acrylic block with two colours

applied at a time & spritzed with water.

Heidi Swapp & Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Dies cut from black cardstock

then clear heat embossed to give the shiny dimension.

Rest of the sentiment stamped in Black Archival ink & heat embossed

using Concord & 9th stamps.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my cards.

Hope they give you some inspiration to try combining different products.

Cheers for now,   Deb Adams