One Little Craft Tag Challenge #169

Blend Distress Oxide in Wilted Violet using the Distress Blending Technique.  Splatter with water and dry.  Stamp the two background stamps (Tim Holtz) with the same ink.  Stamp the female figure (Dina Wakley) and the word (Unknown) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere rhinestones, washi tape and three dimensional butterfly sticker.  All three were a shade of purple to coordinate with the background.

This tag was entered into the challenge at Daisy Chain #9 - Monochromatic.

This tag was entered into the Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge #137 - Anything Goes Additional a Butterfly.

This tag was entered into one of the challenges at Power Poppy - Go Ahead Bug Me.

This tag was also entered into the Dragonfly Dreams Challenge for the Month of June - Add Sparkle.  The addition of rhinestones are the sparkle.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #63

Create a background using the Watercolor Pigment Wet/Wet Technique and Kool Aid powders.  Let dry.  Ink up background stamp (Tim Holtz) with distress ink and mist with water before stamp.  Repeat several times and then let dry.  Stamp phrase and image (Viva Las Vegas Stamps) on scrapbook paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Tear out images and adhere to tag.  

Administrative Assistants" Day or what ever the actual name of the day is

One in a series of five cards. 

Ingredients

White Card Base

Distress Markers in Dusty Concord, Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass

Cardstock in Blue, Pink, and Purple

Canson Mixed Media Paper (MM Paper)

Stamps- Tim Holtz Telephone Blueprint,Tim Holtz Scratches and lLetter Stamps (brand Unknown) 

Archival Black Ink Pad

Copic Lavender Glitter Pen (I believe these are called Spica)

Scissors

Quilting Ruler

Xacto Knife or Paper Trimmer

ATG runner or Adhesive of Choice

Pop Dots

Brayer

Non-stick Craft Mat

Distress Stain in Dusty Concord, Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass

Pink Polka Dotted Washi Tape

Sizzix Tim Holtz on the Side Die Pennants 

Sizzix Big Shot and Cutting Plates

Steps

1. On craft mat apply Distress Stains side by side. Roll brayer through stain. Apply to MM paper. Repeat until paper is covered in a pleasing way. Let dry. 

2. Using Distress Markers, ink up scratches stamp and apply to card base. Let dry. 

3. Using Archival Ink, stamp telephone stamp on color cardstock. Let dry. Then cut out phone part. Color dial with copic glitter pen. Apply pop dots to back.

4.   Using Archival Ink, stamp phone stamp on distress Brayered paper. Cut image to desired size. Cut colored cardstock to desired size. 

5. Using adhesive mount distress brayed piece to color cardstock. Using pop dots layer cut out telephone to distress Brayered piece as shown.  Adhere combined piece to card blank. 

6. Using Pennants die and big shot, die cut big pennant out of colored card stock. With archival ink, stamp the word thanks. Apply adhesive on back and apply to card base. 

7.  Using Pennants die and big shot, die cut small pennant out of distress Brayered paper.  Adhere over the top of the other pennant piece. Cover edge with washi tape. 

8.Outline all of the pieces with copic glitter pen. 

I used a similar technique for my Easter card. 

Distress Brayered technique is a quick easy background that is very subtle. I believe you could use re inkers if you did not have distress stains