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Monday, July 30, 2012

Distress inks

Anne Gaal is celebrating her 4th blogversary with a giveaway of distress inks, either the Spring or the Summer limited edition sets!  All she asks is that we make something using distress inks, and join and load it into her flickr Gallery.  Here is my 2nd entry:


supplies: white and dark aqua cardstock, watercolor paper, Hero Arts G2991 Friends Background, CL430 Real Garden Petals, 657773 Antique Butterflies & Flowers stamps and dies, broken china and peeled paint distress inks, VersaFine onyx black ink

I used a Shari Carroll technique, to ink up an acrylic block with a mix of distress inks, spritz very liberally with water, and then stamp the block onto watercolor paper.  I like the way it squishes out around the edges, giving a nice uneven edge.  After letting that dry well, I overstamped it with the friends definition stamp in black, and the dill image in peeled paint, then trimmed it out and placed it on my card front, adding a stamped and die-cut butterfly.

Anne is an immensely talented artist and photographer and freely shares her ideas.  Happy Anniversary, Anne!  Here's to many more!
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28 comments:

  1. Lisa EltonJuly 30, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    Lin this is STUNNING...I see the winner here!

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  2. JingleJuly 30, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    This is fabulous! I love the color!

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  3. Colleen DietrichJuly 30, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    So lovely, Lin! The blues and greens meld beautifully.

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  4. MarcyK924July 30, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Oh how perfect! You did Shari proud - this is gorgeous! LOVE the blue and green and DILL is my favorite herb!

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  5. gRiSeL™July 30, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    Really love this color combination. Will definitely need to try out this technique soon! Beautiful card with awesome details!!!

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  6. MayJuly 30, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    Wonderful colours , Gorgeous card,, love the stamping in the background & butterfly... simple perfect! Hugs May x x x

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  7. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    Gorgeous, Lin! Love the wonderful background you created!

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  8. TraceyJuly 30, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    GORGEOUS Lin!!! LOVE those colours and layers!

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  9. DarnellJuly 30, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    Dang. That's an amazing display of DI in all it's glory!!

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  10. Annette AllenJuly 30, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    oh i so love this...looks amazing...

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  11. Heather RogersJuly 30, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Just beautiful! I love that sweet butterfly. :)

    Hugs~

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  12. BarbaraJuly 30, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    This is beautiful!!!! I love this technique so much and your card is inspiring me to use this technique on some Christmas cards I'm making at the moment! Thanks for the reminder!

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  13. DebbieJuly 30, 2012 at 8:20 PM

    So beautiful!

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  14. Andi (RrlScrapGal)July 30, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    Lovely colors!!! This is such a beautiful card. Love your technique!

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  15. alexandra s.m.July 30, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    I love this technique and your card is just AMAZING Lin!!
    TFS~

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  16. BarbJuly 30, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    Each time I see this technique it looks so unique - love the way yours turned out, Lin! Gorgeous inking and stamping!

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  17. Wanda G (stampcat)July 30, 2012 at 11:02 PM

    ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! Such a great card Lin! Have a good week!

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  18. Savannah O'GwynnJuly 30, 2012 at 11:24 PM

    OHHHHHHH! This is just GORGEOUS! I LOVE the colors and the design--BEAUTIFULLY done:)

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  19. Dawn TJuly 31, 2012 at 2:15 AM

    Delightful Lin. Like your inky background and the dill stamping. The butterfly finishes it beautifully

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  20. Maureen MortonJuly 31, 2012 at 7:50 AM

    Such a great artsy look, Lin! Love the watercolor effect. A little messy to create, tho??? Dirty fingers maybe? The butterfly is the perfect focal point.

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  21. Maureen ChandlerJuly 31, 2012 at 7:59 AM

    I love this technique with distress inks - this card is just beautiful!!!

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  22. Elizabeth AllanJuly 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    Lin this is a gold-medal entry!

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  23. JacquelineJuly 31, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    One of your classics Lin!

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  24. JackieJuly 31, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    That is absolutely beautiful. I haven't done that technique in quite a while, but it's back on my short list now.

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  25. Janet a.k.a. swanlady21July 31, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    Love this . . . great colour combo!

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  26. BrendaAugust 1, 2012 at 2:32 AM

    Beautiful colors Lin! Love this collage you created!

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  27. ClareAugust 1, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    Beautiful inking here, Lin! Love the colors you used - my favorite colors! :)

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  28. walchowDesignAugust 2, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    Stunning effect with the spritz technique, Lin! Love the color choice too!

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!