Category: Distress oxides
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You’re a Limited Edition: MFT Color Challenge #206
Hey guys! Do you like taking part in card challenges? I love them, because they force me to think creatively in ways that I might not have otherwise, and I end up producing something new! Today, I made a card for the current MFT Stamps colour challenge #206, which has the following colour palette: I…
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I’m nuts & bolts about you
Hey everyone, hope you’re well! I’ve just made a card for this month’s Heffy Doodle challenge – “Love” themed cards, so I thought I’d share a tutorial! To make my background, I blended various pink shades of distress oxide through the Simply Radiant stencil, starting with the darkest in the centre, moving out to the…
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Little Signage Agenda – new baby card
I was scrolling through my photos this afternoon and realised I’d not posted this new baby card I made for a friend a few months back! To make the background, I ink blended a slimline panel with distress oxides (speckled egg and tumbled glass, I think!). I then sprinkled it with water to add some…
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Heffy Doodle challenge – Tone on Tone
Hi! Today I’m sharing a card I made for this month’s Heffy Doodle challenge (tone on tone projects). After searching my Heffy Doodle stash, I picked out the Hello Squeakheart stamp set and decided to make my own patterned paper background by repeatedly stamping the cheese image. I mounted the image on an acrylic block,…
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MFT Card Design Superstar – Coloring Virtuoso
Well, I’ll be honest – I wasn’t sure whether to enter this card in the competition at all, because some of the entries are just crazy good. However, I did take a lot of care over colouring my characters and I like how the card turned out, so if nothing else, I could end up…
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Trick or Treat – Lawn Fawn x Wow Embossing
Have you seen the new Trios that Wow Embossing have recently released? The thing I love about them is that often they are colours that I would not have thought to put together myself. One of the Trios that Wow! sent me to play with as part of my guest design spot recently was this…
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2 for 1 inky backgrounds – Wow Embossing
I love 2 for 1 techniques, and this one is so easy, you need to give it a try! Also, if you like a process video, I have a quick reel over on my Instagram page, so feel free to check it out! To make my backgrounds, I used the All Squared Up Stencil from…
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Heffy Doodle Fan Hop
Hey, friends! Hope you’ve got something nice planned for the weekend! We’re having a few days away this weekend, for a MUCH needed chill with our girls! Today I’m sharing with you TWO cards that I made for this year’s Heffy Doodle Fan Hop! I love Heffy Doodle, and I’ve had this Sweet Stuff stamp…
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Christmas in July
It feels very strange posting this card on the first day of a heatwave in the UK! But the current Lawn Fawn challenge is Christmas in July, so here we go! I started out by ink blending an A2 sized panel of Neenah solar white classic crest 110lb card stock with festive colours: candied apple,…
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MFT sketch challenge
I’ve said it before: I LOVE a sketch challenge. Card layouts and background ideas are one of the things I struggle with the most, so I love the inspiration that comes from following a plan. So, today I’m sharing this sweet little card I made for the current MFT sketch challenge (below). I used the…
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