3 Colours of Distress Inks

Three colours of Distress Inks were used to colour this image. The properties of the inks allowed for seamless colouration. The cardstock base was chosen to match one of the Distress Inks used.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts
Papers: purple cardstock (Bazzill), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), black cardstock (stash)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Lemonade & Lilac & Broken China
Accessories: rhinestone (Dollarama), border punch (EK)

Highlighting with Distress Inks

By consciously colouring the stamped image with two colours of Distress Inks, I was able to highlight a particular part of it with a lighter colour.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Judy G.?
Papers: purple cardstock (Hero), patterned (MemoryBox)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Spun Sugar & Lilac
Accessories: button (stash), Spellbinder Matting Basics

Blended Columns of Colour

This image lended itself to be coloured in columns. The Distress Inks blend in such a manner that a sharp definition of colour is avoided, making the finished, coloured image appear more coherent.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Penny Black
Papers: pink cardstock (CM), blue cardstock (Bazzill), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Spun Sugar & Jean & Antique Linen
Accessories: Spellbinders Fleur de Lis & Squares, ribbon (Fabricland)

Finished with a Bow

This is the same image previously used, but added bows for a finishing touch.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: from Judy G.
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Tea Dye Ink, Distress Markes
Accessories: ribbon (stash)

Many Mats

The smaller size of this stamped image allowed me to matte it in the same colours used on the stamped image. It was "fussy cut" to add more interest than a plain rectangle.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero?
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), black cardstock (stash), yellow & purple cardstocks (Bazzill)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Squeezed Lemonade & Shaded Lilac 

Distress Inks and Copic Markers

I used the Distress Inks to softly colour the background and the flowers and a Copic marker to richly colour the leaves.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: from Judy G.
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), blue cardstock (Bazzill Tropical Breeze)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Spun Sugar& Tumbled Glass

Going Places

Not sure if this is finished; might add an appropriate sentiment on the bottom right hand side. Just love the bicycle image and had to create with it! In order to match the cardstock to the blue bicycle, I used a Distress Marker to colour the bike and the Distress ink pad by the same name to colour the cardbase front.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PSX
Papers: off white cardstock (Core'dinations), red cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress
Accessories: Spellbinder Mattes, Distress Markers

Combining Distress Inks and Markers

The first step to this card was to stamp the image with clear ink and heat emboss it with white embossing powder, on white cardstock.  The entire surface of the white cardstock was coloured with Distress Ink. Then I coloured in the flowers with the Distress Marker of the same name as the ink pad, for a darker tone.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PSX
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), gold cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Versamark, Distress
Accessories: white embossing powder (stash), Distress Markers

Framing 3D Die Cuts

A frame was made using a combination of an ornate square and a regular square die. The tips of the flower die cut pieces were accented with Distress Ink and rounded with the end of a thin paint brush. I rolled the paper around the brush handle. A glue dot was used to adhere the glass microbeads for a perfect flower centre.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: SU
Papers: cream, blue, green and red cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (BoBunny)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Fired Brick and Antique Linen
Accessories: Spellbinder Matting Basics, Squares, Fleur de Lis Squares, Daisy Heads (leaves), Blossom 2, gold microbeads

More Cracked Eggs

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), green cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Distress Shabby Shutters
Accessories: Spellbinder Eggs & Small Labels, ribbon (Fabricland)

Crackin' Eggs

Card Recipe
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Ink: Distress Shabby Shutters
Accessories: Spellbinder Labels & Eggs, button & embroidery thread

You Make My Life Blossom!

Love that this stamp set has a coordinating tulip die!

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: PTI
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Inks: Distress Shabby Shutters, Bazzill Petunia, Staz On Timber
Accessories: PTI die, velvet ribbon (stash), butterfly die (Cheery Lynn), rhinestones (Kaiser)

Posies

Love this stamp set and matching dies from  Papertrey Ink.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: PTI
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (BG Sultry)
Inks: Bazzill Petunia, Distress Shabby Shutters, Staz On Timber
Accessories: Dies (PTI), Spellbinder Circles

More Scrap Strips

The strips were cut 1" wide, along with 1" circles from the same patterned paper.  The circles were tucked under the ends of the strips to create the scalloped border.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: SU
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Ink: Staz On Timber, Distress Spun Sugar
Accessories: Spellbinder Fancy Tags 3, brads (stash), ribbon (Fabricland), circle punch (Marvy)

Mixing Patterns

Card Recipe
Stamps: sentiment (PTI), background (SU)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), green cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (BG Perhaps)
Ink: Versafine Onyx, Distress Iced Spruce
Accessories: Spellbinders Tags 3 & Labels 22

Christmas in March

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero?
Papers: stash
Inks: Versafine Onyx, Distress (Antique Linen, Festive Berries, Stormy Sky)
Accessories: brads (stash), embossing folder border (Cuttlebug) 

Hanging By a Thread

Just another way to incorporate hearts into a card design. Here too Distress Ink was used to "finish" the different pieces of patterned papers.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Autumn Leaves
Papers: cream cardstock (Core'dinations), patterned (MME Market Street)
Inks: Staz On Timber Brown, Distress Festive Berries
Accessories: scalloped scissors (Fiskars), ribbon (Fabricland), heart die (Sizzix), heart punch (EK Success), Spellbinder Mattes, brown marker

An Old Fashioned

This is a perfect example of using Distress Inks to colour a stamped image so that it coordinates with patterned papers. This image was stamped on white cardstock and coloured with pink and brown Distress Inks.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Papers: cream cardstock (Core'dinations), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (MME Madison Ave.)
Accessories: Distress Inks (Spun Sugar & Vintage Photo), ribbon (stash), paper roses (I Am Roses)

Hearts & Roses

With a Victorian theme in mind, I chose this ornate heart image to stamp, a paper rose and a damask embossing folder.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Stampendous
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Bittersweet)
Ink: Distress Spun Sugar
Accessories: Spellbinder Labels, paper rose (I Love Roses), brads (stash), embossing folder (Sizzix)

Soft & Cosy

This patterned paper reminded me of a quilt so I cut it as one, in the shape of a rectangle, as a background for my card embellishments.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Ink: Distress Spun Sugar
Accessories: Spellbinder A2 Mattes & Hearts, ribbon (stash), rhinestone (Kaiser)