Hello!
Today's card set is definitely on the clean and simple side at first glance.
But, personally, I never find ink blending to be a super quick option...
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs - Christmas Words Tree (r), Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Stars (r)
Other: Distress Oxides
I wanted to create a night sky backdrop for the shining star that I planned to glam up on the Christmas Words Tree die from Lil' Inker Designs.
This is a really versatile sentiment die and can be easily stacked 3 times to create dimension. I also love how the stitched stars set features one die that is an exact match for the star on the tree die, making it super easy to add a glittery star.
Behind that star I wanted to make the sky glow - without quite knowing where the star would end up, so on some of the cards there's more "glow" than on others.
Basically Distress Oxides and a lot of water spritzing followed by iridescent watercolour splatters did a lot of the work to create this effect, and I'm here for it!
Salvaged Patina has been a real game changer in the collection - it's not obvious it's been used here, but once you start spritzing with water and leaving it to develop, the aqua shade really stars to pop through.
I hadn't realised just how low I was running on square card bases until I was making this set and thankfully had just 5 bases - the exact number I needed - left!
No emergency trips out to the craft store required!
Until next time, happy festive crafting!
Lil' Inker Designs - Christmas Words Tree die (r) Shop at: MISC |
Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Stars dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
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Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
Memory Box - Majestic Hues glitter pad Shop at: EH | MISC |
Dr. Pj. Martin's Bleed Proof White watercolour Shop at: AZ |
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ |
Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC |
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Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
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Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
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