TRYING THE DISTRESSING TECHNIQUE - Cynthia Stevenson, Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Ha, I finally tried the distressing technique, got very inky but had lots of fun with it. Here is the result.

It turns out that you don’t need to have anything special, just Stampin’ Up! inks, a window sheet and a spritzer. I swiped the different coloured inks across the window sheet, spritzed it and then carefully pressed a piece of Shimmery White cardstock on top. Then partially heated it, spritzed it again and repeated the process. I used a small paint brush to spatter droplets of Pumpkin Pie ink to get the mottled look. The Leaflets framelits dies were used to cut out the leaves and the Best Birds bundle finished things off.

TIP: Make sure that you have lots of paper towel laid out on your work surface – it gets messy!

This card is my version of the sketch posted by Create with Connie and Mary. The leaves were placed strategically to mimic the circles on the sketch.

The Colours came from the Pals Paper Arts colour challenge for this week. The colours included are Old Olive, So Saffron and Dapper Denim.

Here’s everything that I used to create todays card.

Best Birds Photopolymer Bundle [142315] $54.75	Dapper Denim 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [141414] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101910] $10.00
Window Sheets [142314] $6.75	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394] $8.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad [126957] $8.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $8.50
Rich Razzleberry Ombre Stampin’ Pad [141609] $11.75	Bermuda Bay Ombre Stampin’ Pad [141608] $11.75	Calypso Coral Ombre Stampin’ Pad [141611] $11.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [105229] $4.25
Stampin’ Spritzer [126185] $4.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] $4.75	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $6.75
Delicate White Doilies [141701] $4.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Leaflets Framelits Dies [138283] $33.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $9.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.25	Glue Dots [103683] $7.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [126889] $40.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.00

Have an excellent Tuesday and Happy Stamping!

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Peggy Noe says

August 30, 2016 at 11:07 am

Love this card Cynthia! Thanks for your great explanation of how you did the leaves. The splatter of Pumpkin Pie really makes it look so realistic! Thanks for sharing your project with us this week at Pals Paper Arts!

- Cynthia Stevenson says
  
  August 31, 2016 at 8:03 am
  
  Thanks Peggy. It was a ton of fun creating those leaves and I’m glad you liked the explanation!
  
Joanne James says

August 30, 2016 at 2:57 pm

What great fall colours and textures Cynthia – a really creative take on our sketch! Thanks for joining us over at Create With Connie and Mary this week!

- Cynthia Stevenson says
  
  August 31, 2016 at 8:03 am
  
  Thanks so much Joanne. I had a ton of fun creating that card and leaves.
  
Mary Brown says

August 31, 2016 at 2:09 pm

What a pretty use of the leaves for the circle elements on the sketch! LOVE your pretty fall card! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

- Cynthia Stevenson says
  
  September 1, 2016 at 8:57 am
  
  Thanks Mary, I’m so glad that you like it.
  
Libby says

August 31, 2016 at 8:47 pm

What a great idea for out sketch this week! Thanks for playing along at Create with Connie and Mary!

- Cynthia Stevenson says
  
  September 1, 2016 at 8:57 am
  
  Thanks so much Libby.

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