Joy Christmas

 

Hello

I hope you are doing well and enjoying some crafting time.

Meet today's card.

Super simple to create using a very easy technique with Distress Oxide inks. 

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting my card front panel with some heavy white cardstock to fit on an A2 size card base.
• I rubbed some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink onto my non-stick craft mat, sprayed with water and pressed the cardstock into the wet ink.  I repeated that process, drying in between colour applications using some Peacock Feathers and then some Wilted Violet.  
• When the ink was all dry, I rubbed the piece with my anti-static bag and then stamped the snowflake with some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it.  This snowflake stamp is one of my favs.
• Next, I covered a piece of white cardstock with some clear packing tape and die cut the JOY letters.  I have mentioned this technique before as it gives the die-cut sentiments some extra stability and gives a great shine without having to heat emboss.  
• I splattered with my white and black Posca pen (of course!)
• I glued the inked piece onto some white cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.  
• I glued the JOY sentiment to the bottom and then added a blue gem to the snowflake center.

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

ps.  I am way behind at visiting your blogs, but I will try my best to get there next week.  I'm back at work and my time is so limited.  I apologize for being so behind.

Supplies

Stamps- Winter Wishes Snowflake (Colorado Craft)

Inks- Versamark, Distress Oxides (mentioned above)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- JOY die (Penny Black); clear packing tape; 

Lawn Fawn white embossing powder; non-stick craft mat; blue gem; heat tool; Anti-static bag