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Friday, May 4, 2012

A little embossing, a little distress ink

I took inspiration from HERE on Betsy's blog for this card, using In Bloom stamps and heat embossing with white powder.  I used a couple of distress inks that I sponged over the embossed image and finally spritzed it with a lot of water and then waited for it to dry.  I like the soft effect of this and I think I will try it with different colors.  I did use water color paper for this effect.

5 comments:

Marjan said...

Hi Colleen, I am an friend of José and Cornelie anf found your blog through theirs. Love your style! This card is gorgeous!! You have a new follower :)

Linda said...

Ooh Col. I love this card. So soft and pretty.

Colleen said...

Thank you, but my cards are not nearly as great as either Jose or Cornelie, but your comments are so very much appreciated and accepted. And thank you for following me!

Stephanie said...

What a beautiful card Colleen - really great technique! x

Colleen said...

Wow, Stephanie, thank you for leaving a comment...I love your blog and visit it every day. You are so creative and clever with all that you do with stamping...I am truly humbled that you left a comment for me! YOU just made my day!! Thanks so much!