Old Scraps work!

This card uses a little scrap I just couldn't to throw away. It was made YEARS ago. Probably close to 18 years. That's BAD!

The scrap is on Night of Navy paper from SU and uses a SU stamp set Autumn Floral (long retired). I used some kind of pigment ink to stamp the leaves. Back then I think the only kind I had was the petal shaped inks from Color box.

This little piece resurfaced again last week, so I pulled it out and vowed not to put it away again. It would become a card or trash! 

Then I started playing with the gel press and my Distress Oxides. I peeled this background off the press and tossed it on the table to dry... right next to that little navy strip. It was meant to be. A trip through the cutting machine with a Stitched Rectangle STAX die from MFT , a piece of Night of Navy card stock and the card was nearly done.

The sentiment circle was cut with a Stitched Circle STAX die (MFT) and stamped with a stamp from Mega Mixed Messages- PTI.

Sequins from Studio Katia and a little navy organdy ribbon and it is done. Finally that pretty little piece has a home.

Tim Holtz Tag inspired

Ah, yes. The Tim Holtz influence is undeniable. I just love his positive attitude and the way he encourages one to create. We need more people in this world with his kind of attitude. Anyway, most everything on this card is directly related to his work.

I used Distress Oxides in Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar on a gel press and Layered a Stampers Anonymous stencil THMM103 here and there.

The tag was cut with MFT Stitched Traditional Tag STAX and the background with Stitched Rectangle STAX.

All the colors on the tag is the pick up from my glass mat when making another project with Distress Oxide Ink.

The Wildflower 2 Sizzix Thinlit was cut from pieces of 

pre-made background papers. That little sentiment is from a sticker tablet, also Tim Holtz.

I'm a Holtz Junkie

I started to watch Tim's new video on the basics of the Distress Inks this afternoon. I'll most likely watch it again because I barely got into the first 5 minutes of the blending section and a lightbulb went off. I love playing with the inks to make interesting background papers. I have a drawer full, but never enough!😏

 I decided to try this Distress Ink blending on a dark paper. I've used a similar approach on scraps years ago, but not with Distress Oxides. The Oxides make this blending effortless! I loved the results.

I began with a piece of SU Always Artichoke paper. The banner with the sentiment is the original color.

I wanted more depth in the paper so I used Shabby Shutters Oxide in the top right and a combination of Forest Moss, Rustic Wilderness and Black Soot for the bottom left.

I used a touch of Frayed Burlap Oxide on the top of the branches to highlight slightly, then used Ground Espresso Ink on the bottom for shaded texture. 

The bird base was cut from SU Basic Gray card stock. I lightly highlighted the head with Pumice Stone Oxide and the feet with Ground Espresso Ink. The body and wing of the bird are cut from scraps of background papers made last summer. The tiny leaves are from scraps as well.

Dies:

Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics

Bird- Sizzix Thinlits Tim Hotz Collection Feathered Friends 664433

Branch- Sizzix Alterations TH collection Fall Foliage 660955

Leaf - Sizzix Thinlits Alteration TH #661206

Sentiment Stamp - Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Tiny Text CMS394

Paper- SU Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzaz, Basic Gray