It is day 3 of our distress week and we have lots more to share, including several cards and a video!

First up, here is a video showing watercolor stamping with Distress Ink, along with additional tips for adding simple distress details.

Click images to see a large close-up image…

Cards by Jennifer McGuire
Supplies:

• Three Ferns
• NEW Thank You Sayings
  
• Old Letter Writing
• Various Distress Inks
• Water Mist Bottle
• Watercolor Paper and Hero Arts Notecards
• Liquid Pearls - White Opal
  
• Other: Jute, buttons, Ranger Inkssentials Foam Ink Blending Tool, watercolor paper, paint brush, Ranger craft sheet, buttons, Creative Impressions silk ribbon

If you are interested more in watercolor stamping, check out this great article by Shari Carroll… click HERE.

I thought I would try out a slightly “grungy” card as a distress example.  This card is actually made from plain Grungeboard.  (Grungeboard is somewhat chipboard, but it is pliable, durable and excellent to alter.)  I cut it to 5.5″x8.5″ and scored it at the half point.  I folded on the line, creating a grungeboard card.  I embossed it with an embossing die and then painted it with acrylic paint, wiping off any excess.  Once dry, I added the stamped pieces and embellishments.  To add a bit of a fool’s gold shine to the card, I rubbed a bit of Distress Stickles on the edges.

Card by Jennifer McGuire
Supplies:

• Just a Note Bird (thank you background)
  
• NEW Thank You Sayings (greeting)
  
• Tea Dye Distress Ink (to age flowers)
  
• Hero Arts Meadow Flowers, Neutral Buttons and Green Pearls
  
• Other: Tim Holtz Plain Grungeboard (for card), Tim Holtz Idea-ology metal flowers and leaves, Ranger Antique Linen Distress Stickles (looks like fool’s gold chips), Ranger Paint Dabbers (to color Grungeboard card), Sizzix embossing folder, ledger paper, circle punches, string
  

Now, time for a masterpiece from the wonderful Tami Hartley.  This card made my jaw drop in awe when I first saw it!  Be sure to check out her tips below the card - there are some really creative ones…

Card by Tami Hartley
Supplies:

• Clear Design Printed Flowers
• Clear Design Fancy Friendship
• Wood Finish
• Raindrop Background
• Kraft Notecards
• White and Cream Art Flowers
• Memories White Ink, Peeled Paint Distress Ink, Soft Stone Shadow Ink, Chocolates & Blueberries Chalk Ink Queue
• Other: Antique Linen Distress Ink, Making Memories dotted paper, white string, button, pop dots, machine stitching

Here are some incredible tips from Tami:

• Background: Use the Wood Finish stamp to create a rough crosshatch pattern. Do not ink the stamp thoroughly; instead ink certain areas of the stamp more heavily than others. Stamp Wood Finish horizontally several times on the kraft paper. Then turn the stamp 90 degrees, reink, and stamp vertically several times.  Overstamp with the Raindrop Background using white ink. Stamp the straight edge of the white Memories inkpad directly onto the paper around all four edges to create a rough frame.
• Layered flower: Stamp various sized flowers from the Clear Design Printed Flowers set and trim. Crumple the petals a bit, add ink, and glue layers together. Curl individual petals under slightly and use pop dots for dimension between the two largest layers.
• Stem and leaves: Stamp designs from the Clear Design Printed Flowers set in green ink and sponge additional green ink over images. Handcut stem and leaves. Fold leaves in half and glue only one half of each leaf to the card so that part of the leaf pops up.

I hope you are feeling inspired to try some distressing.  We still have lots to share, so stop back by…

Jennifer

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