Distress Oxide Glaze Technique: Thanks!

This is my last post for now using the Distress Oxide Glaze technique, although I'm sure I will use this technique a lot more going forward. These backgrounds are so easy and fun to make, and once you have some in your stash, it's easy to make a card in a hurry. If you have not seen my tutorial on this technique, you can see it here. You can also see examples of cards you can make with these backgrounds here (Toward the bottom of this post is what is possibly my favorite card of the bunch.), here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. I know, it's a lot, I get obsessed with a technique and have a hard time letting it go.

This one is probably my favorite of the die-cut series and I think it was the easiest to make. I didn't even stamp anything on it!

I die cut the white panel from Core-dinations 80# White Canvas cardstock using the largest of the Lawn Fawn LF-768 Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables. The square was cut out of the top center of this panel using the MFT-860 Die-Namics Inside/Outside Square Layers.

The Distress Oxide glazed panel was made previously, and the inks used are listed below. I cut the panel using the MFT-768 Die-Namics Blueprints 13 die set, which cuts a rectangle 5.25" x 4".

The flower that is draped across the square opening is from Memory Box 98333 Honeyblossom Sprig. This is one of my favorite Memory Box dies, and it is still in production.

The "Thanks" sentiment was cut from another piece of Oxide glazed panel that had similar colors, using an Impression Obsession die DIE258-K.

The entire panel was adhered to a base card of Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock, and I glued down some crystal iridescent sequins and put a little Stickles in the center of each sequin.

I hoped you liked this very long sequence of cards using the Distress Oxide glaze technique! My next post will be my April Christmas tags. 

Products Used:

Memory Box die 98333 Honeyblossom Sprig

Impression Obsession DIE258-K Thanks

MFT 768 Die-Namics Blueprints 13 die set

MFT-860 Die-Namics Inside/Outside Square Layers

Lawn Fawn LF-768 Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Distress Oxide inks: Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, 

Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Wild Honey, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint

Ranger Glaze Medium

Core'dinations 80# White Canvas cardstock

Ranger Alcohol Ink cardstock

Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock

Have a Beautiful Day!

Another card that I made when I was preparing for the alcohol ink mini class. I love this sentiment from Magenta, and this can apply to all of those Father's out there today! Happy Father's Day and Have a Beautiful Day!!

I cut a circle out of my base card using the Die-namics Inside/Outside Stitched Circles die set. I applied alcohol ink onto the front and back of a panel of Yupo paper so that the back will show on the inside of the card.

I die cut the Honeyblossom Sprig from white cardstock with Stick-it adhesive on the back  stamped the sentiment and scattered a few sequins.

Products used:

Magenta Stamp

07.969.F Have a Beautiful day!

Die-namics MFT-849 Inside/Outside Stitched Circles die set

Memory Box 98333 Honeyblossom Sprig die

Ranger Alcohol ink

Yupo paper

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Neenah Solar White 110# card stock

Various sequins

Technique of the Week: Use Your Dies to Dry Emboss

In conjunction with Art 'n Soul's newsletter article, "Technique of the Week" here is a short tutorial on how to dry emboss with your dies. This is just another way to get more out of your dies, and it's just as easy as using them for cutting; it's just a slightly different sandwich.  here's the card I made to illustrate this technique.

Here's the sandwich (tab 1 open on the Big shot, then die, paper, tan mat, cutting plates)

Your die should be placed on your base plate with the cutting edges up. If you have a Big Shot or Big Kick, open one tab the same as when you are embossing with an embossing folder. If you have a Cuttlebug, place your die on your A plate. The reason I like to put the die down on the base plate first is so that it won't get bent. This protects it a little better.

Next place your paper on your die. If you want to perfectly position your die on the paper, then do so first, (with the cutting edge against your paper) and lay it die side down on the base plate. If you want to be sure it won't move, you can use a little piece of painter's tape or washi tape.

Next you will need a tan or black rubber mat, and that goes on top of your paper. This is what prevents the die from cutting the paper. Don't worry, your mat will not be cut.

If you feel you need an additional shim at this time, you can put one or two pieces of scrap cardstock on top of the mat. I used one piece in this demonstration, and I'm not really sure I needed it.

Next, place your two cutting plates on top of your tan mat or paper shims. In the Cuttlebug, these are the two B plates.

Run it through with this sandwich, and the die will emboss, but not cut your paper.

In this project, in order to finish the card, I took a 2.25" square piece of watercolor paper and used the acrylic block stamping technique to add a pattern of Distress Ink (in Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed, and Picked Raspberry). I previously did a tutorial on the acrylic block stamping technique here.

I then stamped a Magenta sentiment 07.700.G Life is Art live yours in COLOR onto the inked background using Versafine Onyx Black ink.

The embossing was done on So Silk Beauty Pink cardstock, and the die used was Memory Box 98333 Honeyblossom Sprig.

The stamped square was added to the embossed panel with foam tape to pop it up a little.  The entire panel was added to a white card base, and I sprinkled on a few enamel dots.

Magenta Stamp used:

Life is art 07.700.G

Other products used:

Memory Box die Honeyblossom Sprig 98333

Tan embossing mat

So Silk Beauty Pink card stock

Tim Holtz gridded acrylic blocks

Distress Ink:  Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry

Onyx Black Versafine Ink

Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock

foam tape

Enamel dots from: My Minds Eye Market Street, and Unforgettable Firsts

Big Shot machine