I mentioned in my Special to Me card post on Friday that I received some new Distress Inks for Christmas. I promised that I would share a card using them. I used the ink sparingly on this card. I wanted to experiment with how they would look on vellum. I added some ink to my Ranger craft sheet and then spritzed some water onto the ink. I then placed a piece of vellum onto the wet ink. The vellum stays wet for a very long time so I dried it with my heat gun. I love the dreamy look that it produced! Now I think I’ll make a card incorporating a larger area using this technique. I stamped the sentiment onto a white strip of cardstock that I placed underneath the piece of inked vellum.
Supplies: Word Salad stamp set by Paper Smooches, Newspaper Background by Hero Arts, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks by Ranger.
This technique looks great! Love the colors you have chosen. must give this a try! Thanks for sharing
Very pretty card…love that watercolor look on the dreamy vellum! Very nice!
WoW!! This is just gorgeous. What an awesome idea/technique! Dang girl, you are sooo talented. Love this card. Happy New Year. Bev
Jackie this is such a cool card. What a great technique putting the sentiment behind the vellum was a great idea!
It is a fun look! And it’s perfect paired up with the newsprint background.
BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVING that coloring technique and loveeeeee the heart!!!!
Your coloured panel is so clever Jackie, LoVe it!
Fabulous, love that soft muted effect
Love that you backed the vellum piece with the sentiment! What a fun technique to try! Can’t wait to dig my distress inks out! Thank you for sharing Jackie! Happy New Year!
Love how you used your new Distress Inks Jackie.
oooh oooh oooh! I want to try this! I LOVE that cool dreamy look it produced