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I Did It! I purchased my first Distress Crayons! I always watch Tim Holtz youtube videos and new releases and I just couldnt NOT buy them! He makes everything look so damn easy! Well while I waited for them to arrive I watched all the Tim Holtz videos I could of using Distress Crayons so I would be familiar with techniques and such. They arrived! Oh So Pretty! I quickly dove in to trying them out. Reality Strike! I'm no Tim Holtz and these beautiful crayons did not give me Crafty Superpowers! LOL - I tried to use them in all the ways and nothing worked out for me. Well this crafty crazy is going to have to practice with this new medium until she discovers the magic way to use them and get desired results, just like everything else she has tried! After all it took several mistakes to learn how to inkblend properly. This too I shall Learn!

My latest Creation. I've pulled from several stamp sets for this scene as well as mixing other mediums together. The Background is inkblending of Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick and Chipped Saphhire Distress Ink. The images have been stamped in versafine black onyx and heat embossed with Ranger Clear Embossing powder and the word Believe in Ranger Silver Embossing powder. The Polar Bears are from Recollections, they are colored in with spectrum noir alcohol and watercolor markers; the presents come from Mama Elephant Santas Sleigh and Simon Says Stamp Bright and Merry; the word Believe is from Gina K Designs Stained Glass Flowers. The Santa and reindeer in the sky is from a photopolymer stamp of unknown origin. The hill the bears sit on is from Gina K's Master Layouts 6. I believe that covers everything in what I used to create this. Thanks for looking!

Gina K Designs inspired Paper strip Heart Card! Strips pieced for heart, white embossed cardstock layered with black on white cardbase.

Mani Makes a Christmas mess! I've made this lovely vintage style Christmas card. Luckily I have an old poinsettia stamp and die and silver embossing paired with some patterned paper, creative use of marker and water and of course that vintage photo distress ink. A little sparkle pen and wahlah!! This would not have come to life without ideas from Gina k and Tim holtz videos!

Happy Birthday Ms Argie ! I've made this beautiful WOW expandable candle card for a dear family member who turned 100 on September 14th ! A labor of love this was! The design is a Marji Roy design. I've used glitter paper, multiple patterned paper, and stickles to achieve the wow factor here. #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmaking #marjiroy #papercrafting #100birthday #handmadecards #silhouettecameo #cardmaker #papercrafts

Happy Birthday Card, Inkblended Background lightly splattered with water, Lighthouse stamp. Layered on Black then white Cardstock. Heart Sequins and Pearls. A perfect little card for the Nautical Lover!

“Pieces of Me” A Mixed Media Collage created on a small Canvas Board. Items used include Crafters Companion “Natures Beauty” Stamp, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink for Ink Blending, Tim Holtz Grit Paste for Texture using a Crafters Companion Stencil. Frame Die, Buttons, Lace, Washi Tape.

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