Same Technique - Two Inks

Inspired by a card I saw on Instagram designed by @mindyeggendesign.  I was captivated and inspired by the background colors of here Swirly Snowflakes with Embossing Glaze card.  I set about to build a similar background with the supplies I had and ended up creating two versions. 

I started with Distress inks and blended the colors to get my desired color effect.   I swapped the embossed snowflakes for stamped flakes.  Because of the water-reactive properties in Distress Inks, you can stamp images using just water!  I used a spray bottle with a fine mister and spritzed the background stamp and the end result was a soft watermark look.  From there I used some acrylic paint in both silver and white, that I think with a little water, to add some additional splatters.  To complete the first card, I mounted the panel on some glitter card stock before adhering it to a white card base.  The finishing touch was adding the Merry Christmas die cut from the same glitter card stock. 

Version two was created with Distress Oxides.  I followed many of the same steps as I did with the first card.  Background blended with the same colors and splattered with the same paint.  I ended up with a big water splotch on the card that had to be covered, so I opted for the stitched tag and a stamped sentiment in place of the die-cut words.  The paint splatters are more subtle on this version and the snowflakes almost seem to glow.  

Market Place:  Available at Smiling Moose, Delta Junction, AK

Inspiration:  Swirly Snowflakes with Embossing Glaze - Midy Eggen Design

Technique:  Ink Blending, Stamping with Water, Stamping, Die Cutting

Retired Products:  Clearly Besotted Merry Christmas, Hero Arts Joy to the World Stamp Set

Additional Supplies Used:  Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Essentials 1 Dies 

Supplies Used with Affiliate Links:

Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Shop at: SSS | SBC	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES Shop at: SSS | SBC	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CHIPPED SAPPHIRE Shop at: SSS | SBC
Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Peacock Feathers Shop at: SSS | SBC	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CHIPPED SAPPHIRE Shop at: SSS | SBC	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS | SBC	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS | SBC
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES Shop at: SSS | SBC	Tsukineko VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ | MFT	Canson XL Watercolor Pad, 9"X12" Fold Over Shop at: SSS | AZ	Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp OUTLINE SNOWFLAKES Shop at: SSS
Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ | MFT	Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long tape, Refill cartridge 5 Pack, Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ | MFT	Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long-Blue Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ | MFT	Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ
Tim Holtz Tonic TRAVEL GLASS MEDIA MAT Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ	Clear Double Sided Adhesive Roll - 1/4 Inch x 81 Feet Shop at: SBC	We R Memory Keepers - Evolution Advanced Die Cutting Tool Shop at: AZ	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces Shop at: SSS | SBC | AZ | MFT
Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS Shop at: SSS | SBC	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS | SBC	Ink Blending Tool with Domed Foam Applicators Shop at: SBC	10ml Spray Bottles - 3 Pack Shop at: SBC
Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE Shop at: SSS