Hi everyone,
This week at the AAA Cards Challenge, we’re asking you all to dig out your most favourite product (or products) from your stash and get creating! We have $20 from Stampendous up for grabs to the lucky winner!
For my card this week I chose a few of my faves (even though it is supposed to be one – oops!!) – Distress Inks, Embossing Paste and Silver embossing powder.
I have tried and tried and tried to do ink blending in the past – with the new mini blending tool and the old square one, on all sorts of paper including watercolour, I just fail miserably – tool marks, dark colour, even squeaking! Well this time it worked – and the SECRET? Bristol Smooth paper (I used Julie’s Bristol from Ellen Hutson). OMG. I tried it as it is so good for blending with the Zig Clear Color Markers and for Distress it works just as well. It was so easy!! I blended my two favourite Distress Ink colours – Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio up from the bottom very lightly, fading out about a third of the way up.
I then took a Tim Holtz flower stencil and lightly misted over with Tattered Angels sparkly shimmer spray (you can’t quite see this in the pic unfortunately but in real life it’s like a shimmery shadow).
When that was dry, I used the stencil again, shifted over to the side slightly and added Dreamweaver Embossing Paste in white. I embossed a sentiment in Ranger Super Fine silver embossing powder from one of my favourite stamp companies – Power Poppy and popped it up on foam squares. To finish I added simple blobs of Glossy Accents to keep it CAS.
I can’t wait to see what your stash favourites are! Come join us!
Have a great weekend!
Jenny
Jenny this is a stunning CAS card and the blending worked like a dream. I have tried and tried like you and so far really can't do it but looks like you rock at it now x
Oh my, so crisp and clean and cool! Love that colour and the embossing on top of your totally rocked it blending.
Bristol smooth paper Sandie !!! Thank you!
Thank you Jane!
So serene and perfect Jenny although I think we were allowed ONE item of favourite stash! hahahaha! So hard to stick to one though. Love all the elements you've used here. The gorgeous embossing paste for texture and such dreamy colours and design. I have to agree that it's all down to the cardstock when blending inks and some are hideous to work with and just drag and make a mess no matter how hard you try. Well done on persevering. I've also just bought some of that GORGEOUS bristol paper for zigs and realised it works a treat for blending too. x
what a beautiful ombre effect, gorgeous card
Looks fantastic, love the colour softness and that embossing paste, beautiful.
Jenny, your card is so tender. Love embossed in white paste flowers on a fading background. – Sweet Kobylkin
I LOVE the combo of embossing paste and stencils. I too have a lot of trouble with the round felt blenders. I have to try that paper, but I have had lots of success with these blenders: https://www.amazon.com/Tsukineko-STPKG002-1-Piece-Jumbo-Dauber/dp/B000WWFD8U/ref=pd_sim_201_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51I7mVDE6eL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=1PSW2X551862GYT510RT
They come in small and jumbo, and work beautifully. Love the colors of inks you used for your blending. Beautiful creation, Jenny.
Stunning card, love those pretty colours with the touch of sparkle. Cathy x
Gorgeous stencil, gorgeous effect, gorgeous card!
Really beautiful subtle background shading! Just the right touch for your gorgeous embossing.
The card is like a dream. So soft subtle background, looks surreal.
This is one of the prettiest cards in Blogland right now! wow!! I love everything about your card!. Thank you for the tip on the paper and EP I am headed to the internet to shop right now! : )
Patti