Winter Wishes!

Hello Friends and a Happy New Year to you!   Let's hope this one is an improvement on last year and that Lockdowns and Stay at Home orders will soon be a thing of the past.  Although we are not under any mandatory restrictions here in Arizona at the moment, we are trying to be as careful as we can and therefore spending as much time as possible at home.  I don't mind though as for me that means more crafting time - yippee!  Every cloud ... 😉

This week I have been playing with some new Ranger Distress Oxide inks that I recently purchased and have to say they might just be my new favorite!  As well as being really easy to work with (they blend beautifully), you can get some really cool effects due to their oxidizing properties when you add water.   

I recently watched a video by Jennifer McGuire where she showed how to stamp/stencil with water onto distress oxide backgrounds and I couldn't wait to give it a try.  (I have linked to that video here).  I blended Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and a little Seedless Preserves around the edges to create the inky background and then spritzed with water through a snowflake stencil from the Sara Signature Glittering Snowflake collection at Crafters Companion.  The water reacts with the ink to leave this cool oxidized effect.  So pretty.

Using metal dies from the same Glittering Snowflake collection, I cut out the center and matted onto a scrap of blue glitter card before adding to a plain white A2 card base and then cut a few smaller snowflakes from some iridescent silver card and added a few crystals 

Finally I stamped a sentiment, again using stamps from the same collection and heat embossed with silver tinsel embossing powder.

I loved this effect so much, I created another background in exactly the same way, except this time I used more of the Tumbled Glass and Seedless Preserves and only a little Salty Ocean to make a lighter, softer background.  For this card, I cut a large snowflake from the center and made it into a shaker window filled with chunky glitter and sequins and used scraps of purple metallic card to cut smaller snowflakes for embellishment.  I used the same Seedless Preserves Oxide Ink to stamp the sentiment and finished it off with a few tiny crystals and some lilac dew drops. 💜

I think these will make great cards for those Winter birthdays on my list!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again next time!

Stay warm, stay safe and stay home!

Bev x