Get Well Soon

Hi Everyone!

I hope you have all been doing well! See? I told you I wouldn't stay away for long! I recently purchased my very first set of distress markers; and let me just say...I am totally IN LOVE!! They are fabulous. I had no idea how versatile they are! I cannot wait to get more. I only have about 13 so far, but I was amazed at how many different backgrounds I was able to make. I will be sharing some of these creations over the next few days. For this card, I used the Mojo Monday sketch this week and I'm also linking this to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge to showcase your favorite things you use while stamping and crafting. My favorite things to use while crafting are distress inks, not just the markers but the ink pads as well.

My favorite thing about them is knowing they can be used in such a wide variety of ways and that even if you use the same technique and the same colors, you will more than likely never achieve the same result twice! For my card today, for example, I used watercolor paper, a mini mister, along with various distress pads to make the colored panel on the left side. The chevron background piece was created with my new distress markers and watercolor brush. I stamped the balloon with Memento rich cocoa ink and then used the markers to color it in. I edged all the panels using the blending tool. It was a fun card to make! That's all for me today! Thanks for visiting with me. Until next time....


Challenges:

1. Mojo Monday: Sketch

2. Loves Rubberstamps: Anything Goes

3. Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

4. Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes

Supplies:
Paper: Crushed Curry (SU) Canyon Clay, Aqua Mist, (PTI) Watercolor paper
Stamps: Up Up and Away (Verve Stamps), Everyday Sayings (Hero Arts)
Inks: Rusty Hinge, Tumbled Glass, Wild Honey, Faded Jeans, Antique Linen
Markers: Faded Jeans, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen