It's Me, JD

Distress Ink Blending on Kraft Paper

Distress Ink Blending on Kraft Paper

This card was a total copy and share from Kristina at Kwernerdesign.com She has the best ideas and techniques and her tutorials are really easy to follow. I saw her video on this, realized that I had all of the supplies needed: distress ink, stencils, and kraft cardstock and stamps. The only difference was that […] Read more…

It Is What It Is Modern Masculine Card

Modern Masculine Card ink blending

I wanted a masculine card with a somewhat “masculine” sentiment for a college-aged male to help cheer him up. I got new distress oxide inks to play with and the coverage is awesome! I masked off half of the card diagonally, and then used an round ink blending tool. TIP: The clarity brushes work better […] Read more…

Beach Distress Oxide Blending Card

Beach Distress Oxide Ink Blending Card

Distress Oxide Inks are quickly becoming my new favorite medium. I was inspired by the “endless summer” logo and knowing that summer is just a few months away, I wanted to make a summer-inspired card. I used round mini ink blending tools to blend each color. TIP: The clarity brushes work better with distress inks, […] Read more…

Distress Oxide Ink Blending Cards

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Distress Oxide inks are so much fun to use. I cannot wait until they come out with more colors. It’s just so quick and easy to use. With the full coverage, I’m not using as much elbow grease as I was with distress inks. I made two quick cards to see how the colors blended […] Read more…

YAAAAS Card

If only they made a stamp sentiment that said “YAAAAAS”, I would be all about it. Sadly, they don’t, but thankfully, I have plenty of alphabet stamps to create that phrase. The hard part in creating your own sentiment is making sure things align properly. You want to center it AND make sure it’s straight. […] Read more…