A Blingy Tree

 
The latest challenge at A Blog Named Hero is to use a punched or diecut element on your project.












After inking a piece of white cardstock with Mowed Lawn distress ink, I water stamped Snow Dots background and die cut Papertrey Ink's Christmas tree.

I love the ghostly effect and subtle texture from water stamping. Snow Dots was also stamped on the card base and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

And since I added a ton of gemstones I'll enter this card in this month's
Bring On the Bling challenge at Hero Arts.

I have a few more tree cards to share with you and also more Stacey Yacula designs.
Thanks so much for stopping by...enjoy your weekend!

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Water stamping

Holiday cardmaking is in full swing over at Hero Arts, and it happens to be
this month's challenge theme.

Tami shared water stamping on the Hero Arts blog and I wanted to try it out since my Distress inks are almost always on my craft table.

White cardstock was inked distressed with a variety of Distress inks. I misted the Snowflake background stamp with water then stamped the distressed piece. I love the ghostly effect which is so different from clear embossing.

It helps to have your heat tool nearby as heating the water stamped images brings out the "whiteness", and it helps dry your surface before you sprinkle on the embossing  powder.

The "celebrate" sentiment is from a discontinued Hero Arts set, embossed with white detail powder. I rounded off one corner, added a few pearls and some ribbon 

and my first holiday card is done.

I'll also be entering this in A Blog Named Hero's current challenge to use white cardstock and no patterned papers on your card.

If you'd like to try water stamping, go here for instructions and full details on a fun technique.

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