Fall Inspired Distress Oxide Watercolor Background + New Neat & Tangled Throwdown

 

Hello Crafters!

I hope you've been having an amazing weekend!

Mine has been a lot of work but on really good things. 

Speaking of good things, I wanted to stop by and share the new Neat & Tangled Throwdown. 

The challenge this time around is to create a tutorial. You can do either a video or a photo tutorial. 

I did one of each. You can see the photo tutorial and get all the challenge details over on the Neat & Tangled Blog.

You might think that a tutorial is a little too much but the effort is worth the reward. By entering you have a chance to win....

drum roll please...

I tried a lot of different techniques in this card. Playing around with distress oxides is fun! You can check out the whole card in the video below. 

I actually really love the gold die cut. I mean honestly, who doesn't love a beautifully sparkly leaf? The stamping underneath is so simple but that shadow adds so much. 

In the close up it's definitely easier to see the texture creating from stamping with the water. 

Thank you guys so much for stopping by! 

Supplies: 

OAK LEAF - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled

Neat & Tangled OAK LEAF Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled

Canson MONTVAL WATERCOLOR 9x12 Pad Shop at: SSS

Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White Shop at: SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets Shop at: SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS
Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Shop at: SSS
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS	Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Shop at: SSS	9 x 12 WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack Shop at: SSS	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS	Ranger Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Shop at: SSS	Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2 Round Shop at: SSS
Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 8 Round Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Shop at: SSS
We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE Board Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock BLACK Black Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Tonic CRAFT PICK Shop at: SSS
Ranger Perfect Pearls PERFECT GOLD Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock GOLD GLITTER Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock METALLICS GLITTER Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Cardstock ASSORTMENT GLITTER Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CARVED PUMPKIN Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide MUSTARD SEED Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide CRUSHED OLIVE Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide MOWED LAWN Shop at: SSS	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS

Coloring Marble with Copic Markers and Spellbinders

 Hello Crafters! 

Well I made it to my Friday.
Whoo Hoo!

It's weird because now that peanut is in school if I want to go back to bed after getting him off to class I totally can. Like, I can sleep guys.
It's almost the best thing ever haha

I was on the Spellbinders blog sharing this card a few weeks ago and wanted to make sure I shared it here. 

Why?

Well the videos are different. From now on the video on the Spellbinders channel will be strictly instructional while the video on my channel will be the usual craft and chat. 

That way no matter which kind of video you enjoy there's something for everyone! 

So even though I'm not a wine drinker I'm friends with plenty of them! This particular die is actually a wine tag but I just modified it to fit a card. I love switching things up to get more out of them. 

I started by stamping down the corks and coloring them with my copic markers. I really loved the way they came out! 

Next I pulled out the cool gray markers and tried my hand at creating a marble counter top. 

This was my very first try ever and was surprisingly easy if you don't let yourself over think it! 

You can see the marble technique and everything else in the video below. 

The video really doesn't do the shading on that wine glass any justice. Please check out the still photos to see how it turned out. I was surprised by how much the distress ink lighten with the gloosy accents on top. It turned my red wine into more of a Rosé for sure haha

Thanks so much for joining me! 

I'll be back in no time at all to share a new card! 

Supplies: 

Spellbinders WINE CORKS STAMP AND DIE SET Shop at: SSS | Spellbinders

Spellbinders WINE GLASS BOTTLE TAG STAMP AND DIE SET Shop at: SSS | Spellbinders

Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 DIE CUTTING AND EMBOSSING MACHINE Shop at: SSS | Spellbinders

Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Medium Point Pens Set Shop at: SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets Shop at: SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS	Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS
Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Shop at: SSS	ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock BLACK Black Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Shop at: SSS
Neat and Tangled CRYSTAL CLEAR SEQUIN MIX Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Sakura METALLIC GELLY ROLL 3 Pack Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad AGED MAHOGANY Shop at: SSS

Copic Sketch Marker E53 RAW SILK Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker E59 WALNUT Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS