Holiday Card Class Day 4

I finally got around to getting back to Day #4 over at the Online Card Class Holiday Card Workshop.

Day #4: Cards with Outline Stamps

Technique #1: Coloring with Distress Inks

Didn't care for this technique - would have been faster and less messy for me to color with copics -- and I think it would have turned out better. I can't even imagine making 100 cards -- maybe would have been better with a different stamp!

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, XMas Bella Paper Pack, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Ranger Archival Black,Wild Rose Studio - Bella on Bauble, TH Distress Ink- Pumice stone, tumbled glass, broken china, fired brick, shaded lilac, festive berries; Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA - Holiday clear sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: MFT die, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - standard ovals
Misc.: Crystal and yellow stickles, copic markers

Technique #2: Winter Copic Coloring

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, CC Designs - Meoples Snow Joy
Misc.: Copic markers, rock candy distress stickles, twine from The Twinery

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Inkadinkadoo - Santa Face Filigree, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen, HA - Clear holiday sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: Movers and Shapers - Snowflakes
Misc.: Copic markers, rock candy  and star dust stickles, liquid pearls - red, jewel embellishments, dimensional adhesive

CAS-ual Friday's Part II

I don't usually participate in the same challenges twice, but I was SO inspired by a new technique (new to me, anyway), that I decided to play again in CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week.

CFC60  Use text in your Clean And Simple design

Here's the card:

Here's a link to the technique that I tried... and loved... I basically followed her directions exactly - although I don't think I would have been able to get multiple stamped sheets of paper from one inked up block. The key was to really make sure it was wet enough on the block after applying the ink and make sure to tilt it and get the colors to run all over the place well before stamping.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, Watercolor paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Paris Dusk, Colorbox: Pigment Ink Paintbox (Brights) , Paper Smooches - Word Salad, Inkadinkadoo - Circle and Dots
Misc.: Tim Holtz distressing tool, dimensional adhesive, Smooch Spritz - Gold