Do not stand by my grave

Hero Arts S2057, H3251
Inky Antics 'Do Not Stand'
Ranger:  Jet Black Archival Ink, Old Paper Distress Ink, distress markers (Forest Moss, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick)

I smeared Old Paper DI onto the background stamp, misted water and stamped the image onto mixed media cardstock.  Using distress markers I colored the flower, misted it, then stamped over the background tiles.  Over this I stamped the sentiment in Jet Black AI.  There's a peach/bronze layer of cardstock as well as the green A2 card.

This technique lends itself well to many occasions; I see myself using it when I need to come up with a card rather quickly.  It could easily be embellished with die cuts of butterflies, grass, etc.

Clipping Cupid's wings

I wasn't going to buy Tim's mini Love Struck die set.  I have several heart dies already and when else would you use cupid except around Valentine's Day or maybe anniversaries?  When I saw the die hanging next to the mini Old Glory die set I had an idea instantly.  What would Tim's mini cupid look like without wings?  He looks mighty fine...

and he carries that flag like a true patriot! 

I followed along with Tim's description of how he made his tag but went with a red, white and blue color scheme and a patriotic theme.

I cut cupid out of cardboard, cut off his wings, striped him with dabbers, then painted him with Stickles.  Before they were completely dry I wiped them off leaving just a hint of sparkle around the edges.  Looks really cool IRL.

The flag was also cut from cardboard but was colored with distress inks and Rock Candy Distress Stickles.

The stars folder was run through the Big Shot with the dark blue kraft core'dinations paper and trimmed to fit the tag.  Using Tim's sanding block I removed some of the color.  The edges of the tag were distressed with the edge of my scissors.  I also sanded some of the embossed lettering on the tag before running a brown distress ink all over everything to age it. 

I stuck down some HVAC tape on cardstock then ran it through my Big Shot using the Vintage Lace die.  I scuffed up the silver so the Coffee Archival ink would stick to it and make it look older.  Glossy Accents holds it on the bottom of the tag.

Uncle Sam was stamped in Jet Black Archival Ink on white shrink plastic that had a light hint of brown ink smeared on it.  Cut out the image, punched a small hole using my Cropadile then shrank it.  I happened to have a spool of red, white and blue crochet thread on hand; it was dunked into some brown distress stain and water to age it...white was not right!

It was fun playing with the honeycomb paper by Inky Antics.  However, Tim's tiny star was maybe just a bit on the small side.  I tapped a brown distress ink on the edges before cutting it in half...that was the most difficult part!  The stickers were distressed and aged with the sanding block and more distress ink.

Wait 'til you see what I do with cupid next!  Stay tuned for Sunday's post...


Products used:

Ranger:  Denim, Cranberry, Snow Cap paint dabbers; Xmas Red, Midnight Blue, Frosted Lace Stickles; Faded Jeans, Fired Brick, Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye, Chipped Sapphire, Aged mahogany, Walnut Stain Distress inks; Rock Candy Distress Stickles; Jet Black, Coffee Archival inks; Glossy Accents

Sizzix:  Mini Love Struck Set, Mini Old Glory Set, Vintage Lace, Americana Print embossing folder, stars embossing folder

TH:  Americana Silhouettes stamps, distress core'dinations cardstock, Seasonal Salvage Stickers

Misc.: #8 manila tag, cardboard, twine, HVAC tape, Inky Antics honeycomb paper, jump ring

Distressed watercolors

I love Ranger's Distress Inks so much that I even watercolor with them. The image is stamped with Ranger Archival Black ink onto watercolor paper. It's easy to use the ink pads for watercoloring. I just smush a corner of the pad onto my craft sheet and use a wet paint brush (or water brush) to apply the colors. The image and blue layer were cut from a Spellbinders die. Subtle texture is added to the far right side with a Cuttlebug border embossing folder; the straight border line I created on my Scor-It. The rabbit's tail looks flat but I don't have anything dimensional on hand. Whatever I do I'll have to do times 18 because that's how many I made. The computer-generated sentiment is 'You...turn my world upside down!' Happy spring!