Hi everybody! I hope you had a nice weekend and your week has started off nicely! Are you in the Christmas spirit yet?! I’m always in the Christmas spirit, lol! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m delighted to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #62 – Anything Goes + optional Open Technique! Use whatever technique you’d like to use on your projects this time but please mention in your blog post what technique you employed! And as always, the optional technique is not required to play in our challenges. I created a festive Christmas ATC using the holly design from the STAMPlorations Christmas Backgrounds ATC #2 employing the emboss resist technique.
I trimmed the holly design from the STAMPlorations Christmas Backgrounds ATC #2 which was part of a Paper Goods Sampler that Shery tucked into one of my past orders. Using the STAMPlorations Typografia Christmas Joys of the Season stamp and Versamark, I stamped the sentiment in the center of the ATC and heat embossed it with Hero Arts clear embossing powder. Using a Ranger mini ink blending tool and Ranger bundled sage distress ink, I lightly inked the surface of the entire ATC and then wiped it with a clean paper towel to remove any excess ink. This revealed a nicely ‘ghosted’ stamped impression. The final touch was running a Posca Gold Paint Pen loosely around the edges of the ATC for a little interest.
And one more look… such a fun technique that typically yields a great result! I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge! ;)
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Products used:
Stamps: STAMPlorations Typografia Christmas Joys of the Season stamp
Ink: Versamark, Ranger bundled sage distress ink, Posca Gold Paint Pen
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Mini Guillotine Paper Trimmer, STAMPlorations Christmas Backgrounds ATC #2, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, Milwaukee heat tool, Ranger mini ink blending tool
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this Christmas ATC and will link up with us this time! You are welcome to create either an ‘anything goes’ project or play the twist and employ some sort of fun technique – just let us know what you did! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
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