Clean and Simple Card and Distress Oxide Inks

OK - I will admit it - I am addicted to my distress oxide inks and I am anxiously waiting for the next group of colors to come out.  I think I should be stalking someone but I don't have time for it.

The new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches intrigued me.  How could I pull this off and then a light bulb went off in my head - cleaning stopped - and I was off to create.  Of course, it does not take much to let me leave cleaning and create or just do anything else.

I use a rectangle die to cut a piece of Bristol smooth card stock.  I love to use this with my oxide inks.  I also cut a scrap piece of paper to work out my cuts and once satisfied, I cut two dies into the shapes.

I smooshed oxide ink on my work surface and sprayed it with water.  I dipped the large triangle and then sprayed with with water to make it lighter in color.  The small triage was dipped a couple times to get a darker color.  After this was done, I laid all three pieces on my work surface and added splatters (I have a problem with plain white - it is so plain - it scares me.)

I had a new floral stamp from Rubbernecker stamps and decided to stamp that on the large triangle with VersaFine black onys ink.  I just kept moving the stamp over and down until I filled the bottom of the triangle.  I stamped the sentiment with the same ink on the upper piece.

I made a top fold card base and adhered my pieces to the card base.  After it was assembled on the card base I decided it needed just a little piece of something along that line.  My Favorite Things has a 6 x 6 pad dedicated to black/white narrow stripe paper - one design straight and one design on the diagonal.  It is wonderful.  Thank you My Favorite Things for doing this.  I then trimmed down the card base so the card sketch covers the entire front of the card base.

I liked it so much I had to make a second one but in a different color.

Addicted to Stamps and More's challenge this week is clean and simple.

The challenge at the Wednesday Simon Says Stamp is Anything Goes.

I  am also entering this card into the challenge at Rubbernecker Stamps where the challenge is Ready For Summer.  I love all the flowers in the summer.  Before I had paper therapy I had dirt therapy which I still indulge in.

Thanks for stopping by.  It has been a good week because I have gotten to do some creating this week.  Being creative is so good for your inner soul.