Water Distressing

I've actually explained about this technique in one of my old layout titled "Sweet girl". But recently I've received some emails asking me about this technique again referring to my recent "birthday card". Therefore, I've used this technique again in my latest layout and I will share the steps here.

1) Get a piece of plain coloured or white card stock. (Preferably in light colours). In my layout, I've used a white card stock which I've distressed it using the scissors distressing technique first.

2) Get a few colours of distress ink and inked randomly all over the card stock using sponge or an ink applicator (Ranger). In my layout, I've used some sponges and a few combination of distress ink to do it. (vintage photos, frayed burlap, tea dyed, scattered straw, brushed corduroy, aged mahogany and black soot)

3) I want to create a water distressed pattern paper for my layout. Therefore, I've stamped some images using some stamps and a few distress ink onto the card stock first.

4) Lastly, just used your fingers and some water to splatter randomly all over the inked and stamped card stock. Isn't this cool? Try it!

Birthday Card

This is a birthday card that I've created using lots of doodling and distressing.

Here are the steps to it.

1) The strip of paper on the left is created using the "water distressing" technique. I've first inked the paper using various colours of distress ink (ie. shabby shutters, peeled paint, frayed burlap, weathered wood, pine needles) and some sponges. Then I've sprinkled some water on it to create the water distressed look. To add more details to it, I've stamped on it and later masked some simple geometric patterns on it using distress ink.

2) I've used "Freshen up your Flowers" technique on the flower in the center.

3) All the flowers on the right border had been hand doodled and I've added some sequins and glitters for some bling.

Sources: Card stock: ProvoCraft, Pattern Paper: Paper Pizazz, Ink: Tim Holtz's Distress Ink, Staz On, Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Hampton Arts, Inkadinkado, Others: Zig pens, uni-ball signo gel pen, sequins, glitters (Stickles).

I'm back!

Some of you might be wondering why I've not posted anything for almost a week now. I've actually left for a short vacation with my family and my mom to a beautiful Island in Malaysia. The photographs above are taken at the hotel that we've stayed while we're there. Isn't the view there awesome? I was kind of in a rush before we left therefore I've not got the opportunity to post here about it. Since now I'm back, I've got loads of assignments to do and hope you all will like it when it's uploaded here. I've missed all my blog readers!

My Two Favourite Scrapping Techniques

This is another CJ page for a friend of mine. The theme of her CJ is "My Two Favourite Scrapping Techniques". I've decided that my favourite techniques would have to be "Masking" and "Distressing with Gesso". Therefore, I've mainly used this two techniques to create this page.

Here are the steps to it.

1) I've distressed the pattern paper and the card stocks with the scissors distressing technique and later inked them.

2) I've masked a huge flower on top of the layers and doodled on it. I've also masked some small flowers on the lower left tag where I've journaled the steps to this technique.

3) I've used the distressing with gesso technique on the strip pf card stock on the left and the tag on the right where I journaled the details to this technique.

4) I've cut out the circles and flowers from a pattern paper and attached them using foam adhesives for dimensions.

5) I've stamped and heat embossed two butterflies on black card stock and cut it out. I've cut in parts of it and fold up to give some extra dimensions to it.

Sources: Card stock: ProvoCraft, Bazill Basics Paper, Pattern Paper: 7 Gypsies, Basic Grey, Ink: Emboss It, Ranger Alcohol Inks, Tim Holtz's Distress Ink, Staz On, Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Brads: Making Memories, Others: Zig pens, uni-ball signo gel pen, embossing powders, decorative clips, gesso, ribbon .

God's Gifts

This is another CJ page for another great friend of mine. The theme of her CJ is "Shae A Moving Moment". I've chosen this photograph is because this is the first ever photograph of me with both Chloe and Ryan together. They are my most precious treasure and being able to spend some outdoor time with them are just priceless.

Here are the steps to this page.

1) I've inked a paper doiley with some distress ink (tattered rose, aged mahogany, black soot) before attaching it to the background of this page.

2) All pattern papers and the photograph had been distressed using the scissors technique and inking. I've distressed the strip directly under the photograph using the crinkle and inking technique too.

3) I've done a simple corner masking on the upper right and lower right corner of the page. Then, I've stamped and doodled on it for some details.

4) I've also stamped around the photograph and later create some stitches connecting it to the photograph.

5) The big flowers are created using an alcohol inked transparency (oregano, cranberry, expresso, wild plum, gold mixatives, blending solution). I've doodled on it with a while gel pen for some details.

6) The smaller flowers are created using an alcohol inked glossy paper (cranberry, oregano, meadow, expresso, blending solution).

7) To create the tag, I've masked on it using a flourish die cut template, and stamped and inked on it.

8) The title had been created using one of Tim Holtz's latest tip on using label maker. I just cut a strip of pattern paper and insert it into the label maker to punch out the title and later sand it with sand paper to reveal the white embossed words.

9) To add some bling, I've added glitters onto some stamped images and the flowers.

Hope that she likes this page that I've created for her.

Sources: Card stock: Bazzill Basic Papers, Ink: Ranger Alcohol Inks, Tim Holtz's Distress Ink, Staz On, Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Art Warehouse, Studio G, Brads: Making Memories, Others: Zig pens, uni-ball signo gel pen, transparency,buttons, glitters (Stickles) .