Five Minute Fall Background Card Using Distress Oxides

In my last E-News #346 I posted a fall background card using Distress Oxides.  I thought it would be useful to show my process of making this (literally) 5-minute card.  Running out of time has definitely served me well in discovering this fun technique.

To begin, I chose 2 Distress Oxide colors from my stash and pressed them onto my glass mat as shown.  

Generously spritz the inks.

Using regular cardstock, quickly swipe the top half of the card across both inks and repeat going in the other direction.  Dab the card front into the remaining ink for added blots, but don't fuss too much.  Let dry.

Repeat the process for the bottom half of the card using 2 different inks.

The background will look something like this.  The magic is that each time this background is created, different results will be achieved.

Stamp the bare trees twice to achieve the design across the entire width.  I used Tim Holtz Tonic Studios stamp positioner.  The Misti will work also.  Rather than black ink, I chose VersaFine Smokey Grey.  A sentiment was added in the same ink color.  Final step was to splatter in gold acrylic paint that is slightly watered down.  I like to hit the loaded brush against a dowel or larger paintbrush.

Here's the first card I created using the same inks.

This technique will work for a snowy scene as well and I can't wait to play with winter colors!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

LYN