Polar Bear Squares

This card is a result of just playing around in my stamp room.  Loving having some time off so I can do just that.  It's fun!

I stamped the Magenta image (no clue what it is called...I looked on their website but it wasn't listed.  I've had this image for *years*) with Memento Tuxedo Black dye onto Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover.  I colored it with Copic markers. and framed it with black cardstock.

Then onto a panel of texturized light blue cardstock, I splotched and splattered some white acrylic paint and spread it along the grooves of the textured paper.  I edged the panel with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass dye and Distress Ink Sugar Spun dye.  I framed this panel with black cardstock. 

I added a sheer white ribbon, a button and some Baker's Twine and called this card done.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!

Distressed Classic Car

Do not attempt to adjust your monitor. There really isn't any coloring on this card. Gasp!

I made this card to practice distressing with a sponge, as I am taking an online class on sponging backgrounds from the extremely talented Kim Teasdale via My Creative Classroom. I am woefully behind on the assignments right now, but I'm certain I will catch up by the end of the week.

The car image is some blog candy I won a couple years ago from Laura at Whirlpool of Imagination. Thanks again, Laura! The image is from River City Rubber Works. I stamped it onto Georgia Pacific cardstock with Marvy dye black ink. I sponged the panel using a variety of browns such as Distressed Ink Old Paper, Bantook Charcoal Gray (it looks brown!), and Sea Shells Peach Bellini. The sentiment was taken off a portion of Stamps Happen rubberstamp using a Memento Ink pen. I randomly stamped a Magenta background stamp on one of the panels using the Bantook Charcoal Gray. Various patterned paper and black cardstock were also to create this card, along with brown brads.

Thanks for looking. More of my "learning" will be posted during the week.