Distress 3 Ways

Tuesdays are always so much better than Mondays. Yesterday I was in such a creative slump, I just fussy cut embellishments all afternoon. Hopefully the rest of the week is much more inspiring! And happy U.S. Open! Woohoo!

Lawnscaping is having a really fun challenge this week... to distress! You can either play with the distress technique, or use your Ranger Distress products. My card incorporates 3 different 'distressing' methods.

I started by masking off a small portion of this great Crafter's Workshop stencil. Then I used my sponge blending tool with Distress Inks "Chipped Sapphire" and "Tumbled Glass". The stencil was moved around the card to create the cascading pattern.

Showing the masked portion of the stencil

The next distress technique used is my favorite: Distress Inks as watercolors. I dabbed the inks directly onto my craft mat, sprayed with water, and then dipped a piece of white cardstock right on top. I usually dry the cardstock each time and 'dab' it 3-4 times to create more depth. Once the cardstock is fully prettied up and dried, I stamped and fussy cut the butterflies and little flowers.

Using the Distress Inks as watercolors creates such a neat blended/puddled effect. I love it so much! The 3rd Distress technique I used isn't a technique... I added some clear Distress Stickles to the center of the butterfly and centers of the flowers.

A card simply isn't complete without Stickles.

<3 Rachel w k