Cathy Zielske + Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks!
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Hi everyone! Cathy Zielske here back with another card and this one features my first time playing and painting with Tim Holtz’s magical Distress Oxide inks. I smooshed my colors onto my craft mat, added lots of water, and pressed down a piece of Tim’s watercolor cardstock and simply repeated the process several times, drying it with my heat tool between every layer.
Once the panel was dry, I grabbed my Distress Sprayer and gave it a generous spritz to get that cool oxidization thing happening. I love how you really never know what it’s going to look like until you do it.
While waiting for that to dry, I stamped out a few roses from Simon’s Roses for You set, using Versamark Ink, then added white embossing powder to create a simple outline for adding some color with my water brush. I smooshed some more ink onto my mat and picked up the color with the brush, and painted my flowers to match the background of my card. I’m not super savvy with watercoloring and creating those white, heat embossed outlines is really helpful for a beginner like me.
Once the flowers were dry, I used the matching dies to cut them out and also cut a panel from the dry watercolor piece using my favorite Dotted Rectangle dies from Lawn Fawn. I cut one more larger white panel to add onto my card base, and adhered the water color panel with some Fun Foam.
The last piece to add was the sentiment. I die cut a banner using the Lawn Fawn Fancy Folded Banners set, and then I stamped my sentiment using a stamp from my CZ Simple Sentiments No. 01 stamps. I adhered the banner first, and then layered in the flowers, putting a bit of foam adhesive behind each flower bloom to give them a bit of dimension.
And that, friends, is my card share today! I am looking forward to playing more with Distress Oxides!
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Cathy, your card is amazing! I do believe its time you stop calling yourself a beginner. I think your work is as good any anyone’s and this card is proof of that! Very well done!
This is such a beautiful card. I love how you used the same color for the roses as the background. And the white embossed edges of the roses makes them really pop! Love it! I haven’t gotten into the distress oxide inks yet but I love Tim’s distress inks and use them. Thank you for sharing Cathy!
Such a beautiful card. I haven’t used Distress Oxides ink but I am looking to getting some. Thanks for sharing….
I love this color combination. Beautiful card!
Very pretty!! I have yet to try the oxides but would like to sometime soon!
Pretty card. Great colours. I need to use my DOX more.
love the color combination and the simplicity – beautiful!
What a fun and colorful card. I haven’t yet taken the plunge into oxide inks but I really like the inspiration that I’ve seen so far. I hope they go on sale again!
Very pretty, love the trio of colours – beautifully done!
Love the oxide inks.
Beautiful card.
thanks for sharing.
Your card is great. I can,t wait to get all the new oxide inks.
Love, love, love this card, Cathy! The colors you chose are just delightful! ♡
Beautiful card! Love the soft colors.
If this is the work of a beginner, I can wait to see your progression! Really beautiful, thanks for sharing this.
So soft and pretty! I love how you did this!
Beautiful card! The Oxide background is amazing!
What a lovely card. I just love the soft colors.
So very pretty!!!! Love the chosen colors! I’m going to have to try those inks.
That fossilized amber colours is so beautiful, also love al the die cut elements!
Your card is lovely – happy and colorful! I love it!!!
Love the color combinations – so soft and sweet.
Gorgeous card and I adore these soft colors! I am loving the Distress Oxides and can’t wait to get my hands on the new colors!
Beautiful card! Your background is stunning!
I have not used the oxide inks yet but will be getting one to try when my kit arrives. Your card is very pretty.
Love the colors you used
Lovely card. So soft and dreamy. I love it.
Pretty card.
I love your card! The distress oxides are so cool!
I love those 3 ink colors together and the cool effects you made. Swoon.
Beautiful card and love the soft background using Distress oxides.Thanks for sharing
Absolutely stunning!
Beautiful card! Thanks for the great inspiration!
Such a great look. I love how you raised the sentiment up :)
Wow, this card is beautiful. Thanks for inspiring me to create.
A beautiful card, Cathy! I love the new distress oxide inks. And, you must stop saying you are a beginner; I don’t think this card looks at all like a beginner’s work. :)
Adorable card…love the smooched paper. The flowers and banner are really neat. Nicely done!
Such a beautiful card! Love the colors you choose.
Gorgeous card! Love the soft, pastel colors.
Well done, Cathy! Well done! Beautiful work and love the colors! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
I just love those colors together. That card is awesome, it came together so well, I love, love, love it!
Thank you, I’m truelly inspired.
Great card and thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
I was so glad when they started doing dies to match the stamps. It gives more options for using the stamps.
Great card! Love the color combo and cute flowers!
Very pretty card, Cathy. Love your color choices.
I LOVE THE CARD! I LOVE THOSE COLORS TOGETHER!
Really Beautiful card!!! I just Love the look of the Oxide inks!!
The background turned out great! Super pretty card!
what a pretty card and a great color combo/choice
Beautiful card–I have purchased just a couple oxide inks, need to spend some time playing with them. Thanks for the inspiration.
I am struggling with the oxides, so love the inspiration of this post