Happy International Friendship Day + Dimensional Background with Distress Ink Refills + Embossing Paste
Hello crafters, it’s Nina-Marie here with you; Happy International Friendship day!
Today is one of those “fun” holidays, in which friendship is promoted and celebrated. As cardmakers, we have many friends around the world that love and support us. And what better way to celebrate International Friendship day than to send a card to one of our friends! I encourage you to send a handmade card to a friend, letting them know how much you love and appreciate them.
Need inspiration for making a friendship card?? Well, I have a bright and happy card to share with you today in honor of this special day! This card spawned from a crazy experimental-idea that I had one day and just had to try.
I wondered what would happen if I combined Distress Ink refills with Embossing Paste. I’ve done techniques in the past where you color the Embossing Paste with Distress Ink refills and that looks cool too. But my idea was to add the Distress Ink refills after I applied the paste onto my card. The result was even better than I had hoped!
There is such a unique blend of color by using the refills in this way! This has more of a watercolor effect, yet it still has the dimension of the Embossing Paste.
Overall, the technique is really easy to recreate. The hardest part is letting it dry, LOL! I ended up letting this dry overnight because I wanted to ensure that the paste was completely dry. Depending on your climate, drying time will vary.
I finished off the card with a die cut friend word from Simon Says Stamp and a supporting sentiment from Altenew. I covered the friend die with glitter embossing powder from Tonic Studios and added a little heart Shape Sprinkle from Doodlebug over the dot of the “i” for an extra bit of embellishment.
Be sure to watch the video below to see this card in action! I think you’re really going to enjoy watching the Distress Ink refills and the paste combine together for an amazing result!
Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today; I’ll be back again tomorrow with a new Studio Monday video for you!
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Wow so much dimension and texture! And super colours again!
in one word: awesome!!!
Beautiful card, I really like it!!! Very fun technique, can’t wait to try it out!!
Great card and technique! :)
Very cool idea! I’ve done spray ink on top of (wet) texture paste but this looks so much more vibrant w/ refills – thank you for sharing!
Embossing paste one of my favorite tools
What a really cool technique! And the card is very pretty. That’s a beautiful stencil you used. And thanks for the tip of backing the mat with several layers of cardstock to pop up the panel. You’re such a genius! :-)
I love your videos Nina-Marie. What a bright fun card to send to a friend!
Happy Int. Friendship Day EVERYONE !!!! What a beautiful card, such lovely detail. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful!!
This is soooo Pretty!! Love all the colorful texture!!!
Gorgeous, colorful card, Nina-Marie! Bright and cheery and that’s what I like to create!
What a fun technique!
Gorgeous work!! Loved it :)
Ooooh so cool! Love the texture and the bold colors!
One of my favorites, Nina–thanks for the inspiration!
What a wonderful card! The rich coloring on the embossing paste is amazing. Thanks for sharing this card and video.
Soooo gorgeous! Love this card!
Very cool technique! I think I’m going to have to try this–it looks like fun!
It’s an awesome technique! Love the bright colors! Nina-Marie always comes up with something fabulous and I always enjoy her videos – thank you!
Love this beautiful textured card, Nina:)
WOW the colors are brilliant!
LOVE the technique! Thanks for sharing.
Wow your card is beautiful . Thank you for your fantastic video.
I love the texture and the colors are so vibrant.
Beautiful and colourful. Cool technique and love that there is another use for DI refills.
Happy International Friendship Day from Canada!!
Nina-Marie, your card is fabulous!! What an amazing technique! I love the dimension on the card base – especially with the little purple heart dotting your “i”. Perfect touch!!
I have not used embossing paste yet, but I want to give this a try. Thanks for the video.
What a beautiful and fantastic mixed media card for friend. Love it a lot, Nina-Marie. Thank you for sharing it.
Gorgeous, I love all these beautiful vibrant colours!
I have been resisting getting into the embossing paste craze but I think this video just changed my mind. Absolutely beautiful!
Wow, amazing! Love the brilliant colors and texture!
Gorgeous card! Love the colors and dimension. Thanks for sharing your process.
I didn’t know about embossing paste so that’s something I need to try! Your card is beautiful — the colors, the dimension, and that lovely stencil. Thanks for inspiring me!
What an awesome idea!! Love your bright card!
love the depth of colour you got with the reinkers!! I have used a sweep of distress ink to colour the medium but this gives so much more pigment! Fabulous!
BEautiful color and texture!
the colors are crisp and bright.
Great idea.
thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful initiative, and this card is fabulous, love all the fun and bright colours!
Love that colorful card!
Beautiful card – love the colors – and paste! Good job! TFS
Love the texture and the supersaturated color!
Wow! Fun technique and amazing result! Love the colors!
Like the wonderful bright colors of the artsy looking background.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love this cool technique you created Nina, your card turned out to be so gorgeous!
Awesome card! Love this idea! So much dimension & texture!
Beautifully made card! Love the dimension and gorgeous colors! Thanks so much for the inspiration! ❤️
Such a fun card, and I enjoyed your video!
Such beautiful, rich colors.
So beautiful.