Chip and Dip Day + DIY Handmade Embellishments
Hello crafty friends! Happy National Chip & Dip day! Time to break out your favorite crunchy snack and a tasty dip… my go to chips are corn tortilla chips and some spicy salsa; what about you?
Since today’s post falls on Chip & Dip day, I thought it would be fitting to create something featuring chips and dip; or in my case, chips and salsa! In the video I have for you, I will be sharing how I made my own DIY embellishments to be the focal point of my card.
Its fun to come up with ways for how to use supplies I have on hand to recreate something in real life. I used Distress Inks to watercolor the chips; because the Distress Inks react so well with water, they create the perfect tortilla chip texture.
The salsa is my favorite part of this card for sure! With a bit of Texture Paste and Distress Ink refills, I was able to make some realistic-looking salsa that I spread onto the end of one of my chips. Using some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, I added those into the “salsa” before it dried which look like little chili peppers.
The colorful card base was also really fun to make – and quite easy! I used two pieces of Post-It tape and masked off small diagonal sections to create a multi-colored background for my chips. I used Audrey Blue, Jellybean, Duckling and Orange Slush for the ink colors.
I hope today’s post has inspired you to look at your supplies creatively to make some fun DIY embellishments! Be sure to check out the video below to see how these chips and salsa came together!
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Wow, the chips and salsa look so real! Very cute card.
…most festive. You know, it’s that string of party lights that closed the deal on a happy hour card!
OMG!
How clever!
Thinking outside of the box on this one .. very unique!!!
what a fun card and that dip looks great.
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Nina,
Awesome card today! I could not figure out how you made the salsa, genius!! This would be a great party invite, I love it!!!
How unique!
So cute – how clever!
So cute, the chips and salsa look amazing. Love the background. Thanks for sharing.
love how you made the chips and salsa:)
Wow! I am so impressed by the salsa that you created! So clever! Thanks for sharing!
WoW! So much fun. Very clever.
SUPER cute. Very clever too. I also LOVE the little Simon meme with the sombrero eating chips & salsa.
What a cute and festive card! Love the dip also! Thanks for sharing!
It looks so real that i want to eat some chips!!!
Great card! I’m wanting chips now!!
they look so real I want to eat them! well done how clever
points today for being super creative!
Your card is sooooo ULTRA FUN!!! Love the salsa ;-)
Very creative and so fun! I need this card! My brother and I call each other Chip and Dip!! He’s the Dip!! ?
SOOOO CUTE, NINA! I wanted to watch your video to see how you did the chips! I thought, “SURELY, this isn’t a stamp you used!” LOL SO ARTISTIC & CREATIVE!!!! SUPER JOB!!! It was FUN to watch you create this FESTIVE PIECE! ;)
Such a clever card idea and it screams party! So sweet.
(BTW, Nina, I need to have my Cholesterol checked next week, if its up, I’ll know who to blame! HAHAHA)
TFS such a fun card!
Oh YUM! How fun!!!
Such a cute card. Nina is so creative!!
My favorite is chips and salsa too! To make it even better, I first put chips on a plate, add cheese, zap for 30 seconds and then a dollop of sour cream and THEN the salsa! Your card looks yummy enough to eat!
Too cute! Thanks for another great video, Nina!
OMG! This is way too cute!! Super fun! Love this!
I thought you put real chips on the card. So well done!
Ha! Very cute card. I love it.
So clever….. cute card and fun to make.
What a fun card! Your chips and salsa look so realistic :)
Wow, how realistic the chips & dip look. Great card.
Very fun and clever card!!
Very cute!
Haha, what a fun card!
Love the card that is very creative!
Lovely card!The chips and dip idea was really clever!Great job!:)
I wish I had half your imagination! What a fun card! The distress inks and new oxide inks are just amazing and so many fun things to make with them. LOVE your chips and dip! Thanks for sharing with us!
It is very creative, but I think the chips and salsa looks kinda gross. Sorry.
cute idea.
thanks for sharing.
so creative!!
How creatively delicious! Love it.
Such a creative card!! Your chips and salsa look fabulous! Too bad I gave up chips for lent as I’m certainly craving them now!!
What a fun and creative card!!
Looks so yummy and festive! Thanks for the inspiration!
Super FUN card!!! Love your salsa!!!
Very realistic and love the border die!
This is so crazy! Who doesn’t love chips, of all kinds. Your salsa looks good enough to eat….
Su fun and you are so creative! I love everything about your card! TFS
So very clever and cute, Nina-Marie!