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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Yummy, this is so fun!
Cute card, so creative!
I love your salsa! What a clever ides for a B’day card!
I love this card and will probably recreate it. The funny part is when I quickly glanced at the email, I thought for sure it said Chip and Dale Day from Disney, LOL!!! Since I’m a huge Disney fan and visit Disney World every couple of years, that’s probably when my brain when there. Love the card and I love how you recreated the chips and salsa!! Very cool!! Thanks for sharing .
This card is so over the top AWESOME! Nina is a genius with her chips and salsa. So fun!!
Great inspiration!!!
Cristina
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Ha! So fun!
Love how you made the salsa. Fun card.
Cute card!
Awesome and very creative! Love the green sequins in the salsa ?
Fun, fun, fun card! I love it, and it looks delicious too! Would be so fun with guacamole too!
What a cute card. I love the salsa on the chip
So fun! Love that string of lights!
What a fun and unique idea. I don’t know how you all come up with these ideas.
OMG! I thought the salsa was real…..fantastic!!!! Love the Mexican theme :)
So inventive, looks just like chips and salsa!
Super cute! (and yummy-looking)
Thanks for sharing :)
How fun! Hmmm, now I feel like some chips.
Nina this is hilarious! I love your No-cal Salsa! What a fun card!
What a very fun card to look at and to make. Nina really scored with this one.
Oh my goodness!!! Such a funny card!!! I love your salsa! : D
I’ve never seen a card like this! Chips look so real)
Wow!! Great idea! Love the salsa!