Mondays in May with May: 2014 Edition! Part 1
Hi readers! Happy first Monday in May! We so enjoyed doing this fun collaborative feature with May Flaum last year that we decided to do it again! Join us each Monday in May to go down another creative journey with May Flaum! She’s sharing some fun techniques with some of her favorite products and you don’t want to miss it!
Do I like to distress? Oh yes! May Flaum here, and I love to color with Tim Holtz distress products and today I’ve got a card featuring my current favorite technique – coloring a white embossed image.
There is just something about the white raised image with distress colors that simply amazes me. I love it! To begin, stamp and emboss (with white or black powder) any image and heat set the powder.
Next, color in the image with distress markers. Once you are done with that, cover the rest of the paper by using a foam blending tool and your distress ink color of choice.
Mist with water or perfect pearls
While it is still wet, go ahead and take a water brush and blend the colors within the stamped image further. This will give a beautiful contrast and really help that image pop.
While your paper dries, stamp again with one of the colors you used onto white cardstock. This background image should then be misted with water to blur it a bit, and the edges colored lightly with distress ink and a foam blending tool.
Once this is done, it will all come together quickly! Here you can see my finished card.
Want to know more about how I use (and love) Distress Ink? I’ve got an on-line class coming soon at my website (info here) and if you’re in the Columbus Ohio area on May 29-30 you can see me creating with Distress and so much more at the Simon Says Stamp Create event!
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Thanks for reading today and thanks to May for being our guest!
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Love this, May! I’m going to improvise and make something for my mom – it reminds me of her! Thanks so much!
Beautiful effects. Love the colour.
Gorgeous card!
Beautiful card!
Love how the different blues pop on this card. I’m fascinated by the steps you take, May.
Love your style. . . blue is my favorite color and you did it proud!
Lovely card
Awesome card May!! TFS
Beautiful! I love distress inks and really need to expand my collection of them ;)
WOW! Beautiful card, thanks for the technique info!
This is so beautiful! Great techniques!
I love the technique that you used today. Yes, it is so much fun using distress inks and water.
I LOVE anything to do with distress inks
Great technique! It makes a beautiful card.
Beautiful card! Love all of these products! Awesome job. Thank you for sharing.
Katie B.
I’m loving those projects & this idea! Working on a layout right now!
Wow ! What a beautiful card ..loved the technique shared ,Thanks May !
Such a wonderful card :D
This is gorgeous May! I love the blue color palette, very pretty!
Beautiful colours on an elegant design.
Wow! This is such a cool technique! And the card is so beautiful & elegant! Thanx May & SSS, for the great tut.
Oh my goodness this looks absolutely gorgeous. May has done an outstanding job on this card, and in my favorit colors even, so ofcause I love it.
Great technique with a great result
I have got to get me some Distress markers and ink!!!
I love Distress too! This card is beautiful and I will certainly try embossing in white before colouring now!
Cool technique! I love distress ink too.
Lovely, May! Thanks for all your inspiration.
Such a stunning card, May! Love the layers. I’m always interested in new ways to use my collection of Distress inks.
Beautiful card! Love the colours! I like to see how the distress ink is used – thank you!
awesome colours…. now to dream that one day I can do this myself :)
Love the embossing technique
Love the colour and nifty effects!
Absolutely lovely colors and such an elegant design:-)!!
Great techniques.
I love the gorgeous colours of this card and the great watercolour technique with distress markers and ink
What an awesome technique! I’m going to try it! Love the beautiful card!
Beautiful card and thanks for the great technique!
A lovely card, the colors are just great! :)
Really beautiful card!
I’ve been loving white embossed images, too, and this is another way to take advantage of them.
Lovely card !!!
Oh, yes, I love working with Distress inks, too. They just blend so well. Your card is gorgeous!
Beautiful card, love this technique.
Stunning card! Thanks so much for sharing, I am learning so much!
That is just so cool. Such a beautiful card. Of course, I do love any color, as long as it’s blue. Thank you.
So pretty. I love the colors
Love this card May! The colours and techniques are wonderful. I am going to have to try this.
So cool techniques! Lovely card.
I LOOOVE distress inks! Such a fun card!
Simply lovely! Thanks for the tutorial!