Spread Kindness

I created this card for two different challenges that I am linking to. The challenge over at CAS(E) this Sketch #234 is a sketch challenge (sketch is below). It's a great sketch!

For the second challenge over at CAS Watercolor Card Challenge, salt is added to the wet watercolor. I've done this technique before and I love the results!

I used three different colors of Kuretake Gansi Tambi on my card panel. While my panel was drying I accidentally got another panel with blue a little too close. There's a tiny bit of blue mixed at the bottom. All supplies are listed below.  For the salt I used table salt and water softener salt. The die is from Sizzix. It's Scribbles & Splat, a Tim Holtz Alterations die. Simon Says Stamp makes the sentiment that I used. 

Supplies:

Cardstock

Stamp - Simon Says Stamp - Uplifting Thoughts

Die - Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations Scribbles & Splat

Die - Our Daily Bread Designs - Double Stitched Rectangles

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Water Colours - #51 May Green, #52 Ocean Green, #53 Mid Green

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Super Simple Hugs Card

I've been playing with my distress oxides and I really love them! I love them so much that I will have to order the next new set of 12 that have now been released. I really love the way they blend.

I've made a bunch of cards lately but I haven't taken photos of all of them yet. Once I do I'll post them.

For this card I used the 1/8 - inch pieces of scraps that I cut off of two backgrounds I'm going to create cards out of. I haven't even started them yet. I usually toss the scraps in the trash but I remembered a video I had seen where Jennifer McGuire used her scraps for cards. I didn't do anything special, I just adhered the strips randomly to the card base. I used distress oxide inks in worn lipstick, broken china, wilted violet and fossilized amber. I diecut a heart in white cardstock  from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Scribbles and Splat die set and adhered it on top of the random strips. I used Ken Oliver's Stick It sheets since the heart is quite intricate. I love this stuff and can't be without it! The hugs sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and is called Painted Hugs. I cut it out of white cardstock and used broken china oxide ink on top of the diecut for color. I did cut it out three times and adhered each diecut together fro some dimension. Again, I use Stick It to adhere each layer.

Super simple card and it used up some scraps I would've tossed in the trash. I really should use up my scraps more often.

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