Find a Way by Amanda Southern
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Hi Everyone
For this week’s make I have a tag for you, I have used the
fabulous Oxide inks and also some older stamps from my stash that I think
deserved an inking again.
Here’s What I Did:
Taking
a Ranger #8 manila tag I gave it the Distress Oxide treatment. Now these ink
pads, it would appear, are taking the world by storm and I along with the rest
of the world, I love them too.
I first laid down a few colours on my craft
sheet and misted with water before then picking the colour up dragging the tag
through it. After every swoosh through the ink I then heat dried the colour
before repeating the process, this allows the colours to build up on
themselves, and the water gives them their wonderful oxide effect. I chose
colours that gave a rusty look. I then used the oxides to add texture to the
background by stamping with the inks over the background, again in the same
colours that I had used for my background.
They just stamp so beautifully and leave a chalky colour.
I then stamped my main image, one of the fabulous Finnabair
women, in black Archival in and added touches of colour to her using the oxides
with a water brush and a little coloured pencil work. I then added some of Tim
Holtz new design tape.
I then added my ribbon which I have coloured using the Oxide
inks again, this time using the same technique as the tag and again drying the
ink on the ribbon after each swoosh through the ink, I love how the colours
again have laid on each giving a fabulous effect on the ribbon.
If you haven’t tried Distress Oxides yet you are missing out
on a fabulous new product to play with.
What I Used:
Distress Oxides – Broken China, Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain,
Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio
Prima Finnabair Stamps – ‘Never Too Late’ and ‘Dirty Walls set’
Hope you like it, see you next Tuesday
Love
Amanda X
11 comments
Stunning!
ReplyDeleteYum yum yum.. from the background (ooh, stamping!) to the chalky seam binding - it's a treat.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Great work Amanda... Love your oxide effects x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Amanda !
ReplyDeleteCorrie x
A really gorgeous tag Amanda and fab use of those addictive oxides too.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Love your tag Amanda, oxides create fabulous effects don't they. I do love that Finnabair stamp it's always seemed to have an air of mystery to me & she looks stunning amongst your background... Tracey xx
ReplyDeleteStunning tag and yes Oxides rule the world at the moment ha ha
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xx
Gorgeous tag Amanda! Love the background! Xxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag! Thanks for sharing the oxide technique. I have just bought some of the new inks, so will give it a try!
ReplyDeleteWonderful tag, adore the background and the stamp is fabulous! xxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag Amanda! xx
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