I hope you are having a wonderful fall weekend and getting a little crafty time in before Halloween. Have you had a chance to play along with our fun challenge this month?
Aren’t these colors gorgeous?
I recently bought this fun (and little bit snarky) stamp set from Hero Arts and thought that they would pair well with some distress oxide backgrounds. Warning: I got a little carried away making backgrounds in these beautiful colors and had way too much fun making cards.
Using Distress Oxides pads and re-inkers on photo paper or glossy paper always creates bright and beautiful backgrounds. Like I said, I always end up making way too many backgrounds so this was a pretty easy way to use them to make some fun cards. For these cards I mainly used re-inkers. You can check out my blog for more details if you want. Put the distress oxide ink on a craft mat and then lay the photo paper in it. If you want to make layers of color, just make sure the first layer is dry. Once you are happy with the results, wipe down the photo paper to reveal bright backgrounds.
Once I had all my background, I experimented with different ways to lay them out to make unique cards, including lines and swiping the paper different ways in the ink.
For this one I used a square die cut and turned the center square so the sentiment could fit.
And my last one is for my husband, who I love very much but yes sometimes it is a challenge. Lol
I hope I’ve given you some good ideas on how you can use your background with these awesome sets from Hero Arts and I can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies Used:
 Hero Arts – Snarky Mix and Match Messages Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts – To Seize or Not To Seize Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Embossing Powder – Detail Clear Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Embossing Powder – Detail White Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision Heat Tool Shop at: HA |
Using a piece of Arches Coldpress Watercolor paper, I smooshed Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, Seedless Preserves, Tea Dye and Fire Brick distress inks all over the paper in a random order. In a small spray bottle I mixed Perfect Pearls and water and misted the paper until all the colors blended nicely. Leaving the panel to dry, I stamped my leaves with Versamark ink onto vellum and heat set with gold embossing powder. Using the coordinating dies, I cut out my images.
The inked panel, once dried, I rubbed the Versamark ink pad on the edges, stamped my sentiment and heat embossed all with gold powder. Adhering the panel to a side folding notecard with craft foam, I arranged my leaves and added twine for some interest. Scattered across the card, are gold sequins for sparkle!
Good morning! Today we are excited to start out new autumn-themed challenge. We have a gorgeous inspiration photo for you to use for your creations! You can use the color palette, photo, or both and we can’t wait to see what you create! Make sure to read our 
