It's official, I'm hooked!! I can't even look at a piece of card at the moment, without getting my Distress Inks out and having a play! I bought a couple of embossing folders up at Crafts4U and they were just crying out to be inked and used in conjunction with some of the Boys2Men images...
The first I made using a Cuttlebug folder called Distress Stripes and the pirate treasure map decoupage - I inked the background with Rusty Hinge and Walnut...
Next, I made a golf card using the golf decoupage and the Cuttlebug Argyle folder inked with Peeled Paint and Weathered Wood...
The third card was using one of the robot toppers and the large Cuttlebug folder Clockworks, which I inked using Weathered Wood and Walnut, I cut the aperture in the panel before embossing and used the oval that was left to emboss the clock and cut around it...
Then to finish off, this holly folder has been in my embossing folders box for years (literally) and I've just never known what to do with it, as it seemed a bit boring just in white...so out came the Distress Inks again, and just look at the result...
I used Peeled Paint over the embossed panel first, then went around the edges with Rusty Hinge, the lace I coloured with Rusty Hinge and all edges were distressed with either Peeled Paint or Rusty Hinge...I'm at the stage where, if it stays still, it's likely to get inked!! Wonder what my next obsession will be?! I thought that the finished result was more subtle than your traditional red and green and as always, the picture does not do it justice...maybe one day I'll get to be a half decent photgrapher (though I doubt it!?!)
Love these, I already have some of those embossing folders, but deffo need to buy the others, it gives you a much better idea of what they look like if you can see them being used.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration.
Colette
I'm having to buy reinkers - mine are all used up! Especially rusty hinge, peeled paint and frayed burlap ....
ReplyDeletefantastic male cards.love your embossing and inking.especially like your pirate card, faf :D
ReplyDeletexx coops xx
Just bought your Boys2Men CD and it's great. I have some embossing folders too and love the distress ink look it makes such a difference. Can you please tell me what I use to put the ink onto the paper is there some special pad you can buy?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration.
Regards Audrey
email: audrey@thelilacgarden.co.uk