what a difference a die makes

I'm back with some cards I created with another panel of my distress oxide smooshing + glazing crafty play. See this post for more deets.

On this smoosh I used only pink and yellow ink. And glossy paper. I liked the result without the blue so put it aside. More glossy. Eh. To use as more backgrounds. Eh. Then I remembered these dies I had not used yet. Voila! I actually love the touch the glossy adds on these die cuts! They're just so darn cute.

 Sizzix Animal Portraits die

Papertrey Pretty Petals stamp

Sweet Stamp Shop Greetings freebie stamp

American Crafts Mayberry Flower Patch stamp

Distress Oxides - Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber

glossy photo paper

Have you tried DOs on glossy paper (with or without glaze)? What'd you think?

I'm joining in at:

Die Cut Divas - Monochrome

Daring Cardmakers - Getting to Know You (I love super CAS cards with a pop of color. And techniques too. Got both going on today.)
Dies R Us - Use Pastels

Happy Little Stampers - AG with Dies March

charmed by distress oxides on glossy paper

Been creating but not posting lately. So I thought I'd pop in today to share  something I tried,  something I saw Tim H. do. Distress Oxides smooshed on glossy paper and then glazed with DIY Micro Glaze.

So in a nutshell, this is what I did. Smooshed DOs onto my craft sheet. Spritzed 'em. Smooshed photo paper (cheapo). Dried and smooshed and dried and smooshed. Liked the resulting uber-oxidized look, but decided to pounce on the glaze anyhoo, polish with an old rag and voila!

Altenew Charmed stamp

Altenew Super Script stamp

vellum

Distress Oxides - Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean

sewing machine

Stamped the blooms multiple times on the inked panel and added black to the centers with a Sharpie. I chose my colors, BTW, based on this month's inspiration challenge at Altenew.

On the second panel I created, I gave a new blooms stamp a test drive. Stamped with black Archival ink on these panels, BTW.

Prima Fresh Flowers 1 stamp

Papertrey Tiny Tags die

Altenew Charmed stamp

Distress Oxides - Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean

sewing machine 

Used the MISTI to assure lineup of the stamp on both the cut panels and the white card base. Added my sentiment on a tiny tag and attached that with white crochet thread across the top.

An interesting technique. Not sure of my verdict. Adding the glaze removes the whole "oxide" effect and turns the muted colors back into bright ones... And the glossy-ness of the glossy paper is still there which isn't always the prettiest, IMO. But it is a cool way to get a vibrant Distress Ink look on glossy paper. And smooshing, well smooshing is always fun, right ?!?

I'm joining these challenges:
The Flower Challenge - #18 Anything Goes
SSS - Happy National Craft Month
SSS - Wednesday Challenge Girl Power
Just Add Ink - Just Add Water