February 2019 Merry Little Christmas Challenge
Hello! Thank you for popping in to see my card for the February 2019 Merry Little Christmas Challenge. Today I have a card that I made using Distress Inks in some non-traditional colors, Nuvo Crystal Drops, and lots of water.
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To get the soft, dreamy look of the inked background, I used Distress Ink and lightly pounced it on with the round side of a Nuvo Blending Sponge (dampen and squeeze it out well!). Then, I spritzed water and Shimmer Spritz on my craft mat and smooshed the inked panel into the puddle.
I used Neenah cardstock, even though I was doing water work because the inks will soak into the paper and not move too much – creating the dreamy cloud look.
While it was drying, I made the tree stencil with a TrueControl craft knife (my favorite!) and just cut out a bunch of triangles in a tree pattern. Then, I used it with the Nuvo Expanding Mousse to stencil the tree onto the dry ink panel. No expanding today!
After that, I stamped the sentiment around the edges with Versafine Ink in Onyx Black, and added lots of dots and pearls with some Nuvo Crustal Drops in Raspberry Pink.
![February 2019 Merry Little Christmas Challenge](https://www.tealkatdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PearlTree.jpg)
Thanks for visiting! Be sure to explore all the other fabulous creations at the February 2019 Merry Little Christmas Challenge!
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