Saturday, January 2, 2016

Happy Smooshing

Did you all have a nice holiday?  Don't know about you but I'm so ready for some non-holiday cards. At Happy Little Stampers we're easing into the New Year with a smooshing technique challenge that you can do in so many ways.  Be sure to check out the video tutorials.

For my card I chose to do acetate smooshing with Distress Inks in peacock colors.  I did it in 4 parts--first Mermaid Lagoon, then Mowed Lawn followed by Mustard Seed and finally Peerless Liquid Gold.  Turned out amazing.  Since I wanted to keep the card CAS I trimmed down the colorful panel into a strip and added a thin black border to tie in with the b/w stamping.

Now shake your tail feathers and join in the fun!

The Details:  Distress Inks, Peerless liquid gold, VersaFine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz watercolor paper, Recollections 110lb white cardstock, Clearly Besotted Fancy Feathers

Update:  I'm entering this in Seize the Birthday Anything Goes, Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #20 Time Flies   



15 comments:

  1. Your smooshed strip is gorgoeous, Toni. Great job with the acetate smooshing technique. I just tried it recently and it is so much fun (card will be posted in less than a week!). :) Aren't technique so much fun??!! Beautiful design with the black strip to anchor and tie it all together. xx

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  2. I love how the narrow black strip sets off that gorgeous smooshed panel! Gorgeous card, Toni!

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  3. Toni, your "smooshing" is stunning!! What a great way to add color and interest to the card! Thank you fro sharing this at Seize the Birthday!

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  4. I have tried the acetate smooshing and am so bad at it! You do it like a pro! Great card and design xx

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  5. Absolutely stunning, Toni! Love that blue panel and black details. Happy 2016!

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  6. LOVE that bright, smooshed edge Toni and that pop of black with the strip and the sprinkles is fabulous! Have a lovely Sunday my friend! Hazel xx
    My Card Attic

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  7. Fabulous smooshed panel, I love the colours. The black strip is such a nice touch too. xx

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  8. what a beautiful clean and simple card! i love how you kept the ink smooshing to the side and left the rest of the card very crisp. Thank you so much for playing with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge! Happy New Year!

    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

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  9. Toni, your smooshing looks gorgeous. Such a lovely design and sentiment. Happy New Year x

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  10. Absolutely LOVE your smooshed panel. Gorgeous CAS card. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.

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  11. Such a pretty card! Love the inky colorful piece! Thanks for joining along with the MMMC :)

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  12. Love the contrast! Great technique to share. Thanks for joining MMMC.

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  13. Beautiful! Love your smooshed panel! Thank you so much for playing with us at The Mixed Monthly Challenge!!

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Thanks so much for your comments. I really enjoy and appreciate them all!