Halloween 2017 Card Making Series – Splashy background with Distress Oxides feat Clearly Besotted Stamps All in Onesies Halloween

For my card I stamped three of the images in the set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, and colored them with Spectrum Noir markers. I then fussy cut them using my Cutterbee scissors.
I wanted to create a fun and playful card to go with the feel of these images, and I thought that the straw splashes technique I had featured in one of my previous cards would be just perfect! To change things up a bit, instead of Distress Inks I used my Oxides. I used Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron and Spiced Marmalade to create splashes on a piece of Canson XL watercolor cardstock that I had cut using a die by Avery Elle. I first smooshed the ink pads on my craft mat and diluted the ink with water. I then transferred the ink to my card base with some acetate, and used a straw to create the splashes.
I cut a strip of vellum and adhered it to the front of my card: this helps the three little kids, that I adhered onto the vellum strip, not to get lost in the busy background. I stamped the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, adhered the front panel to my A2 black card base with some fun foam, and added a few black Nuvo drops to finish off the card.

And I have to say I really like the result! This technique is really quick and fun, and because of the oxidation properties of the Distress Oxides, you can achieve a really nice texture within your splashes!

If you want to see the card making process and are interested in this technique, you can watch the video on my YouTube channel.