Stamp away with distress inks !!

Hello dear friends,

           Riswana, here today. Are you enjoying Mudra's April release stampsets & all the awesome inspiration posts over the blog? We sure do & look forward to bringing you more :)

      Today I'll be sharing five cards using distress inks to achieve various effects. Distress inks are so versatile & tops the list in almost every crafter's go to supplies :)
I'll be listing out the all the colors I have used in my projects below & also few coloring tips I learnt along the way. Hope I don't go overboard ;)
So let's stamp away with DIs !!

Card 1:

I absolutely enjoyed designing this stamp & even more while working with it :)

I did ink smooshing technique for the bg. Added mustard seed DI on an acetate sheet, spritzed with water & swiped it over cardstock.! It's so easy & fun.. 

Added touches of worn lipstick DI randomly & few splashes.

Finally stamped both the doodle image & sentiment using black soot DI, finishing off with few clear sequins.

Stampset used:

Card 2:

I went for no line watercoloring technique here. Stamped the image from Dainty bloom stampset with spun sugar DI (any lighter color will do. I just chose the closest color shade) 

Colored the bg first with salty ocean, worn lipstick & mowed lawn DIs. I used undiluted inks with brush tip to add the stippled effect & hence give more depth & interest. Added white dots with signo gel pen.

Colored the blooms & leaves with worn lipstick & evergreen bough DIs respectively.

Finally added the sentiment with memento tuxedo black ink.

Stampset used:

Card 3:

I always find it challenging to work with solid stamps & this is one cool technique to use them.

I stamped the roses with lighter shades of DIs (shaded lilac & spun sugar) masking where necessary. Then I added the darker shades with Dusty Concord & worn lipstick respectively. Am no pro in watercoloring nor am familiar with lights or shades. I just added the shade in the edge facing the center of the flower.!! Gives a wonderful 3D effect.

Added bg with diluted black soot DI.

Stampsets used:

Card 4:

This is a CAS card having the butterfly as the focal image. My love for this Grungy butterfly stampset is evergrowing & am sure to do more projects with it :)

Peacock feathers, scatterd straw, tea dye, gathered twigs & black soot DIs used here.

Stampsets used:

Card 5:

I did some free hand painting of the feathers with salty ocean, peacock feathers & chipped sapphire DIs. You can also find gorgeous feather images in Mudra's Dreamcatcher stampset. Trust me, it's totally droolworthy.!

Added the sentiment with memento tuxedo black ink & finished off with some sequins.

Stampset used:

That's all from me today.! Hope you enjoyed this super lengthy post *wink* :)

Oh waittt.!! there's an exciting news.! Mudra stamps are now available at your favorite online craft stores across the country !!

Find them at

The craftshop

Lulupu store

Isn't that awesome news.! Happy craft hauls everyone :)

Do share your creations with us over social media using #mudrastamps 

We'd love to see them all.

C ya soon.

Create. Have fun.

Rhiz