Distress techniques with Stampendous!

You've all seen those cards and pages that are deliciously distressed to perfection, and you think "I'm not sure I can do that." . . . BUT WAIT! What if I told you Stampendous has taken all the work, and confusion out of Distressing? Great right? Stampendous has an array of Mixed Media stamps that work wonders when distressing your projects. All the look without all the fuss!

To show you just what I mean I made this tag card that creates the look of many different distressing techniques, but is really done with a few simple stamps.

I used Stampendous AS Cling Industrial Set to create that peeled paint effect on my purple background, and I used acrylic paint and NK Studio Grunge Cling Rubber Stamps to make a vibrant colorful background.

If you are wondering how I got those cool gears on my card, well I'll tell ya . . . I used ScrewLoose N Sparky Perfectly Clear Stamps, and Dreamweaver Gears Stencil. First I spread Dreamweaver Silver Embossing Paste over the gear stencil. After it was dry I heat embossed Detailed Silver Embossing Powder onto black cardstock. Once that was set I simple stamped my ScrewLoose N Sparky Gear Perfectly stamp using StazOn black ink, cut out, and foam taped it over the stenciled gears!

Let me share with you how I created this card:

Cardstock - black, purple, white

Stampendous AS Cling Industrial Set

Stampendous NK Studio Grunge Cling Rubber Stamps

Stampendous ScrewLoose N Sparky Perfectly Clear Stamps

Stampendous Jumbo Cling Rubber Butterfly Trio

Stampendous Say it Today Clear Stamp Set

Dreamweaver Gears Stencil

Dreamweaver Silver Embossing Powder

Detailed Embossing Powder - Black, White, Silver

StazOn Ink - black

Versamark Ink

Memento Ink

Distress Ink - Seedless Preserves

Blending Tool

Dylusions Acrylic Paint -  Lemon Zest, Vibrant Turquoise, Crushed Grape, Fresh Lime, London Blue, Bubble Gum Pink

Paintbrushes

Rhinestones - clear

The how to:

1. Start with a 4" x 7 3/4" black card. Cut the edges at an angle to create a tag shaped card. Cut a 3 3/4" x 7 1/2" purple cardstock tag. Stamp entire cardstock with AS Cling Industrial peel paint stamp using Seedless Preserves Distress Ink. Glue centered onto card.

2.Cut 3 1/2" x 6" white cardstock. Swipe paint onto cardstock to create a mixed colorful background(don't over mix). Let Dry.

3.Once your paper has dried use NK Studio Grunge Cling Rubber Stamps and Memento black ink to randomly stamp to create mixed media background(be sure to leave some color peeking through).

4.Use Dreamweaver Gear stencil to add gears. Position your stencil to get the perfect gears to use in the lower right corner, and upper left corner. Spread Silver Embossing Paste to spread over the gear stencil, remove stencil and let dry. Glue centered onto purple cardstock.

5.Stamp Say it Today Clear sentiment Stamps onto black cardstock. Sprinkle with white Detailed Embossing Powder, heat set and cut into strips. Glue as shown.

6.Spread yellow and purple paint onto a scrap of white cardstock, let dry. Stamp with Jumbo Cling Rubber Butterfly using Versamark Ink and sprinkle with Detail Black Embossing Powder, heat set. Cut out and glue to card as shown.

7.Take a scrap piece of black cardstock and press onto Versamark Ink Pad. Sprinkle with  Detail Silver Embossing Powder, heat set. Stamp with ScrewLoose N Sparky gear, and screw head. Cut out.

8.Glue screw heads at the edge of sentiments. Foam tape gears as shown, and place rhinestones.

 

Want more inspiration? Try looking Here:

Stampendous Blog

 

 

Comments

[Snoopy von Seckendorff]

Wow! What an amazing project. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain how to do this.

Hugs,
Snoopy :D

[C.D. McK]

Great project and love the bright colors!

[barbara macaskill]

OOOOOOOOO! LOVELOVELOVE the crisp and vibrant colors on this amazing piece!! It is absolutely stunning and that butterfly is divine!!! You have created a masterpiece!! TFS!

[Amy]

Thanks everyone! So happy to share with you!

[D.AnnC]

WoW! What amazing colors and fab layers and distressing!

[Laurinda]

Love the vibrant colors!

[Kathy]

I love the vibrant take on this distressed piece...beautiful!

[Sabrina Radican]

OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!! Your tag card is so breathtakingly beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, electrifying, exquisite, bewitching,captivating,hypnotic, ETC...
I could just go on forever!! I absolutely love it!!!

[Peg Klitch]

What an awesome tag...the colors, shapes, patterns, everything is perfect!

[Beverly]

Wow is right. Your colors are outstanding. Thanks.

[Viki B]

This is AWESOME!!! Way to move beyond the dark and into the bright and it looks really great.

[Ina Good]

Truly unique and bright beautiful colors on this lovely steampunk tag!

[Jean Bullock]

This is awesome. Your distressing technique makes the bright colors look like they are glowing. Very cool. I pinned. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765609929652/

[LaChelle Shown]

Love this distressed look! Awesome tag!!!

[1aquagirl]

Wow, very cool tag! Love the gears.

[Mary Holshouser]

Love the vibrant background color. The sentiment makes this an excellent gift for a BFF.
thanks for sharing a wonderful project.

[Sue D]

This is gorgeous. Love the colors and how you made the gears.
Sue in Ohio

[TracyM #6773]

WOW - FABULOUS tag Amy!!!
LOVE your distressed purple background, such a COOL peeled paint stamp, LOVE the sentiment, colours & gears of your decorative panel!!!
THANK YOU for sharing, I look forward to trying my hand at this distressing technique :)

[Jean Marmo]

Wow - this stands out brilliantly! Just so cool!

[Karen L K]

Wow what fun colors! Boy that industrial stamp really adds to these projects.