Video tutorial Tim Holtz Distress Oxide blended and heat embossed background thank you handmade card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #homemade #distressoxide #timholtz

I created this project for my Doodling With Debby series over at Simon Says Stamp. This month it is all about the Distress Oxide Blending. Did you see Kristina Werner’s look at the new Distress colour – Speckled Egg. So fabulous and her Distress Oxide combinations are always spot-on. I have Speckled Egg on it’s way to me, but in the meantime, I thought I’d play with the colours I have already. I loved Kristina’s use of Speckled Egg with Ripe Persimmon and Walnut Stain. I switched out the Speckled Egg for Tumbled Glass instead. I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

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DISTRESS OXIDE BLENDING + COVERING UP MISTAKES

Video tutorial Tim Holtz Distress Oxide blended and heat embossed background thank you handmade card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #homemade #distressoxide #timholtz

KEY INGREDIENTS

STEP BY STEP HOW TO

Video tutorial Tim Holtz Distress Oxide blended and heat embossed background thank you handmade card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #homemade #distressoxide #timholtz

TAKEAWAYS

Video tutorial Tim Holtz Distress Oxide blended and heat embossed background thank you handmade card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #homemade #distressoxide #timholtz

Well, there’s a fair amount to chat about with this card! I love the colour combo even though it took some blending. My advice – stick at it and add plenty of ink to encourage them to blend. I do love the final colour combo as it appeals to my love of muted shades. Who knew I’d use Ripe Persimmon on a card! However, when blended with Tumbled Glass, the rule of complementary colours kicks in. Complementary colours are opposite each other on the colour wheel – blue is opposite orange. Complementary colours look great together and create a lot of impact. When mixed complementary colours tone each other down and if mixed thoroughly they would eventually mix to brown. However, when combining a little blue with orange, you just take away the brightness of the orange. The same is true with the blue – a little orange will tone down the blue to a dusky shade of blue rather than a clear bright blue. And I’m all about those dusky shades!

My next takeaway is to use a template to help with accurate die-cutting. I could try and explain this, but watching the video is probably better than my clumsy use of words. However, do be careful of using tape to hold the template in place. I didn’t remove some of the stickiness of the tape before using it and so when I removed the tape it damaged the surface of my card. So a top tip is to always remove some of the stickiness of tape by dabbing it on your clothes to pick up a little lint which makes the tape more low tack.

My final takeaway is how to fix mistakes. With the main panel slightly damaged in places, I used embellishments to cover up the worst areas. Sparkle and shine to the rescue! I use this tip often to fix mistakes, this time I used embellishments but as I’m writing this today, I used a sentiment panel to hide the area of a card I was less enamoured with. Never give up and hide areas that are less than perfect by adding droplets, jewels, pearls, enamel dots or even sentiment strips, die-cuts etc. Don’t let your hard work go to waste.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

Video tutorial Tim Holtz Distress Oxide blended and heat embossed background thank you handmade card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #homemade #distressoxide #timholtz

The most obvious card that came to mind when I was looking for further examples is this one using the Center Cut Heart Background. A very similar card in many ways but using a die-cut in the open area rather than heat embossing. You can find the original post here with a video too!

I’ll leave it there for today. I realised when looking for further examples that I have so many using watercolours but not so much using Distress Oxides. However, I have recently been enjoying playing more with the Distress range and have just ordered a bunch more stuff to play with so watch this space!

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

 

* SSS CENTER CUT HEXAGON FLORAL
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* SSS HEXAGON GREETINGS set
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* SSS HEXAGON GREETINGS
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* SSS HEXAGON GREETINGS Wafer Die
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad RIPE…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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SSS EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE
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* SSS ANTIQUE GOLD Embossing Powder
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Tonic DUCK EGG BLUE Nuvo Crystal Drops
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Little Things From Lucy’s Cards…
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Simple Stories Enamel Dots
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Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Tonic EASY CLEAN MAT
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* Picket Fence Studios LIFE CHANGING…
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* SSS BLENDER BRUSH
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PAINTER’S TAP
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* Hero Arts Misti at Simon Says STAMP
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* Hero Arts MISTI MINI BLACK
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Hero Arts MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD
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* Hero Arts MISTI BAR MAGNATE Black
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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TWEEZERS
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T SQUARE RULER
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Video tutorial Tim Holtz Distress Oxide blended and heat embossed background thank you handmade card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp #homemade #distressoxide #timholtz

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