Distress Painted Flowers

 Have you tried smooshing and painting with Distress Paints? I am in love with these techniques! Today I will share a set of bright painted flowers on a Distress Paint background for The Funkie Junkie Boutique! Such yummy colors!

I have a video HERE.

Create the Background

I was so excited when the older Distressed Paints were released from the vault! Being a full set syndrome girl - I ordered them all!

Start with Distress Watercolor Cardstock trimmed to A2 size. Add a few drops of Picked Raspberry, Saltwater Taffy, Wild Honey and Mustard Seed Distress Paints to your craft mat. Spritz with water and print an A2 base by pressing down onto the paints. You will have some very dark areas of paints. Add more water and allow to move and wick. Lay a second piece of watercolor cardstock on top to get a second print. Add water to both and dry with a heat tool. Note: you can dip the pieces back in the paints if you have blank spots or to add splotches.

See how pretty the background is? After the first two prints, add more water and dip and dry the final two pieces of watercolor cardstock into the paint. Use the last smoosh one more panel to use for the sentiment. Set all five aside to dry.

Stamp the Image

Select your floral images from the Bold Botanical CMS 462 set. I selected the two that remind me of daisies. Position in your stamp positioner. I was able to stamp two at once using my Medium Misti. Use Hickory Smoke Archival Ink to stamp the floral images.

Paint the Floral Images

Add a drop of each of the Distress Paints to the craft mat. Using a small paint brush, carefully paint the floral images. I love how the second layer of paint and water creates a glaze over the paint smooshed and printed background! You will not have to restamp the image as long as you are careful when painting!

Stamp the Background

The bases needed a little more interest. I used the Ledger Script Background stamp to add background texture. Create a mask to cover the floral image only so you can stamp the background. In your stamp position, center the Ledger Stamp over the image and cover the flower with the mask. Stamp the backgrounds using Hickory Smoke Archival Ink.

Create the Sentiment

Use Black Soot Archival Ink to stamp a few sentiments from the Note Quotes set. Use a circular die to cut the sentiments plus an additional circle to stack the sentiment.

Assemble the Cards

Use light grey A2 card bases. Trim the floral panel to 3.75 x 5.0 inches. Use a stronger glue to attach the panel to the base. I use Alene's Tacky Glue. Stack the sentiment circles and attach to the lower right corner of the cards!

Additional Cards

Be sure to visit The Funkie Junkie Boutique. They carry a great selection of Tim Holtz products!

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Products used today:

• Distress Watercolor Cardstock
• Picked Raspberry Distress Paint
• Saltwater Taffy Distress Paint
• Wild Honey Distress Paint
• Mustard Seed Distress Paint
• Ledger Script Stamp CMS 241
• Note Quotes set CMS463
• Bold Botanical Stamp CMS462