Today is Virtual Stamp Night on SCS, I won't have time

to do them all but only some of these shown.

This is for the A Muse challenge week 1

to use only black ink and A Muse stamps.

Check out the fun here:

 

I used Flower Cart, card, and sentiment stamp

all by A Muse.

At our Sunday workshop we will be experimenting

with the Faux Wood technique. This is made very

easy with the Stampin' Up Dry Brush jumbo wheel.

 

I used the Ruby Red jumbo cartridge rolling the

Dry Brush wheel onto Really Rust cardstock. I then

swiped my Close To Cocoa ink pad randomly over

this in the direct to paper technique. I used the craft

White pad to add some more streaks and distressing

to the edges.

 

This is a quick and easy background. You can use it

for lots of color combinations to simulate real or painted

and weathered wood looks. Try grays and white or gray

and blue together. Any creams, reds, or browns also

work well for this.

 

You can also draw some lines and add "nail holes"

to give it a more authentic look.