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I have been revisiting the technique of putting Distress Ink within an embossing folder.
Early last year I made a whole bunch of these backgrounds to make a series of 'Owl' cards using Cute Big Eye Owl on a tree branch #58. Today I added to the collection...Find out more on my blog.
To make these backgrounds I used four distress inks and smeared them across a Stampin' Up tree embossing folder.
I found it best to just smear in one direction - horizontally across the folder. I then placed a square of white card in the folder and rolled it through the Big Shot.
Recently I came across the woodgrain folder from Creative Embossing.
I used this with three Distress Inks - scattered straw, weathered wood, gathered twigs.
I then used these on a journal page... having first layered the page with a paper from Kaisercraft's Mix and Match 12 by 12 Paper pad.
Happy Crafting!
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