Tilda Chiquita Banana

I’ve posted this card on my Facebook this week. It’s the first card I made colored in Distress Inks. I do have to say I have enjoyed coloring with Distress inks but it does take patience and a heat gun to put all of  these together :)  Thru process and many mistakes I’ve made I’ve learned the important basics like using the correct brush and drying time (hence the heat gun) . The paper is important too however as I am still on the learning curve, I am still using average watercolor paper in 300gsm. I will eventually invest on good paper once I’ve got the techniques at bay. But in the meantime, I am having fun and loving the process which is super important :)
Doesn’t Tilda look like the lady in the Chiquita Banana commercials? 

Tilda Going Bananas

Materials: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye; Flowers: Prima and I am Roses; Twine, Ribbon, Lace, DMC thread, Maya Road Hat Pins, Dimensional Pearls

Coloring: Distress Ink: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Brushed Curduroy, Spun Sugar, Fired Brick, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Black Soot, Weathered Wood

Tools: Martha Stewart Punches

 

This stamp is from the Sweet Crazy Love collection and it’s really cute :) and whimsy :) I wonder if I can pull off the same look.. haha ..

Thanks for looking :)