How to: Distress Oxide & Paper Doll Thank You cards

[@jasann100]

Lovely cards, I have these paper dolls, and love the little dancing girl 👧 she makes a sweet card. 🇦🇺👍🏻😉

[@ladylexusis350]

❤️ 💚💙all the cards!!! tfs!!!

[@BlaizC]

So simple, yet so beautiful!

[@chrispfeifer9235]

Fabulous! Cards! Using this idea for family birthdays!

[@conniedoiron5111]

Mike this is so simple yet so beautiful.

[@kimberlynewsom9876]

You. Are. AWESOME! Thank you as always for sharing.

[@JanLilyJing]

Thank you! I just bought water color postcards to cut down for a card and some Tim Holtz paper dolls and then came across this as a beginner. Just perfect! This is the look I wanted to go for but wasn't sure where to start.

[@TracyisCrafty]

Thanks for sharing your techniques as I also prefer the blend then spritz method as less messy. Nice cards love the bright colours with vintage images. The potting soil colour brings it all together very well. Great job.

[@meretet.2856]

Beautiful cards, and what a great idea!

[@carolm4094]

Wonderful cards. Thanks for sharing.

[@renymissos6256]

Just got my paper dolls in the mail...great first project with them.

[@laurawgarts]

Those cards are beautiful - well done, Mike! I haven't found that many people using them on greeting cards, mostly journal pages, so this was a real treat! Thanks for your inspiration!

[@doreenbailey6130]

TFS Mike wonderful collection

[@jamiwomack2129]

Very nice TFS

[@Debraisea]

Great cards Mike. Think I 'need' to get some paper dolls and that stamp set 😊. Thank you for sharing.

[@catyeah8592]

I love these cards!! I love them so much that I ordered some of the distress oxide colors and the Tim Holtz paper people! They arrived today and I am so excited to play with them. I just had to thank you first. Your video was great inspiration! Hugs, cat

[@terryim4841]

awesome cards....

[@amytorango4641]

Thank you for the card ideas. I just bought some paper dolls and had no idea how to use them.

[@roseflower317]

Lovely cards Mike. The images look amazing on them.

[@Craftyalicreates]

These cards are lovely Mike, they have inspired me, tfs 😊

[@catyeah8592]

OH How COOL - - using the ruler for your stamp!! Brilliant...you are. : ] BTW, I Love these cards. Simple is GOOD! And they're beautiful! Thanks, Mike. Hugs, cat

[@debbievignola8275]

Very nice cards Mike.

[@sandraburfoot1941]

These are wonderful

[@lynngregory2336]

These are so good Mike. No excuses now for me. Time to do some just in case cards xx

[@farasanchez2618]

Love them!

[@gallen7120]

Beautiful! Luv your work.

[@cassiescreations9828]

Thank you for showing this!!! I love these and so simple.

[@lindadechow2212]

I love these, how beautiful. These would be very pretty framed, also. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talents and ideas.

[@beverlystout7841]

Lovely cards, Mike. Makes me wonder if I could scan old photos & make fun cards for distant family. TFS!

[@tonihall7810]

Gorgeous. Love the vintage stuff. I've tried to do atc s with colourful images but they are just not me. Like colour in the background but the focal image I like to be sepia, black and white just vintage. Bit like myself lol . Have a great week mike , Ian and mr B 's

[@kathyalderton905]

lovely cards mike, Right up my alley love that distressed look, I am going to Michaels to get those paper dolls they have not had them in the past but maybe they might now wish me luck. cheerio.

[@AmyStamper]

These are super cool! Can't wait to give this a try!

[@lovesweetpeas47]

thanks for the great ideas lovely cards

[@susannaeasdale1162]

great idea I will be making some of these for sure. Regards Susanna

[@SusanRoseArt]

Thank you for showing :) x

[@kathyalderton905]

I found them at joanns and they were 30% off and I made the cards I did not use the oxides though just the distress inks and i think they look just as good as yours did . Thanks for the inspiration!

[@deborahhalcomb4562]

I wasn't fond of the paper dolls when I first saw them but now that I have seen your cards I have to get some and try making some grunge cards. Thanks bunches. ;)

[@marcijlo]

Absolutely wonderful! Mike such a stunning idea to build up for my stationery!🥀

[@letsmakeamesstoday]

Very fun!!!'

[@sunfish4]

great use of the paper dolls

[@ZeeCeeCreations]

Love these Mike! And the technique! Thanks Hugs Marsha

[@sarahscraftyallsorts6482]

Hi mike I also love that glue I got a big litre bottle for £20 on eBay to keep replenishing my little bottle. These cards are fab. Would make great ATCS

[@brendakuder2957]

I have those paper dolls and I love your card ideas! Thank you!

[@jenniferrenault3440]

Thank You so much for the wonderful inspiration, I have just bought the paper dolls, Thank yo I will get started now. Your cards are beautiful .xx

[@NinaRibenaMixedMedia]

I absolutely love these cards Mike ❤️

[@janecameron7498]

Love these cards, so simple but effective. I have quite a few b&w photos which I could use for this. I have a dcw paper pad which would work for the ephemera backgrounds. Thanks, as ever, for the great inspiration.

[@LindaJuneDisley]

Brilliant, love these and how you have used the musical paper :) Hugs Linda xxx

[@karenbonham798]

I really love these. R the Tim Holtz paper dolls new? Mike u really need to buy stock in baby wipes-ha! U r the neatest artist I know. My desk looks like a craft store after an Earthquake.

[@TheKazadoodle]

The dolls are new to the line this year and have been around for few months but are constantly sold out almost everywhere! They are a nice thing to have in your stash.

[@creativechaos953]

SO liked your cards, Mike)))) And also liked your paper trimmer, will you please tell me where you got it? It's very handy to use a blade and a score cassetes at the same time)))

[@anne-mariestevenson3296]

Ah so this is what the paper dolls are. I have to admit it isn't what I was expecting from my 1970's childhood. I love these. I was disappointed with the D.Os as I've only used them with the "wrinkle free" method and thought they were meh. I shall definitely be trying the blend and spritz.

[@gallen7120]

Please tell me what stamp you used at the end for the blotches? Beautiful work.

[@franrogo4547]

These are absolutely charming! Only problem for me is that I already have some cards made somewhere and I seem to have put them in a "safe place" in my studio! Know what I mean? LOL (The bright side of aging)

[@catyeah8592]

Hahahaha!!! I am ALWAYS doing that! xxoo

[@gallen7120]

Me tooo! Lol

[@Mrs.G.23]

Love those thank you ! Been trying to get those paper dolls but all sold out !!!! Can I ask the glue brand you use please ?

[@KathySparkle1]

Christine Gunning Amazon US has the paper dolls, in stock 7/22.

[@anne-mariestevenson3296]

I looked at Amazon UK and thought goody they are on prime then I realised it was 1 - 2 months for dispatch!

[@ladyinblack1964]

Hi! Just one quick question--on the inside part/inside the fold, do you glue down or stamp a greeting? Esp. on a dark background. Thank you!!

[@HMOCreations1807]

Great ideas! What kind of hairdryer did you use?

[@MikeDeakinArt]

It was a Ranger heat tool.

[@HMOCreations1807]

@@MikeDeakinArt can you use hairdryer too?

[@theresabrewer6173]

What is the name of the glue you used? Amazing!!

[@MikeDeakinArt]

Collall Multipurpose Glue. The TomBow Mono Aqua glue is the same.

[@paulieclark5840]

I am knew to using inks like this. What is the difference between the distress inks and the distress oxides?

[@gagatoots807]

Is it possible to do this with the normal distress ink pads? Or does it have to be Oxide?

[@MikeDeakinArt]

You’d get a different look as the ink won’t oxidise, but you can activate ordinary distress inks in the same way.

[@sandraburfoot1941]

how do you attach round sponges to bottom of stamp pad?

[@MikeDeakinArt]

Sandra Burfoot I use sticky Velcro pads XO