Easy Distress Ink Background

Hello there! I admit I dropped the ball on posting to the blog. Working full time and the holidays kept me busy! Anyway am back today just to share a really easy birthday card with a beautiful (and easy) distress ink background. 
I started with a piece of Stathmore 400 Watercolor Paper and used Kristina Werner's "Ink Smooshing" technique to create the colorful background with some distress inks.



I stamped a cupcake from WPlus9's Sweets & Treats Stamp set colored it in with Copics. A die from the My Favorite Thing's Pierced Square STAX was used to cut down the copic-colored cupcake. 

The happy birthday sentiment from WPLUS9's Unforgettable stamp set was stamped using Versamark Water Mark Ink on black cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. A variety of sequins and Coats and Clark Copper colored thread were used to finish off the card. 

Supplies

• Adhesives:  Ranger Multi Medium Matt and Tombow Permanent Mono Adhesive
• Embelishments: Coats and Clark Copper Thread, Neat and Tangled Pixie Dust Sequin Mix, Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins, and Lucy's Cards Muted Metalics Sequins.
• Embossing:  Zing! White Embossing Powder, and Versamark Watermark Ink.
• Dies: My Favorite Things Pierced Square
• Papers:  Strathmore 400 Watercolor Paper
• Stamps:  WPlus9 Sweets & Treats and WPlus9 Unforgettable.
• Tools:  Corner Punch.
• Ink: Dusty Concord Distress, Chipped Sapphire Distress, Picked Raspberry Distress, Mustard Seed Distress, and Tuxedo Black Memento Dye.
• Copics: C00, W1, V04, V06, V09, E33, E35, E37, R32, R37, Y11, Y15, Y38
• Tools: Ranger Mister and Ranger Ink Inkssentials Reusable Non-stick Craft Sheet