Be Yourself

Hi Bloggers.

I made this card at Ally Pally with what I had with me.

For the background, I randomly inked through the Squared Mask with Dried Marigold Distress Ink. Then, with the stamp in my hand, I randomly stamped the Newsprint Stamp using Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. I repeated the process with the Filigree Stamp and Dried Marigold and finally the Bubbles Stamp and Tattered Rose Distress Ink. I made sure the ink was dry and then ran it through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Cheerful Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design. I rubbed some Enchanted Gold Gilding Wax all over the surface. I left it a few minutes to dry and then inked around the edged with Dried Marigold using Cut n Dry Foam.

I stamped the image from the Belle of the Ball Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured in using Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Inks - I used Cosmic Tone (from the Skin Tones Set), Sunflower (from the Summer Fayre Set), Marigold (from the Autumn Shades Set) and Soft Moss (from the Garden Twist Set). I cut it out using scissors and went around the edges with a Black Pen to hide any white bits. I cut out a Spellbinders Opulent Oval. At the emboss stage I added the Peacock Feathers Mask. I inked through the die with Dried Marigold Distress Ink.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Clear Powder. I cut it out using a Justrite Vintage Labels Four die and inked through the die with Dried Marigold.

I tied a bow using White Crochet Ribbon and added a Frosted Peach Dazzler.

I assembled the card as shown adding some White Pearls in the corners and some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in White around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.