Guest Designer

Hello fellow crafters,
Last week I was thrilled to find that I had been chosen as the winner of challenge #27 in ABC Challenges, with this card that I made for my blogger friend, Pauline's birthday.

My prize was to be their Guest Designer for this week's challenge, 

'Make Your Own Stamped Background'

This is my card, using a colour I rarely use, orange. I felt like getting my fingers inky, something else I rarely do, so I made some more of my parchment roses.

For my background paper I used Express Blend-it card, which I normally use for my images that I colour with Promarkers. It is beautiful to work with when using a Resist Technique. I stamped the swirls with Versamark ink, then embossed them with Silver Pearl embossing powder, which creates such a 

luxurious look. 'Tis a pity that did not show up in the photo. I sponged the whole card with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink, then wiped it with a facial tissue. It doesn't show, but I lightly sponged the leaves

with Sage Versacube ink.

A closer look at my parchment roses. They have Flower Soft in the centres.

The large one reminds me of the big, soft, highly-scented roses my

Gran used to grow. 

Inside my card co-ordinates with the front.

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Craft Room - 'Stamp your Own Background Paper'

Crafty Ribbons #46 - 'Anything Goes With Ribbon'

Anything Goes #93 - 'Handmade Backgrounds'

Marianne Design Divas - 'Get Your Dies Out'

Rhedd and Rosie's #7 - 'Blooming Lovely'

Let's Craft and Create #70 - 'Die Cuts'

Milk Coffee - 'Load on the Flowers'

LEJ #54- 'Die Cuts and/or Punches'

Timeless Tuesdays - 'Butterflies'

Everybody Art #237- 'Flowers'

Whoopsidaisy - 'May Flowers' TOP 3

Creative Belli #170 - 'Flowers'

Stamps - Hero Arts Fantastic Florishes; Stampin' Up
Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Ink Spiced Marmalade; Adirondack Butterscotch and Raisin; Versacube Sage; Versamark clear
Dies - Spellbinders Rose Creation, Foliage; Marianne Creatables Double Frames, Frames Swirls
Punch - Carl Butterfly
Embossing Powder - Stamp-It Silver Pearl
Gem - Papermania
Flower Soft, Stickles Icicles, Ribbon, all from my junk stash

Why not pop over to ABC Challenges, see the lovely creations by the regular DT.

Hugs,
Jennifer. x