STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge Anything Goes: Optional color twist, Mahogany

Time for our June STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge, Anything Goes

Optional color twist: Mahogany!

My card using:

Life in Full Color, Birds of Paradise

Crazy Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

Loll Thompson's You Tube Video Paper Towel Background: 3:45 was

my background inspiration!  Thank you Loll (Stamping with Loll).

I made my watercolored background on Strathmore Mixed Media paper, 

which I had brushed with Golden's White Gesso and let dry.

I placed a piece of paper towel that I had used to mop up Brushos Inks

onto the MM paper and spritzed generously with water.

Rubbing with my hand to transfer the ink onto the paper.

Did this a couple more times to add more ink.

Loved the textured effect of the inks over the Gesso.

Here is a Close Up of the brush strokes and colors.

Die cut background with CUTplorations "Crazy Running Stitch Rectangle 

Nesting Die" for subtle framing.

Placed card front in MISTI and arranged "Life in Full Color" sentiment and paint tube.

Stamped with Distress Oxide Aged Mahogany and heat embossed

with SU Clear Embossing Powder.

Next stamped and heat embossed the tiny Happy Birthday from

"Birds of Paradise" stamp set and popped up.

Tip: Distress Oxides stay wet long enough to heat emboss with embossing

powders.  I usually use clear embossing powder.

Popped up card front using White Craft Foam and

attatched to SU Whisper White 100# CS and Done!

I loved the results and will be trying this background technique again:-)

Enjoy and hope you get to join us.  You have until June 30th to play along.

See you in October for more CAS Card Challenges. 

In the meantime,  I will be playing in some of Shery's fun Summer Events!

Thank you for your visits, my friends.  Hugs...

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