Golden Rose

Hi everyone, today I would like to share another make using my new AALL & Create stamps - this time using the beautiful rose in set #831 Sent With Love.  The general concept of this was primarily inspired by the current Tracy Evans FB Challenge monochrome with a pop of colour, and I think this rose suits it particularly well.  

In my recent haul I also got a little background stamp half price which I thought would be very useful both for cards and ATC's ... what I really love about it is that amongst the script there are little dots which are actually tiny little hearts - so great for any romantic or love-related theme, and I thought it would make a perfect background for the rose.  Although the sentiment on this card doesn't say so explicitly, I am thinking this is an anniversary card.

I cut a piece of stamping card 6.5" x 4.5" and created a smoosh background with grey Distress Oxide ink spritzed with water. I stamped and heat embossed my rose, then stamped the background stamp in grey Versafine Clair.  I stamped the rose again onto separate card, coloured the flower head and circle with Cosmic Shimmer mica watercolour paint and Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen for extra sparkle, then fussy cut out and attached to the base image. I stamped and heat embossed the birdie and quill pens, fussy cut out and attached (I think I'm obsessed with that little bird and quill!!), , and extended the "R" in the rose circle by masking the word "Rose" from the same set.  I realised I should have done this before colouring the circle with the Cosmic Shimmers as it went a bit smudgy, but I was in deep by this point so I kept going regardless!!   I stamped, cut out and attached my sentiment, matted onto black card stock and my card blank, and finished off with Posca pen spatters and Glossy Accents on the pen nibs. 

Stamps: AALL & Create #831 Sent With Love, #304 Heartfelt, #908 Quill Ends, #531 Textured Florals (sentiment);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Hickory Smoke); Cosmic Shimmer paint (Tropic Yellow); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist); Posca pen (white); Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen (clear).

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts #729 - Anything Goes (14th Birthday Challenge) (2nd entry)

Beautiful Blossoms #5 - Anything Floral Goes (2nd entry)

Crafting Happiness #142  - Anything Goes with option Flowers (3rd entry)

Double D - Flowers (2nd entry)

Get Creative #121 - Flower Frenzy (3rd entry)

Sheepski #74 - Flower Power (3rd entry)

Simon Says (Monday) - Watercolour

Triple B (May) - Birds, Blooms and Butterflies (3rd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #595/596 - Anything Goes (4th entry)

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,