Card created for the Chocolate Baroque Colour Challenge 23

I am loving the Colour Challenge this month – just my colours. I have used Brushos for the background and the Gothic Fragments stamp set. I have stamped and cut out the elements, so there is no tricky masking involved. I hope that you like it.

I also sent this one in as one of the TV samples for the recent TV shows on the Craft Channel. Lesley is a fabulous demonstrator – so do look out for the shows and catch up online.

Materials:

• Gothic Fragments and Words of Wisdom stamp sets
• 8X8 inch teal card blank, watercolour card and smooth stamping card
• Inkpads: Versafine (Onyx Black), pigment inks (light and deep turquoise)
• Watercolour markers (lime, turquoise, pale and deep purple)
• Alcohol marker (black)
• Fine tipped marker (white)
• Brushos (Turquoise, Ultramarine and Purple)
• Clear mica spray
• PVA pearls (turquoise)
• Glitter glues: Stickles (Diamond) and blue
• WOW embossing powder (Clear Gloss)
• Die cut swirl, butterfly and banner
• Organza ribbon (purple)

Step By Step:

1. Colour the watercolour card with Brushos. Drop crystals into the wet ink and spray with water to get a mottled effect. Spray randomly with mica spray to add more texture and sparkle. Leave to dry.
2. Stamp the die cut banner background texture with pale turquoise ink and emboss with the clear powder. Stamp the sentiment in dark turquoise.
3. Stamp the main images onto smooth card with Versafine. Colour with watercolour pens and cut out.
4. Trim the watercolour card slightly smaller than the card blank and glue down. Glue on the stamped fragments and sentiment banner.
5. Edge the card with black marker and add faux stitching around the border with white pen.
6. Finish with a little glitter glue, PVA pearls, die cuts and organza bow.