Create Your Own Background at Allsorts Challenge #724

 Hi Crafters,

Well we are back to our weekly challenges at Allsorts starting today and we have a great theme for you all to join in with.

ATG/ CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

Image - Ruth Hamilton Designs Image - Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)

Coloured with Promarkers

My background was created using a Polkadoodles Brick Wall stencil and two colours of Distress oxide inks - Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick. I also splashed some large drops of water onto it and mopped with a kitchen towel to 'bleach' some of the colour out. The first and second generation stamping of the plants were done using a Sheena Douglas stamp set. Finally I cut a grassy border using a die in my stash.

Prizes this month are from:

Oakwood, AALL and Create, Stamp Addicts, Ruth Hamilton Design, Aldridge Crafts

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Daring Cardmakers - Bloom and Grow

I hope you can join in with us this week, the Design team have been very busy creating some fabulous inspiration for you - take a look HERE.

Well that's all from me today, see you here again soon,

Lorraine

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Allsorts Challenge #688/9 - ATG opt. Create Your Own Background

 Hi Crafters,

Saturdays certainly come around quickly! It's time for me to share my Design Team creation for the new challenge at Allsorts where it is an easy Anything Goes theme but as an option I have asked you to CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND.

We are spread over two weeks this time so there's plenty of opportunity to join in.

I love to create ATC's and so I have made these...

For my background I 'Smooshed' - technical word :o) - some different shades of green Distress Oxides on to my non-stick mat and dabbed my card on to it, when this was dry I stamped the script randomly. Then I added the texture paste using a stencil. I die cut the flowers, hessian and file tab from other 'smooshed' backgrounds that I had made and added them using staples - this is the first time I've attached elements using a staple and I quite like how it looks. Lastly I doodled a black border and added the pearls to the flower centres.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Creative Artiste Challenge - #85 ATG Mixed Media

If you'd like to join in with us this week there is a fab prize of a £15 store Voucher for WOWVOW for the lucky winner.

Thank you for visiting today, the Design Team have been busy creating a lovely selection to inspire you - you can see them HERE.

Lorraine

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