Embellish Challenge

After a long time I got to play with Embellish Challenge. The theme is Background Stamping, which I really enjoy. The sponsor are Hero Arts (love that company).

 Usually I dont combine these colors but that is why I love color challenges because I can challenge myself. Here is what I created.

I created the background first, which is distressed with blue distress inks and clear embossed. I then used green distress inks to highlight that blue. I clear embossed these flowers and curled the petals a bit and layered them together. The sentiment panel is stamped with Envelop background. To finish some twine, some flower soft at the flower center and pierced holes along the edges. Thanks for dropping by.
I am submitting this card for the Embossing challenge at Yvonne's blog too.

Anything Tim Holtz inspired......

I made this card for for 2 Challenges.At Simon Says Stamp and Show the challenge this week is  "Anything Tim Holtz inspired".As you know by now, I love distressing and getting my fingers inky, so couldn't stop myself...lol.
I got the idea from the Inchie challenge at Embellish mag. blog

 I made the Center Inchie panel first. Embossed the wild grass with black ep. on watercolor paper and distressed it with some peeled paint and Dusty concord Distress inks, spritz the perfect pearl water. Now adhered the edged inchies, keeping the center one in 3D. Then for the corner triangles, clear embossed the same stamp but making sure my grass points towards center. I then distressed using the same colors and cut my inchies and edged. Adhered them all in the corners. Did some faux stitching around my center panel, put some glossy accent on the butterflies. To look at the shine, here is the closeup.

Hope you enjoyed the process as much as I did making it.