SSS Flickr Challenge #120--Anything Goes

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I had a chance tonight to play in the SSS Flickr Challenge--Anything Goes. :) Over the weekend, I was playing with a blue alcohol ink and gold mixative. I started out on Yupo paper, dripping the ink and mixative on the paper and adding blending solution to get it moving. I must have used a lot of ink, so I just kind of let it drip off the paper onto my nonstick craft mat. I sopped up the puddles with a new piece of Yupo paper, then another. Finally, I ran out of Yupo paper and grabbed some scraps of Neenah 110 lb cardstock and sopped up the rest of the ink. I used the Yupo background to cut out the heart die and the cardstock background to cut out the butterflies--I love the way they both look--similar and coordinated, but different because of the different cardstock textures. The cardstock background looks almost suede-like. I ink blended Fog ink onto Fog cardstock through the Stained Glass 1 stencil for some subtle tone-on-tone texture as a backdrop. The card only needed a simple layered die-cut sentiment and a few jewels to finish it off. :) This was actually a very quick card--it took me about 20 minutes (not including the backgrounds that I made over the weekend, but that only took me about 10 minutes plus some dry time).

 

Supplies (all by Simon Says Stamp, unless otherwise noted):

I adore you die

Nested Hearts dies

Stitching Butterflies dies

Fog cardstock and ink

Stained Glass 1 stencil

Other: Alcohol ink, Yupo paper, Neenah 110 lb cardstock, Clear Jewels by Little Things by Lucy, Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle stackables die

 

Done