Please scroll down for my Penny Black Saturday Challenge DT post.
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This week, it's Kate's turn to choose the theme of the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, and she has chosen:
'Monochrome'
As it's the last challenge of the month, it's your last chance to be included for the draw for the prize from our fabulous sponsor The Stamping Boutique.
I decided to use my favourite colour...blue...and got my Distress Inks out to play. I layered 'Tumbled Glass', 'Faded Jeans' and 'Chipped Saphire' to make the backgrounds, then used my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' and D'Vine Swirls' folders for the embossing. For the image I used more of m DI background...spritzing the surface whilst the inks were still wet to get a speckled effect, before stamping my Hero Arts 'Music Background' stamp in 'Chipped Saphire'. I then stamped and embossed 'Constellations' by Penny Black in white over the top. I lightly distressed all of the edges, and then sanded over the embossing to reveal the white core, added a sentiment stamped using a stamp from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set by Hero Arts and a few adhesive pearls.
I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
- Anything Goes - Flowers
- CES - Feeling the Blues
- Crafty Sentiments - Polka Dots
- Creative Stamp Friends - Monochrome
- One Stitch at a Time - Pearls & Swirls
- Simon Says Stamp & Show - Anything Goes
such a soft blue too, love the distressing and a very pretty card
ReplyDeleteHugs Kate x
I absolutely love this card Helen. So pretty. Hugs, Wendy x
ReplyDeleteWow Helen this is gorgeous .. beautiful soft shades and I so love the music background.
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Pauline x
A beautiful card, a great design and wonderful colors.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your participation at Creative stamp Friends.
A nice greeting Andrea from germany
What a beautiful card, love the distressing and embossing, so elegant xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creation, just love the embossing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us at Crafty Sentiments & CES this week, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx
WOW Helen this is stunning, I love the monochrome feel to it. Thanks for joining in on the Polka Dots week on Crafty Sentiments, Hazelxo
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ReplyDeleteSo lovely - the blues are such a perfect contrast to the pure white image.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week.
Beautiful card Helen - love the distressed look, fab image and lovely soft denim blue colour. Love it. Hugs, Claire x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. Love the shades of blue you have used giving a lovely soft look to it. Thanks for joining in with our challenge over at OSAAT this week and good luck Julie DT
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, thanks for playing with us this week at OSAAT for our “Pearls & Swirls” Challenge.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the draw, we hope to see you play along with us in August for our “Pretty in Print” contest. I have some yummy candy to Celebrate too.
xoxo Marjo
Just so gorgeous Helen...
ReplyDeletehave a lovely evening...hugs Vicky xx
Oooh Helen I love this! Such a pretty style and I really love that stamped image.
ReplyDeleteHope your well chuck and having a break now til September!
TTFN
Mel X
Thank you for joining the DT from Simon Says Stamp and Show with your fabulous creation, fabby colors and coloring Hugs Terry xxxx
ReplyDeleteoh this is gorgeous just love the images and such super color tones on these too bless you for playing at anything goes,this week hugs cherylxxxxx
ReplyDeleteThis just blew me away I love the soft colour tones and the stamp is so elegant,
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have a lovely;y week,
Hugs Bridget :0) x
Fabby colour and love the image!! Thank you for joining us for the Anything Goes Challenge. Hope to see you again for our next challenge! Good Luck! Hugs Annie xXx
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ReplyDeletea beautiful card, luv the image, pretty papers & design, thank you for joining us at CES this week, hope to see you next time, sue,x
Beautiful card - your embossing looks really fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining our 'blue' challenge at CES this week.
Caroline xxx
lovely card, i love all those lovely different textures you have used! Thanks for joining in with us at Anything Goes, K x
ReplyDeleteA really pretty card, beautiful shade of blue, thanks for joining us at CES this week,Karenx
ReplyDeleteWOW.....This is just stunning!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
Kaz xx
Beautiful design Helen and such a lovely colour combination...thanks for sharing with us at CES this week :) Donna x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab card! Love the soft blue and your background design!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us at Creative stamp Friends again this time!
Michi