Penny Black Saturday Challenge - CASE IT (Kath)

As it's the first Saturday of the month, this week at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge we have another 'CASE IT' challenge...and want you to take your inspiration from Kath's gorgeous card:

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge:

Prize from Penny Black Inc:

And:

The prize from the Ribbon Girl:

I took inspiration from the resist embossing technique Kath used on the background, the colours, the scalloped edge card and the lay out. I started by inking a piece of white card with 'Old Paper' Distress Ink, then stamped my Penny Black 'Irises' stamp over the top...inking it using more Distress Inks (Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick & Forest Moss)...then I stamped my Hero Arts 'Music Background' stamp over the top in more 'Old Paper', and inked around the edges using 'Pumice Stone' and 'Brushed Corduroy'. For the background, I used a couple of different background stamps ('Circular Design' by Penny Black and 'Paisley Swirl' by Hero Arts)...stamping and embossing them in white, then blending 'Old Paper' and 'Brushed Corduroy' inks over the top. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set by Hero Arts.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Crafts & Me - Add a Ribbon 
• Fan 'n' Funky - Celebrations 
• Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.