Music Birthday with Distress Oxide Backgound

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I set out to create a background using Distress Oxides and acrylic blocks ... this is the result of my play session colourful and random.  My three colour combination was shaded lilac, picked raspberry & squeezed lemonade spritzed with water before pressing down onto watercolour card.  I used three different sized but small acrylic blocks and overlapped them as I went along.


I die cut a lovely music sentiment out of the panel to keep for another card and inserted back in a plain white one then set about stamping and embossing in white some music notes floating around before mounting on grape coloured cardstock for a darker contrast.

My card was made with two challenges in mind ... one with friends/members over on docrafts for our music themed embossing/outline challenge and Just Add Ink Challenge #445  to "Add Embossing" to our projects ... I chose embossing powder for both.
I've used - A6 landscape white card base
Distress Oxides
Unbranded music sentiment die
Various music note stamps
JudiKins opaque white EP

Playing along at - Just Add Ink #445..."Embossing"





Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. PatriceSunday, 24 February, 2019

    Fabulous! What an awesome background you've created. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week. x

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  2. Nikki SpencerSunday, 24 February, 2019

    Such a fun and creative background! Thanks for sharing at Just Add Ink.

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  3. EmmaTSunday, 24 February, 2019

    Fantastic fun card, love the colour combo and great idea for a totally one off background - i guess no two will ever be the same. Emmax

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  4. Chantell RandallWednesday, 27 February, 2019

    That is a really effective way to create a unique background - I love all the colours together like that. Chantell Just Add Ink

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