Dream As If You Will Live Forever

Our challenge for this week over at Simon Says Stamp and Show is "Hey Girl", think of those feminine images, a feminine touch, a female hero in your life, we are paying tribute to the females in our life this week. I decided to use the Winged Things 1 for my grungy feminine piece this week, adding lots of texture and interest.

I love this young feminine image, I find it so dreamy and perfect for the ladies in our life, young or old.  I love adding lots of texture and interest to my pieces including a dimensional flower cut using the Spellbinders Spiral Blossom One die. I added further interest in the background with a little stamping using the Mixed Media stamp set.

For my background I added faded jeans and vintage photo Distress Ink to my non stick craft sheet and then mopped up the ink, drying between each application and repeating until I was happy with my coverage of ink. For more definition I also sponged a little more vintage photo ink to the edges of my card and rounded all the edges of each layer with a corner rounder punch.

For added interest in the background I also stamped the sequin waste image from the Mixed Media stamp set using coffee Archival Ink. I also love a little dimension in my work and here I added dimension to the wings and crown adding Clear Rock Candy to the top, for extra texture. I also added Clear Rock Candy to the background of my card, adding randomly to the background, blending more vintage photo ink into the cracks. A Word Band was added for a little more interest.

I used a scrap of card and inked in the same way as my background and then stamped SERENDIPITY to the top with coffee Archival Ink. I added a wing from the Regal Adornments coloured with latte Alcohol Ink. A little more interest was given to the bottom of my card with the addition of a vintage lace trim cut using the Vintage Lace die.

I'v added a hinge clip to the side of my card along with two small bauble pearls coloured with latte Alcohol Ink.

A little close up shot so that you can see the texture the Clear Rock Candy gives to my background.

 I also stamped the image on the inside of my card, I think this gives a real professional finish to a card.

For more great ideas please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog and take a look at my fellow team members they have created some inspirational projects. Remember there is also the chance to win a $50 prize from Simon Says Stamp.  I always look forward to seeing your creations each week.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, much appreciated.  Enjoy your week. Tracy x x