Handmade Backgrounds at Allsorts Challenge

Hello everyone, today is the start of a new Allsorts challenge and Donna is hosting. Her optional theme is "Make your Own Background" and our prize is a set of 4 background stamps from AALL and Create. There are lots of great ways to make your own background but if that's not a challenge for you then the Anything Goes option is always there too!

Here is what I made:

I decided to get out my gelli plate for today's card and brayered Chipped Sapphire ink onto it. Next I placed AALL & Create's Crisp Tulips stencil onto the gel plate and went over it again with the brayer (I have this one). Then I took the print. The stamps on the background are by Tracy Evans Magnolia TE43 (available here and here in the US or directlty from Tracy Evans' shop in the UK.) I used Chipped Sapphire and Saltwater Taffy Distress ink/Oxide ink. The birds are from another one of Tracy Evans sets Myriad of Designs. The script stamped onto the background is part of the same Magnolia set and I used Versafine Clair Twilight ink for stamping the words. I wanted to add stitching but didn't want to mess with the sewing machine so I chose a retired stitching stamp from Whimsy Stamps instead for some cross-stitching. 

I had a negative circle mask out on my desk and decided to use that too for an additional interest and finally flicked some diluted Chipped Sapphire ink onto the card before adding the coral layer and card base.

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I plan to share my card with these challenges:

• Cardz 4 Galz - Pink Flowers (I hope coral pink is ok?)
• Simon Says Stamp - AG
• TIME OUT Challenges - A Favorite Cardmaking Technique (Love adding script and splatter to backgrounds)
• Try It On Tuesday - Add Some Text
• We Love 2 Create - Anything Creative

Below is a peek at the prize. You have about 2 weeks to join us!