This month’s challenge at the Mix It Up Challenge Blog is emboss resist. (Or you an also do Anything Goes.)

My card was quite simple: I started with a card topper, and stamped it with Versamark using Stampin’ Up! Something Lacy background stamp. I then added white embossing powder and heated it. (You could also use clear. You’ll get the same effect if you’re using white cardstock.)

Next I took four different colours of Distress Oxides, and lightly added them to the card. I say lightly, because I didn’t want the colours to be too bright and overtake the flowers I was going to add.

Next I took a piece of paper towel and wiped the excess Distress Oxide ink off the embossing.

Using similar coloured cardstock, I stamped, then cut out my flowers using the matching dies. These were done using STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms stamp and dies.

I added some leaves, then put my flowers at different levels using sponge foam.

I actually foiled some vellum with a birthday greeting on it, but decided it covered up too much of the background. So I ended up using a small greeting from Inspired by Stamping called “Creative Tags”. I cut that out using a mini-tag punch from Martha Stewart.

Once I’d done all that, I felt the card was a little bare, particularly at the top. So I added some liquid perfect pearls.

And that was it, done.

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