A Happy Make It Monday Morning

As some of you may

have noticed, I've been entering most of my projects at Make It Monday for quite awhile now! This morning I discovered an interesting bit of information that undoubtedly everyone knew except me... that along with the featured entry and winning commenter, the DT also have a featured pick on their blogs! I did not know this until just a few minutes ago, and am so happy in that Lisa S featured Katie's paper bag mini album. Katie will be thrilled when I tell her. She's at Bible School, so I'll have to wait until this afternoon to let her know. Thank you so much, Lisa.

Today I have a card to enter....

It's rather more of a

mixed media project than just a card... so I thought I'd do a step-by-step through some of the embellishments.

I started with a quick

mist of Lindy's Maidenhair Fern Green Starburst and some dabs of Tarnished Brass Distress Stain onto a chipboard frame and grunge board flourish.

A coat of gesso...

then more of the spray and DS. I dry with my heat tool between each layer.

I rubbed some of

the gesso onto a Idea-ology metal ornate plate as well, then some of the Tarnished Brass DS. On went a thick coat of Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint (frame and flourish).

Look at this fabulous texture.

This is the best crackle effect I've ever gotten.

The card base is

Recollections kraft cardstock along with black textured cardstock for the mats. The DP are the Kaisercraft 75 Cents collection.

I tinted some Golden

molding paste with the Tarnished Brass DS and put it on with my pallet knife using Prima's Poppies and Peonies mask.

While I was working on this,

my son Ethan walked in my studio, looked down at my waste basket and asked why I had thrown away a mirror. Startled, I looked in and saw the box top from my Puffs tissues with Vicks I had put there. Ahhh... an idea! I grabbed it up, gave it a thin coat of the Tarnished Brass DS and glued it to the back of the frame... perfect! I popped it up with 3-D foam adhesive. That butterfly in the center is from the 75 Cents 6.5 inch paper pad.

I finished with lots

of white flowers from I Am Roses and some Martha Stewart punched oak leaves... another of my heavy-weight cards! Oh, and by the way... the flourish didn't look right, so it's now on this pile of embellishments on my desk next to Ros's beautiful card.

Have a happy Monday, friends!

I'm linking up at:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda