This week's Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is "Anything Goes," so here I go!

I had a friend ask to make some wedding cards so I put together this card with some different but complimentary elements... 

Altenew's Peony Bouquet stamp set is a sensation and I bought the set before I got a Misti (which really helps) but this flower and leaf was stamped without it.. It didn't turn out too bad, so I used it! 

The background was created with varying values of one colour of watercolour paint: 

Supplies: 

Stamp: Altenew Peony Bouquet

Sentiment: SRM Sticker Stickers By The Dozen - Wedding

Watercolours: Gansai Tambi

I made a custom background by combining different stamps from different sets with the same general theme. I stamped them all with Memento ink and coloured them with Copic markers (which was both therapeutic and fun) and stamped the sentiment in vellum so the little stamps would still shine through! 

Stamps: (All Technique Tuesday)

Planner - Outdoors

Planner - Beach

Sentiment: Retired... 

I sat for 6 hours, the last 2 were quite painful, but it was all worth it to get one of my favourite and most influential singers immortalized on my arm forever!! (Ella Fitzgerald) I was also super excited to get a tattoo while I lived here in China. Something to remember forever... 

I cut out the "Thanks" die with normal cardstock and then covered it in adhesive using the Deco Foil Adhesive Pen. Then, (following the directions on the back) I ran the die, covered with foil, through my die cut machine. To my amazement, it worked!! hahaha... 

Using this week's MFT sketch I incorporated the die into the design along with the stamps from Birds of Paradise. I coloured the bird with copics and added some shading with my General's Pastel Chalk pencil and blending stump.