Can you Hear me Now - SDC#36

It's time for another Stampotique Designers Challenge, this week Valerie is your hostess and she's challenging you to alter a page in a book.  This weeks challenge is open to ANY stamp company, but if you have Stampotique images, we'd love to see you use them!  Why not play along for your chance to win a $30 Stampotique Gift Certificate, click here for more details.

I have to tell you, I had been a little worried about this weeks challenge, I've never really altered a book or page in a book, so this was all new to me.  But let me say, I totally enjoyed the creative freedom this challenge gave me. I pulled out a handful of Stampotique images I thought would go well with this weeks challenge, then set out to create my background using a morphed version of the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique by Tim Holtz.

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To create the BG, I used Ranger Distress Stain in Forest Moss, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass and Fired Brick, once dry, I stamped the Honey Comb BG in Gesso, then spritzed lightly with Stream Color Wash.  The majority of my images are stamped in Ranger Black Archival, the Tree and Mesh BG are stamped in Coffee and Bla Bla Bla was stamped in Vermillion.  To add color to the Fence, I painted it with Picket Fence Distress Stain.  Sheer and Toby are stamped in Black Archival then colored with Distress Inks.  I added some doodles throughout the page with White Gel Pen, and added Scattered Straw Ink to age the page.

Details:
Stamps - Stampotique
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink Faded Jeans, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain, Scattered Straw, Ranger Coffee Archival, Black Archival, Vermillion Archival, Distress Stain Picket Fence, Fired Brick, Forest Moss, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass, Color Wash - Stream
Other - Journal Book, Gesso, Ink Blending Tool, White Gel Pen, Non Stick Craft Mat, Spritz Bottle, Heat Tool, H20 Brush

Additional Challenges - City Crafter Do-ya-Doodle, Simon Says Stamp and Show a Tim Holtz Technique

Thanks to those who took the time to leave a comment on the My Memories Suite Software giveaway - I used Random.org to select the winner....Congrats Niki!  Please email me by 8/14 to claim your prize.