Stamping Vacation DT: Embellish It Challenge

Stamping Vacation's Embellish It Challenge this month is to use brackets. Since this has to be an embellishment and not just a stamp, I went through all my chipboard and grungeboard. I finally found the size I was looking for in my Bazzill Basics Chipboard: Marguerita Alpha pack (in Raven).

I had originally intended to use Tim Holtz Crackle Paint on them but it didn't go with the look of my card. So I applied black rhinestones instead. Looks so cool!

I actually stamped the black card base with Damask Designs and Versamark Dazzle: Frost ink, but it wasn't very discernible. So I changed tacks and used my Giga Guidelines impression plate instead. It still has that bit of sparkle which looks neat.

The sentiment uses stamps from Big & Bold Wishes and uses a little flourish from Waltzingmouse Stamp's Very Vintage Labels #4 stamp set. The Nesties I used were Mega Ovals and Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals.

A fun and simple project!

{Supplies--Papertrey Ink unless noted}

• Cardstock: True Black, Stamper's Select, Pure Poppy
• Patterned Paper (envelope liner): Bitty Dot Basics
• Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes, Very Vintage Labels #4 (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
• Ink: Pure Poppy, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark Dazzle: Frost
• Dies: Mega Ovals (Spellbinders), Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals (Spellbinders), A2 Envelope Liner
• Impression Plate: Giga Guidelines
• Other Tools: black rhinestones (dollar store)