Imperfection is Beauty..

Hi all, I am back again, twice in one week, I must be on a roll LOL! I've been getting inky with some new to me stamps, and a new to me product called Brushos.

I have made a card using the cracked glass stamp from the Visible Image set Time after Time. I clear embossed the design onto white card, and my intention had been to use my distress inks for the resist-emboss technique. 

But, since joining the Visible Image Facebook Group, where lots of members have been using Brushos to great effect, I thought I would try these pigment powder paints myself, so I ordered a mixed box from That's Crafty, and they arrived two days later, excellent service!

So I had a little play and created some backgrounds for use later, and what I have learnt in the last couple of days of experimentation is, less is most definitely more!

I pulled out my stamped card, and thought I would try the Brushos on the cracked glass background, and see what happened.

The effect of the embossed areas, due to the spiky design, resulted in a stained glass effect, and I almost didn't want to cut the finished result for a card, it was so pretty.

I washed the card with water, and sprinkled Purple, Emerald Green and Turquoise onto the wet card, and the effect is mesmerising. I then sprayed some water onto more dense areas of the powder paint, and left to dry.

I stamped the sentiment, 'Imperfection is Beauty' also from Visible Image, in Brilliance Pink, and clear embossed onto lilac card. I distressed the edges of the sentiment panel, and edged with Dusty Concord Distress Ink. I sprayed this with some Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mist in Antique Pink.

A few close ups of the stained glass effect.

When dry, I sprayed with the Cosmic Shimmer mist,  mounted onto a distressed lilac mat, and then wrapped some natural twine around the middle.

I topped the sentiment in the middle, before adhering to my card base, which has been inked with Dusty Concord.

I love the effect of the Brushos with this stamp, and I will be using some different colourways with this again.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline