Crafty countdown - 62 days!!

Good evening. Wow, it's been a busy day again - and I'm retreating back to my craft desk as soon as I've posted this. Getting there though!!

So, with that in mind, it had to be another quickie - but this time I was inspired by some paints I used today. I've had these for years - in fact since I was working with Dawn at Topaz crafts! And they're still working perfectly. 

The mica colour paints give a fantastic shine, and you need such a small amount. They look really good on black card.

With that in mind I decided to stamp and emboss in clear embossing power, in order to do the "resist effect". I wanted a good big background stamp:

Ink the stamp with versamark ink pad. Put the stamp on your table, with the stamp side facing up, and then pop the card on top. I used a brayer to smooth the card Over the stamp and transfer the ink. I covered with clear embossing powder and then melted with a hear gun;

Now, paint. I added a little water to the paint and added it to the card. The colours are lush!

Paint directly over the embossing powder, but then use a damp cloth to wipe over the card to remove the excess paint sitting on top of the embossing powder:

You can see from the above photo the difference this makes. The bottom is the before, the top is after.

I finished this card very simply. I mat and layered, tied ribbon around the top layer before attaching it to my card. I then added a very old rub on, to finish.