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This card was made for our local swap challenge - to make our own coloured paper background or focal point...

I embossed the background panel with a Memory Keepers geometric folder, then swiped  an inkpad over the 'high points', which made the design look more like flowers!!

The feature panel was a piece of 'mop up' card, and I have no idea of the medium I mopped up, apart from the fact it had some mica in it!

The sentiment I die cut and mounted over a layer of foam. 

The flower I diecut and painted with mica paints, then mounted over three layers of card.  It looked a bit lost on the background, so I used a marker to colour the edges a wee bit darker than the tops, and it worked beautifully

What I also did on the main panel was add three yellow enamel dots, but these are only shown in the main photo, as I added them after I had done most of the shots...

The inside was finished with trimmings from the feature panel, the envelope I used washi tape on.

I am linking this to;

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #738 +739 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2606 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #843 - Embossing

Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything Goes - Twist of Die Cuts

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No Designer Paper

The Alphabet Challenge - U is for Uplifting

The recipient said this card really cheered her up