8x8 Display Piece, 50th, Easel Backed

I was asked to make an Easel Backed 'Display Piece' for a 50th birthday...  and the theme was skulls, flowers, black, white and bubblegum pink.

Thank goodness for downloadable images is all I can say!

But do you know what?

I actually really enjoyed putting this design together...  once I had a game plan.

Here it is...

I thoroughly enjoyed 'messing with layers' and 'embracing the 'imperfectly perfect' for this design.

I did deviate a little from the design brief, though...  Can you tell that those die cuts are a deep, dark brown rather than a black?

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The base has been inked using Distress Oxide (Black Soot), which I've then splattered with water and allowed to dry before adding Ranger/Distress Collage Medium - Crazing.

I've spray varnished flowers with silver glitter specks built in to the formula, added distressed edges,  silver gilding wax, gems and silver thread - and those flowers were inked up first using Tsukineko/Memento (Rose Bud).

There's even a touch of Tsukineko/Brilliance (Lightning Black) on the ragged sentiments. 

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I do hope you like it as much as I do!

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Donna. x