A Heartfelt Wednesday

This week I am using the Mini Vintage Floret Stamp Set with the Leaf from the Leaf Medley set.  I created my own background with the solid florets, by embossing the flower on plain cream paper with clear embossing powder.  Then I sponged on Victorian Velvet and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.  Finally, I stamped the word background in the gathered twigs ink over the entire paper.  I did daub off the ink that stuck to the embossed flowers with a paper towel.  Then I stamped the images, colored them with Copic Markers and cut them out with the matching dies.  The border was made using a small strip of the fancy lattice, cut out with the Spellbinder die.  I finished the edges of the fancy lattice with two 1/8" strips of cream paper.