Wednesday sometimes known as "hump day" .... downhill to the weekend!

Morning readers, 

I've a make to share with you today .......

My 3½" x 4⅞" card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, 3½" x 4⅞" card and matching envelope
• Card in white and gold pearl, for my card front, insert and matting
• Creative Expressions image (from CEC-897 "loopy textures and elements" - from June 2018) stamped using Spectrum Noir Harmony crushed velvet ink - NBUS). 
• The ink used was a pigment ink so, whilst it was still wet, I sprinkled Judikins "sticky stuff" over and heat set. I then overlaid a sheet of gold foil and burnished firmly with my fingers. I LOVE the grungey results of this technique. I have used this method and sheet of foil many times and there was, plainly, a little residual "sticky" on the foil, leaving me with the odd splatter of foil where I hadn't planned there to be foil. I was, initially, vexed with myself but stepped back and looked again a little later and decided that, actually, it kind of added to the grungey feel so ... left it!
• Hero Arts sentiment (from CL342 - "everyday sayings" - from 2013) stamped using Ranger distress permanent ink in black soot

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. NBUS - challenge No. 41 - USE NBUS
2. Sweet Stampers - challenge No. 71 - EMBOSSING AND/OR STENCIL ... I made one entry using a stencil so thought I'd have a go with embossing
3. Try It On Tuesday - August 23rd challenge - KEEP IT SIMPLE
4. 613 Avenue Create - challenge No. 202208 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Corrosive Challenge - challenge No. 08 - ANYTHING GOES

Still walking daily, though sometimes it's hard to get motivated in the mornings!! Imagine how I'll struggle come the cold, dark (and often wet) mornings!!! Still, once I'm out I usually enjoy it - here are some pix of our local park on one of those "nice" days over the Bank Holiday