Show Us Your Bling at Let's Ink It Up

Hi, I hope you've all had a great week and are now enjoying your weekend.  A new challenge over at Let's Ink It Up has just been launched:

Show Us Your Bling 

You can use anything you consider to be your bling, such as rhinestones, jewels, pearls, glittery paint, etc, I decided to decorate and embellish an oval mdf plaque:

The plaque itself has been undercoated with 2 coats of Gesso, then I've painted it with chalky emulsion in Parlour Cream (I love this colour) three times, lightly sanding between each coat to give it a nice smooth finish.  I've used a crackle stamp (CI-116) here and there inked up with Antique Linen DI, and rolled for a very subtle effect (technique courtesy of Julia - thank you):

Close Up

The Lost Coast Labels have been stamped in black Archival Ink and coloured with Inktense Blocks, picking the ink up from the blocks with a small paintbrush for the details, and for the larger areas of the labels, I've tried to use the colour as a sort of wash, just to tint the area.

The top and bottom trims are from Dunelm Mill (the top one is metallic) and are attached with a glue gun - now, the last time I used a glue gun I spent £20 quid at the chemist on stuff for burns, so I only use this when absolutely necessary, lol - I'm very accident prone, having cracked my head open 3 times as a child, and nearly chopping my thumb off whilst trying to shell a coconut with a very long, sharp knife (again, as a child), but that's another story completely.  I've added a solid flower on each side, where the trims meet, and added a little stickles to them for a soft sparkle.  Some sheer gold ribbon has been threaded through, from which to hang.

We have a fabulous sponsor for our challenge this month:

The winner of the challenge will be drawn at random, so for one lucky person there will be a great prize of:

For inspiration, please check out the fantastic creations by the rest of the Design Team and remember, no digi images are permitted at LIIU.

I would like to enter my wall hanging into the following challenges:

The Stampman - "Show Us Your Favourite Technique" - one of my favourite techniques is to add
                           colour to my stamped images using water-based products, such as Inktense Blocks or
                           Distress Inks, and a fine paint brush.

The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge - "Use Paints".

Have fun, enjoy your weekend, and I look forward to seeing your bling creations.
Maria x