Let Hope Lighthouse card with emboss resist

Hello, today I am showing off a recent card I made for an emboss resist swap.  I was experimenting with some Distress specialty paper versus Judikins matte coated paper.  Essentially they are the same, but I did find the brand labeled distress made for more vivid colors.  I used a sponge dauber to apply the inks.  Since, I created half a dozen cards, I am not sure which card this is but by the vibrancy I would say the Distress specialty paper.  I like both papers and will continue to use both but for different applications.

I layered the stitched die cut panel on top of a layer of kraft for extra pop on top of a white card base.  A note about my card base paper.  I was buying Recollections card stocks from Michael's.  I found that brand to be thin and flimsy.  It definitely doesn't take distressing well.  I save the white now for layers and am trying to use up any colors I have on layers as well.  After much research I ended up with a nice heavy bright white card stock from Sam's (Georgia Pacific Image Plus Premium card stock 110 lb/92 bright).  I purchased by the ream for around $10 (I think under) but a ream last so long even for a person like me who produces cards on a weekly basis.  I am very pleased with it but it is not really made for water coloring either...hence my experimentation with specialty papers for distressing and water coloring techniques.  

Ingredients:

Specialty Distress paper

Close to My Heart Seaside Greetings

Our Daily Bread Designs double stitched rectangles

Stampin Up High Tide

Colorbox Aqua ink

Clear embossing powder

Distress inks:  Antique Linen and Broken China

kraft card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.ca/2017/07/sea-you.html until 7/24x

http://citycrafter.blogspot.ca/2017/07/city-crafter-challenge-blog-week-371.html until 7/24x

http://craftaholicsrus.blogspot.ca/2017/07/challenge-28-beach.html until 7/25x

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/2017/07/challenge-233-landscapes.html until 7/28x

http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2017/07/crazy4challenges-c4c395.html until 7/28 jff

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/07/in-stitches.html until 7/31x

http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.ca/2017/07/challenge-5.html until 7/31x

http://cardsinenvy.blogspot.com/2017/07/baby-blue-or-pretty-pink-card-challenge.html until 8/4

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia