Let's Play TIC TAC TOE

I am so honored to have been asked to be a Guest Designer for "Try It On Tuesday" this week. Every Tuesday they offer some very creative themes to get your artsy mojo going so I hope you jump over to their blog and get involved. This week it's all about "Tic Tac Toe" How fun is that !!! Here is the grid you are to use...

As you can see I chose FLOWERS FLOURISH STRING... This is what my creative wheels came up with.  

I had this acetate for YEARS !!!!! (Feels so good to use something from my old stash), First of all I grabbed my molding paste and Dyllusions Dotted Flower stencil and added that. Allowed to dry. The I busted out the alcohol inks in Ginger, Terracotta, Stream & Denim and dripped them from the top. As they puddled around the molding paste I sprayed rubbing alcohol to allow it to spread and blend more. 

Once I got the colors I wanted I then took my photo and adhered it to a white piece of card stock then adhered the card stock to the back of the acetate. With Ranger Blending Solution, I dabbed off the alcohol ink that was covering over the top of the photo. You know this technique... Mr T!m Holtz taught us this a long time ago. 

Now time for embellishing.. Using Prima "Say It With Crystals" I added the flourish to the page and took alcohol inks and randomly colored the gems to match the layout. The flowers are by Recollections, I used black Distress Ink to smudge them up a bit. You know me, can't leave anything alone. 

Using black jute I wound it around the page and adhered it to my layout using Glossy Accents. Last but not least I took black and white acrylic paint and dry brushed it around the edges of the layout for a finished look. I hope you enjoyed this. Please stop by and play along with Try It On Tuesday.  An amazing group of creative ladies with a new theme... of course on every Tuesday.... lol xoxo Toni