CAS Mix Up May Challenge - my sweet friend

Welcome to our new challenge at CAS Mix Up!

Our talented Designer, Linda, is hosting the challenge this month and her theme is Gesso Resist. We have a wonderful Guest Designer, Pooja. 

There are tutorial video links at the challenge site, so please check them out and try this fun technique.

Here's my card:

Using Gesso Resist technique, Die-cutting, Heat-embossing, Stamping

[How I made the card]
1. Applied gesso on the stone background stamp, stamped it on a piece of mixed media paper, and dried the paper for 10-15 min.
2. Masked the outside of the window and sponged Distress Inks over the gesso stamped image.
3. Lightly spritzed with water over the distress inked window.
4. Die-cut the leaves and the window frame, and glued them on the front panel.
5. Punched small circles out of the glimmer paper and glued them near the leaves.
6. Heat embossed the sentiment in dark brown.
7. Adhered the front panel to the pale pink card base.

Thanks so much, Linda, for hosting this fun challenge this month! This is the first time for me to use gesso for stamping, and I loved the more subtle texture than heat-embossing for the background.

You have until May 24th to link up your card here. Looking forward to seeing your card in the gallery!

Stamp: Slate & Stone (Stampers Anonymous), Well Hello (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore - 140 lb), Pale Rose (Bazzill), Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Distress Ink (Pumice Stone, Iced Spruce), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Gesso (Liquitex), Dies (Grasses - Alexandra Renke, A2 Thin Frames - Simon Says Stamp), Embossing Powder (Early Espresso - Stampin, Up!), Circle Hand Punch (1/16", 1/8" - Fiskar), Connect Glue (Gina K),