Sugar Bowl #73

 Its my turn to set the sketch over at the Sugar Bowl challenge this week, and the optional extra theme is Out of the Ordinary (something out of the ordinary or unusual for you.).

One lucky winner of this challenge will have their choice of 4 stamps (or 6 stamps, if we reach 100+ entries) either from the new release or any stamps from the Sugar Nellie range at

 Here is my sketch ...

 and I made a canvas, something I have never done before!

I used Young Love from the Homegrown range, and coloured them using my promarkers.  I mixed some white acrylic paint with vintage photo distress ink (never tried that before!) and painted the canvas.  Once it was dry I added some rock candy crackle paint around the edges and went over it with distress ink when it was dry.  I tore the background cardstock and treated it to some distreess ink and a good smattering of glimmer mists.  The dp is from my stash, and again that was torn and distressed.  Don't often tear my papers, often distress them with my TH distressing tool, but tearing creates a bit of *gulp* moment for me!!  I added some raffia lace and threaded gold organza ribbon through it and tied a bow.  The brackets are chippie ones that I stained with distress ink, and then glimmer misted.  The doilly is also distressed and glimmer misted.  Finally I added the TH adage tickets, duly distressed, and some flat backed pearls.