Stretch Your Stamps 2

I'm taking another great class over at Online Card Classes, this one is called Stretch Your Stamps 2.  I'm excited to see some different ways to use the stamps I already have, without having to buy more stuff!  The first and second days are all about using background stamps in different ways.  Both fine lined and "reverse" stamps.  I have a few in my collection that work for this.

This is the first attempt. This one involves some embossing and watercolor paints.  I've used a portion of the full piece I made and then used a die cut to form the hello and stamped friend to finish it off.

Edited to add:  I've had a few questions about what media I used to color this - it's the Sakura Koi watercolors.

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