Some inky fun for the new year,!!

Hey there bloggers,
Well today was a chance for me to play and have some inky fun!!I started with a collage frame from The Artistic Stamper, some tissue wrap and Tim things and some new and old Wendy Vechhi stamps and art parts.
so here she is

I started by covering the collage frame using Tissue Wrap, which I just love!!I applied it using golden gel matte and when applied a coat on top as well, once dry I washed over a watered down layer of gesso. Once dry I inked this with DI in broken china and dusty concord and chipped sapphire.
For the centre I cut a piece of card stock to fit, and covered in DI, then spritzed with water and dried...I never tire of the soft and varied effects this makes!When totally dry I inked the Wendy text stamp from an old set ,in broken china and stamped.The edges were then coloured using dusty concord DI.
To make the embellishments/flowers inside I stamped the small flower onto grungepaper, another thing I love!!! this was coloured with broken china and then over stamped using script stamp in Dusty concord.The centres are idea-ology bits and the flourishes are a Tim die cut and coloured using DI!

The outside flowers are a large arts part flower, two flowers stamped onto grungepaper and an
idea-ology centre.All the flowers were coloured using DI and over stamped using fab spotty background From The Artistic Stamper.
The leaves are made from my new Wendy stamp, stamped onto grungepaper using forest moss DI, and then cut out and coloured using peeled paint.Finally, I added a little calendar and my Hubbie has hung it in the kitchen!!!

I am chuffed to be able to have been able to have time to have some inky play, and I am chuffed with the finished results!!!
I am entering this for the following competitions:
anything goes for sunday stampers @ http://pinkleart.blogspot.com/
anything goes @  http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/
something new @ http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/
something old and something new @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/
anything goes with new stash @ http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/
thanks for looking!
Have a fab inky day!
Hugs trace x