My next task was to decorate up the MDF heart that I wanted to use as an embellishment so I added some of the gorgeous new Gritty Bitz to texture paste, mixed in some Lavender Multi Surface Paint and spread this all over the surface. The colour wasn't quite right so I painted a mix of Pearl and Lilac Pearl inks over the top and this gave a lovely contrast to the plaque.


I stamped just the top of the floral collage stamp I chose several times on smooth cartridge paper with black ink and heat embossed the images with clear embossing powder. I painted them roughly with Zig Clean Color markers, using a pinky lilac with orange in the centre. I then cut out the flowers.


I took a greyboard bird, and painted on a coat of white gesso. I then coloured him with a mix of Zig markers and coloured pencils in shades of greenish yellow for a strong contrast with the rest of the elements.