I had been playing with backgrounds on water colour paper but as mentioned in a previous post they didn’t work quite the way as intended. To rescue the larger piece I added colour burst powders over everything and then added some shimmer with both white and gold perfect pearls. It wasn’t quite enough and the panel was very dark so I decided to use glue and gold embossing heat setting to glam it up a bit. Once it was right I cut the piece up into smaller sections and this is one of them. I had the stitched rectangle on my desk and thought using it as the background would look good so I put them together. Sentiment is from the Vogue Vases set. Added some mizuhiki cord behind it and glued to the white card front. This morning when I designed and put it together I hadn’t even looked at any challenges so was pleasantly surprised to see that it fits the one at JUGs this week.
Lavender House Creations 
Beautiful colors!
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messed up the purples the other day but managed to redeem it later. Glad you like it.
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Glad you were able to redeem it. It’s really lovely. The gold cord is a great addition.
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I had seen something like this on Pinterest a long time ago and it has often popped into my mind as inspiration for a card. It has taken me forever to actually follow through on the thoughts. I still have about 4 small bits of the background so can use them in other projects.
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What a fun one! I love that you didn’t do it for a challenge, but it worked perfectly. Glad you were able to find a way to use your background piece in a way that made you happy.
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Thanks. It was a bit of luck that it fit this challenge. Sometimes I deliberately don’t post a card for a while in case a challenge comes along that it fits. This way I can never be accused of back linking. I was on a roll today and have finished 5 cards. Not all are posted but tomorrow I can do 2.
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Love the background piece with the gold layering and cord. Fits perfectly as a mini for the challenge.
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I was just going to go watch a TV program when I saw this comment. Thanks and I’m glad you like it.
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GORGEOUS panel, and it looks great with the gold!
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Thanks – I still have a few more bits to play with and have another idea I may try later.
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Yes, you are on a roll. Good thing it is hard to stop when you have bits to play with. You can always rest latter.
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WOW!!! The gold is perfect with that gorgeous background panel. You are the queen of redeeming mess ups.
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Thanks – that saying waste not want not seems to fit me haha.
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This is beautiful – I really like the way the purple and gold work together. Thanks for playing along with JUGS, Deborah, GDT. x
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how nice of you to comment. Thanks so much.
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