Rose Wonder with a confession

So today I was still in the mood to play with glossy cardstock and re-inkers, but the set Rose Wonder called out to be put to use... and this is what I came up with:

And let me tell you a little secret... this is not what I had in mind at all LOL. But I love the outcome! I wanted to use the background that I had created and stamp the rose over it. And here come my confession... I used "gasp" the retired black Stazon ink because I was worried I might smear the black archival ink. WELL like sometimes Stazon does when not quick enough, it had dried on the stamp and didn't stamp my image completely. GRRR. I did not want to waste the gorgeous background and simply die-cut the rose from black cardstock and placed over the stamped image.... fixed that mistake and may have made it even better?

Anyways, some of you may wonder how I did the background, so here are some pics...

Re-inker drops were placed on glossy CS:

THEN it was spritzed with water:

I went back and added more water so it would run more, then plotted it off and heat set:

And I did the same for the leafs, but instead of plotting it with paper, I used the micro fiber cloth it was laying on and it gave it some pattern... cool side effect:

And I had backed the black cardstock with our adhesive sheet before die-cutting the rose. Then I sort of paper pieced it all..

Product List

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00	Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143741] $7.50	Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111349] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	8-1/2" X 11" Glossy White Cardstock [144240] $7.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $6.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131158] $3.25	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [111841] $3.75	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [102059] $3.75	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [109020] $3.75	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00
Silicone Craft Sheet [127853] $6.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets [144106] $10.00