Sketch Challenge with Sunflower

I made this card using a challenge and sketch that I saw on my cyber friend Betty's blog a few days ago and decided to visit the site The House that Stamps Built.
I used the black magic technique of stamping with white pigment ink on black CS and colring the image with pencils. I used a GKD sunflower stamp for my focus image and layered it on black and green mats cut with Nesties. The card base is GKD Leather CS embossed with Cuttlebug EF Diamond Plate. Used Green dot pattern paper  and solid green on side layer cut with Spellbinders Label 1. Finished with sentiment stamped in Memento Bamboo Leaves on scalloped square and green rhinestone.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: What IF? Wednesday Sketch Challenge S211 shown on left
Paper Sundaes: Lots of layers

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

That Old Black Magic Has Me In a Spell

Listen to "That Old Black Magic" by Sinatra here. 
A little Black Magic helped out with this card. Last week I read about the Black Magic Technique from Donna's challenge at STV. She said "basically you stamp a solid image using a white pigment ink pad on black cardstock and let the ink dry. Then you use colored pencils over the white ink to bring out vibrant color!"  I just had to give this a try and it was perfect for the challenge at Fussy and Fancy to try a new Technique. This card was the result of my
experimenting. I stamped GKD's Rose from "Pressed Flowers" set by Melanie with Brilliance white ink pad on GKD Black CS. After drying, I colored the image with Koh-I-Noor pencils. I matted the image on a scrap of SU Pattern Paper and used Bazzill Lavendar CS as the base which I embossed with Cuttlebug EF Kassie's Brocade. I added some ribbons and green gems from my stash. To finish, I added a sentiment "Love" using a old PSX stamp on a circle of black matted with a scalloped circle of the lavendar. This design was made using a sketch from Sweet Sunday Challenge.
Challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Friday: Try a new technique. Black magic was used.
The Sweetest Thing: Sweet Sunday Sketch 136
Creatalicious Challenge: Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays: Step out of your comfort zone. Used a new technique.

I enjoy all your comments.
Thank you. Theresa