Hello, Kelly Jo!

Here's my little card... I named the stamp "Kelly Jo" because it looks like one of my besties:

I plan to enter this into Try Stampin' On Tuesday (it is their sketch, afterall), and a Brown Sugar #180 as an Anything Goes!  I've watched both of these challenge blogs for a long time, and I'm also impressed with the variety of styles and projects they attract.  And then there's Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge: Something New + Tim Holtz. Always an amazing and extensive entry pool-- I love perusing the SSS linky list towards the end of a challenge... it's like a never-ending treasure trove of crafty goodness.

I'm having a heck of a time with my pictures... too much sun, nighttime, poor indoor set-up.  I have pinned a few lightboxes on Pinterest... now I just need to build one!  Bear with me.  Or complain.  Then I'll really get my act together out of sheer shame.  Craft shame.

Supplies & notes:

• The background was yet another background made in a flurry of stenciling a few days ago.  I used a Heidi Swapp stencil with Tim's Broken China Distress Stain and Scattered Straw Distress Ink.  I was using all kinds of stenciling and smooshing techniques.  You can see I sopped-up a bunch of the Broken China on this one with great results.
• I stamped the Kelly Jo stamp (Hero Arts) in MementoLuxe, and did the same with the "Hello" stamp, which was a cheapie from Target.  Loves ittt....
• I outlined the card with a black pen... actually, one of those K & Company Smashbook pens because I knew the tip was unforgiving and would yield a broken and rough line
• I added some Ranger Glossy Texture Past with the same stencil for visual interest.  I made no attempt to line the stencil up.
• The rhinestones were a gift from my sis for xmas.  NEWNESS!  They appear to be from Michael's.  
• Here's a note:  if I were to recreate this card exactly, I'd add a touch of orange ink, and I'd gently distress the edges of the panel with water, just for a more watery look.  (And every time I type "watery" I think of the Sex Pistols song SubMission... "Can't figure out your watery love...")