My heart is cracked in two.... well not really!

Helen Chilton was back at Paperartsy yesterday for her 10th Birthday Project for the blog.  She went to town with some crackle and tissue stamping on hearts, check hers here

I decided to take one of my Maya Road chipboard hearts and cut a template in a smaller size for the second one, which I then cut from the back of a lined notepad.

For my base colour on my hearts I used Limelight, and Eggplant for the cracked layer (and yes, mine worked this time too!)

 I don't have many Lynne Perella stamps, and none that would really fit the smaller heart, so went down the Ink and the Dog route with some stamps I got at Stevenage the other week.

 I followed Helen's instructions (and got to this stage in writing the post when I realised I hadn't added the Grunge Paste layer to this side of the heart... so did I leave it as it is... or add the GP???

 The reverse side, with crackle.  So. Did I add the GP stencilled layer or not.....

 well of course..!  I used the Tropical Leaf stencil and London Bus.. and because my hand isn't steady or any of my brushes small enough, I outlined with a blue gel pen.

Not sure which background I prefer it against, dark or light, both made it hard to photograph!!

 I am linking here for this week's Paperartsy challenge - hope you have a go too.