Acrylic block background

I've seen a few examples lately of making a background by inking up an acrylic block, so I thought I'd try this, using broken china and story sky distress inks. This is for Paperminutes 228: acrylic block stamped background, also for Wags n whiskers 84: try a new technique.

I then stamped the Penny Black sparklers using stormy sky ink.

I've used the sketch given for Sweet sketch Wednesday 164:

and colours were inspired by the picture given for Freshly brewed 106:

I've used papers from my patterned papers scrap box, so this is another opportunity to play at  Pixie's crafty snippets 31  (although, with this rain, I don't fancy sitting on the swings) and also Squiggle stamps 'stash attack'.

This is also for:

DCC & friends 1: anything goes
LiaStampz 22: birthday
Stampavie and more 173: birthday
Kaboodle 130: birthday or any special day
Fashionista 5: baby or birthday
Paper pretties Wednesday 216: birthday cards
Crafts4eternity R82: brilliant birthdays
Hooked on craft 23: let's celebrate
Scrappy frogs: red, white and blue
Raise the bar 108: red, white and blue
I brake for challenges: I brake for the red, white and blue
Unique crafters 5: patriotic - red, white, blue
Whoopsi Daisy: lots of layers
Sentimental Sundays 113: paint/inks
Nightshift stamping: no black lines
The stamping boutique 44: anything goes
Tammy scraping corner 21: anything goes
Critter 126: anything goes
Paper playtime 80: anything goes
Bearly mine 46: anything goes
Twisted Tuesday 17: free for all
Going grey with Scrap-creations: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 79: anything goes
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
Fashionable stamping 27: anything goes
Simon says: anything goes
Crafts and me 94: anything goes
The stamp man: anything goes/celebrations
Make it Monday 100

Inspire me Fridays 69
52 card pick up week 30