More Challenges

I've been playing again. :)

I decided since I did last week's Perfect

Sentiments challenge on the last day,

that I would do this week's challenge

on the first day.

This week's Perfect Sentiments challenge

is distressed thank yous.

Distressed is not in my comfort

zone.  But I dug in.

This is my card I am submitting

for the challenge.

The card base is crumb cake.

I used 2 DP patterns to form

a card front. The one on the left

had the distressing tool taken to its

edges. I used the early espresso

ink pad to add some color

to the distressed edges (with a sponge)

as well as the design area.

I added early espresso ink to flowers from

Accents & Elements, and added them

to the DP on the right,

with a pearl in the center of each.

The sentiment is from SU's Because I

Care stamp set, and is stamped in

early espresso ink onto very vanilla

cardstock. I applied early espresso

ink to it with a sponge, and used

the distressing tool on the edges, and

mounted it onto early espresso cardstock.

I used linen thread in a button from

Button Bouquet to add to the

sentiment. Linen thread also

runs across the left section of DP.

This was actually my 2nd attempt

at this challenge. Like I said, the distressed

look isn't in my comfort zone. So I eased

into it. LOL

Here was my first card.

As you can see, I stuck with the basic

idea that I came up with.

The recipe for this card was basically

the same as the final creation,

minus the early espresso ink added directly

to the DP and the flowers, and also

the extra linen thread across the DP.

This is really my normal limit to "distressing."

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This week's color challenge is chocolate

chip, baja breeze, and river rock.

Here is my creation.

The card base is chocolate chip.

I used SU's Crosshatch BG stamp

in chocolate chip ink onto

river rock textured cardstock.

The main image is from SU's

Friendship Blooms stamp set and is

in chocolate chip ink on river rock

cardstock. I used a designer

brad in the center of the flower, and

mounted the top layer onto

baja breeze. The accent flower is

also out of baja breeze. All the

faux stitching is done with the chocolate

chip marker.

Baja breeze wide stitched ribbon

finished off my creation.