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Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Distressed Grace!



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The Sugar Bowl (64) - Sketch/Lace
Paperplay (29) - Ribbon/Lace/Buttons
Stamp Something - Favourite Embellishments (Ribbon/Lace/Buttons)
One Stop Craft - 1 Ribbon or Lace/2 Design Papers/ 3 Buttons
Our Creative Corner - Black/Bling/Buttons/Bows
Cupcake Craft (152) - Shabby/Sparkles
Stamp With Fun (121) - Friends

Well, for this card I have had another go at the shabby, distressed, vintage look!!! Personally I think it's a bit of a mess as I seem to be too heavy handed with the ink around the edges even though I start 'off the page'. If anyone can give me any pointers I would be grateful. At least I'm trying, very trying...

Okay then. I have tried to give the sketch a bit of a twist by applying it to a fold-back card (hence all the pics so you can see what I did). The gorgeous image has been coloured with promarkers and distress ink. The sentiment has been stamped and I distressed the edges, in fact, all the edges of the card have been distressed. I applied the ribbon following the sketch and added some flower buttons to the fold-back part. I then added a lace bow with a plain and a glittery (bling) button in the centre. If you are wondering where the 'black' part is, that's what the image was printed in - black ink. Is this cheating? Well, that's it, hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Card Recipe

Digi Stamp - Sugar Nellie
Sentiment stamp - Hobby Art
Digi Papers - Shabby Princess
Ribbon - Laura Ashley
Lace/Buttons - Stash
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8 comments:

  1. Debbie26 July 2011 at 15:03

    So so pretty...

    Hugs
    Debbie

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  2. Maarit at Violets Corner26 July 2011 at 15:03

    It's gorgeous Christine, love the fold you used.

    Hugs
    Maarit

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  3. Céline26 July 2011 at 19:45

    fab card, lovethecombo and colouring!
    thanks for playing with us at paperplay this week
    hugs
    céline PPC DT

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  4. Donna26 July 2011 at 22:04

    Your card is absolutely amazing Christine and so beautifully done with our shabby sparkle theme! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Cupcake this week :) Donna x

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  5. Unknown27 July 2011 at 01:40

    WOW your card is gorgeous:-) Thnks so much for sharing it with us at Paper Play this week
    Hugs
    Karen
    xxx

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  6. Jennifer Rzasa31 July 2011 at 02:10

    Very pretty- I love that you decorated the inside of the card as well. Thanks for playing along this week at Our Creative Corner!

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  7. Laila31 July 2011 at 08:37

    Oh so pretty :o) And the colours are really nice.
    Hugs Laila

    remember my candy on http://blog.lolapigen.dk, ends in just a few hours...

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  8. Unknown31 July 2011 at 23:59

    Such a lovely & soft card! Such a pretty image and lovely details! Thanks for joining us at The Cupcake Craft Challenge this week! Good Luck! Hugs & Sunshine!/Sari

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