I'm not much of a 'distressy' type of crafter usually, as you may have noticed! I had lots of fun with this though, it's good to get messy sometimes :o)
I wanted to use my new Flourishes stamps, bought mainly for this image... there's just something about it that I love! The sentiment is from the same set and I love that too. Anyway... I've not used any papers for this - just Kraft cardstock and Brushed Corduroy distress ink. I used a Penny Black stamp to make the spotty background, and then I made the stripes myself using post it notes to section off areas which I then inked, and then cut a scallop border using a Tim Holtz die. Finished with lots of inky distressing - so not me lol, but I'm quite happy with it.
I'm entering my card for the following challenges:
- Pear Tree Designs - stamp something
- Crafty Sentiments - monochromatic cards
- Creative Craft Challenges - make you own backing papers
- Craft Your Days Away - vintage (no idea if my card qualifies - just delete me if not!)
- Here Come The Boys - spots & stripes
Anyway, enough of my moaning... off to plod around a few blogs...
34 comments:
Wow Lisa, you're sooooo clever!! This is amazing and really so stunning!
Hope you feel better soon :o(
Hugs,
Cazza
xxx
gorgeous card Lisa
hugs sarah x
Lisa this is georgous love it what else can I say
Jacki xx
WOW Lisa!! This is really stunning hun!! I love the monochrome scheme and the darling image!! Fabulous design!! :)
love this. fab image. gorgeous design x
this looks great, well done on the distressing and playing with post its! x
Ooooh Lisa I'm liking this! what a fab card, lovely vintage feel to it too! Like the monochrome colour! Thanks for playing again at Here Come The Boy's! Woo x
I love this Lisa - I have all these inky products but never dare get messy LOL - the results are just gorgeous. Hugs, Claire x
Wow Lisa this is just amazing. I was looking at the colours and thinking they are nice vintage papers, I wonder whose they are and then when I read you made them yourself..... I am so impressed. It seems you can master any style you take your hard to :)
Well done sweetheart and I hope you feel better soon.
Lots of Love Mandy xxx
Hi sweetie this is absolutely amazing I love love love it.
My hayfever is really bad this year as well hun it feels like I have glass in my eyes.
Congrats on your sugar nellie showcase hun you sooooo deserved it sorry I missed it shug I'm only back to blogging now. Thank you sooooooooo much for your lovely message sweetie it meant a lot.
Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx
So gorgeous Lisa..super image hun and the kraft and distressing looks fabulous sweetie..
hope you feel better soon... I'm very lucky and don't suffer from hayfever...but I know it's awful this year...sending big hugs Vicky xx
Hi hun
this is gorgeous, luv the mono colours, lovely image, great design, sue,x
Lisa, this is amazing and so clever!! That image is so calming isn't it and perfect with the sentiment. Patience is something that doesn't come easy to me so I should write that out and stick it on my wall! Hope you feel better soon love. xxxx
This is so wonderful Lisa. Love the image and fab papers you've created. Hope you feel better tomorrow hun.
Donna x
What a gorgeous mix of ink and kraft. Love the stripes, must have taken you ages to do:)
It's been to hot for me too and the craft space is like an oven too.
Jenny x
Beautiful! A really lovely male card.
wow, am loving your card lisa.you should play with your inks more often.this is fantastic :D
love the image and fab how you have done your own papers.
hope you feel better soon hun and that you find some medication that suits you.i`ve tried a lot and they all knock me out, even the non drowsy ones., lol :D
xx coops xx
Oh I love this Lisa! It's so different :)
Kelly.x
A very clever creation Lisa. Love your home made dp's. Congrats re Sugar Nellie too! xx Jenny xx
Ooh, love this! Course I AM the messy sort, lol! Beautiful distressing!
Totally love this Lisa!!
Absolutely stunning!
Love your fabulous card Lisa.
luv
Debby
fantastic card hun, love your style for our make your own backing papers, thanks for joinign us at creative craft challenges,
hugs sandra DT
Wow Lisa, this is amazing and you would never know it was not a style you did a lot as you have done it so well.
Lin xx
Great card, lovely image and sentiment! Thanks for taking part in the CYDA Vintage challenge xx
Just stunning! Love everything about this. xx
Distressing certainly suits you. A fabulous card, love the way you have made spots and stripes totally different. Caz
A wonderful card, certainly works for me as vintage.
Thank you for joining us over at CYDA for our 'Vintage Challenge'
Hugs
Joanne xx
Gorgeous card Lisa, love all the distressing and fab image! Thanks for joining us at Pear Tree Designs this week and good luck xx
Hi Lisa, just playing catch-up on your blog. Some lovely cards, this one in particular caught my eye. Love the image and the colours you've used. Congrats on the Sugar Nellie showcase and hope the hay fever is not too bad now. Sarah
fabulous!! Love the gorgeous vintage sepia look! Hugs Juls
Oooh I love this one, what a great stamp & scene, Thanks for joining in the HCTB's challenge.
Teresa xx
wow love this how different just gorgeous
gill x
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