It's my final week to guest design at the Corrosive Challenge Blog ... and this week's challenge is Distressing. The ladies at Our Creative Challenge are also providing a De-Stress to Distress Sketch, so I used that for my layout.
I combined beautiful new Botanical papers from Prima with Artistic Outpost's Songbirds stamps. I distressed the edges of the paper and added some distressing ink too. I finished my birthday card design with a lovely jeweled flourish.
A flourish tip - the middle piece of the flourish was going too high into my design, so I nipped through the glue toward the bottom and repositioned the remaining piece of the flourish where I needed it to be.
this is awesome! It was so nice to have ya on the team:)
hugs
Posted by: janet | February 27, 2011 at 07:47 AM
Like the songbirds, the dp and the distressed look. Pretty card.
Posted by: Bev J. | February 27, 2011 at 08:52 AM
So stylish! A truly gorgeous card!
Posted by: Shar_B | February 27, 2011 at 02:36 PM
Wow, those papers are gorgeous and work so perfectly with that stamp. You have really created a beautiful vintage/distressed piece of work. Terrific job on the OCC challenge this week. We are so happy you joined in the fun with us!
Posted by: Linda Coughlin | February 27, 2011 at 03:38 PM
Great use of the new stamps!
Posted by: Lynn Stevens | February 28, 2011 at 12:52 AM
absolutely stunning!
Posted by: ~amy~ | February 28, 2011 at 07:35 AM
I love the vintage feel of your card! Your colors are balanced so well, and the sentiment is really fun! Thanks for playing along with us at Our Creative Corner!
Posted by: Jen R | March 04, 2011 at 09:44 PM
Wonderful vintage card, Stephanie! Done beautifully in the red tones. I like the simple but sweet sentiment. Thanks for playing along with Our Creative Corner!
Posted by: Wendy J. | March 04, 2011 at 10:03 PM
just lovely - that image is gorgeous! Thanks for distressing our sketch at OCC this week!
Posted by: Sarah Gough | March 06, 2011 at 02:08 AM
I just love the papers you have chosen and the distressing is great! Thank you for playing along in our challenge @ OCC, and I hope that we see more of your creative work!
Posted by: sharon wheet | March 06, 2011 at 07:39 PM