Distressed Beauty ...... :o)

I struggle with anything really other than clean and simple :o) So I don't tend to do any vintage looks or distressing on my projects. I love the look of them though and admire people who seem to be able to create this look effortlessly :o) I've dabbled today with this card.

It's Faye's birthday today. A wonderful lady who was one of my very first customers ..... together with the fabulous Martha, Claire, Anne and Angie :o) Anyway ...... this is the card I made for her :o)

Cardstock ......... Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue, Basic Grey
Ink ............... Basic Grey, Brocade Blue, Always Artichoke, So Saffron
Stamps ............ Bloomin' With Beauty, En Francais
Ribbon ............ 5/8" Very Vanilla Grosgrain

I coloured the image using a Blender Pen and the ink pads. I used one of the tools in the Cutter Kit (page 90) to distress the edges of the Basic Grey mats. This was its first outing out :o) ..... but I love the look it's created for me so I think I will be experimenting again :o)

Teri xx