DISTRESSED - VINTAGE - SHABBY - OLD - WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE

I  have an announcement. TELLEN' PLACE DESIGNS will be back on September 10, 2010 with our first challenge after summer vacation. Please stop by and check us out. Our challenges are moving from Wednesday to Friday. And instead of being every week. We are now going to be held every other Friday. But, between challenges there will be lots going on.

Have you ever visited a challenge blog and think I have to enter a challenge here. But, you have to use images from that particular company. And you don't have any. Or you only have one that you have already used several times. Well that is how it has been for me. I have wanted to enter the challenges at Penny Black Saturday Challenge or Penny Black @ Alsorts Challenge. I did not have the images to do this. I have a friend who owns stamps that go on forever and she had some Penny Black stamps that she loaned me. Some she has had for years. Well, I can finally enter the challenge at Penny Black at Allsorts a monthly challenge. This month it is Punches.

My image was colored with copics E21, E31, E33, E25, E53, G20, G21, G24, G09, G40, YG63, Y02, Y04. The punch used was a $1 flower punch that has been in my stash for ages. The 2 DP papers is from the Wisteria pad by Basic Grey. The card stock is from the scrap pile. I have got to use more scraps or I am going to run out of space to keep it. I used my new set of Label 10 to cut the image and back ground (embossed  with Cuttlebug and cuttlebug embossing folder?). I found this wonderful little tool by Tim Holtz that is used to distress the paper. I love this thing. This is the first time  that I have tried to distress the paper that I actuall y like the result. I had planned to take a picture of it. But, I forgot. The next time I post a card I will show the tool. Did I say that I love it. I bought it at Hobby Lobby for $4.99. But, I think it is worth every penny.  I used my coupon on something else that day. The ink used on the edges of the papers was Dew Drop Versa magic Chalk ink, spanish olive. I also stamped the sentiment in this. I colored the white paper flowers with copics. I punched the center flower with the $1 punch and the brads are from my stash. The charm is also from the stash. I used the green and yellow spica glitter pen on the outfit and flower but not to much. I think this card turned out really good. And I am very happy with the skin tone. The sketch is from Totally Gorjuss:

There are several challenges besides the 2 mentioned.

Stamptacular Sunday Distress It

Sir Stanpalot Challenge All Distressed (monthly)

Stampin' for the Weekend Shabby or Vintage

Creatalicious Challenges Vintage (monthly)

Stamp Something Something Cute

Crafty Catz 3-2-1 (3 embellishments, 2 papers (I hope they meant DP) and 1 image

ABC challenge C is for Charm

Order of  the Opus Gluei Picture inspiration

The Shabby Tea Room Old meets New (for me the old is the papers and embellishments, the new is the stamped image which my friend found for me).

Pile it On Layers (I think this fits)

Well, I guess that is all for now. I hope to have one more post before it is time to go back to work on Tuesday. I hope that you enjoy this card. I really enjoyed making it.