So Distressed! Jan 11

I realize that most of you do not make shabby chic cards ; that's why I am throwing out this challenge. Make a card, tag or bookmark that is distressed in some way. My card has distress ink on all of the edges and on the doily. I used a distressing tool to rough up the edges of some of the papers and then curled two of the corners. Think of it as trying to get a new pair of jeans to look soft and comfortable. I know you can do it!

That is a beautiful card. I will try, but this is definitely a challenging challenge.

Beautiful card, Ellie. But... I agree with Golda. This will be a challenge. That said, I found some of that Core'dinations Cardstock when I was organizing the other day. It came with a little distressing tool. So... will see if I can make it work!

Beautiful card Ellie! I too struggle with shabby chic but I do love the look so I'm willing to give it a go!

Love it Ellie and I love shabby!!!

You can do it ladies!!!! Think of it as a very old piece of furniture. Distress all of your papers and have fun making it look old and shabby.

Oh boy, what a challenge....your card is very nice Ellie......

We've been getting dumped with snow and ice again. So... have the morning off! The result? I'm not distressed... I'm distressing! Found this wonderful sentiment as a free download. Sponged distressing ink around it, then used a distressing tool on all edges. The final touch was adding tiny pearls to add berries to the simple foliage. (Thanks for the challenge, Ellie. It was fun!)

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Here is the link to the free downloads. This image is just one of the tags in the download of vintage gems!
http://www.kellimurray.com/wp-content/u ... s_2013.pdf

Here is mine...it took all morning to do cause I changed my mind so often so now I'm really distress...
I hope this is what my card is showing....I used black ink to distress all my edges...
The background is jean paper that my grand daughter Savanah gave me for my birthday...
Thanks Ellie for this challenge.

Kathy, you did a great job on this! I'm glad you're not distressed. Love the sentiment and the fabric trim. Done like a professional! Thanks for the link. I will go check it out.

Terrie, what a fun card! Savannah will be proud of the great way you used the paper. It would be a great card for a teen or tween. Nice work!