Distressed Version of Wild About Love Card

Because I really liked the way my card turned out that I entered over at Freshly Made Sketches using Balloon Ride papers and the Wild About Love February SOTM, I decided to re-create it by adding different embellishments and distressing the edges of the papers using Saddle Ink.

Putting these 2 cards side by side, I honestly cannot decide which one I like better.  The first card is clean with just a pop of glitter and a few accents.  The second card is all dirty and sparkly and full of different elements from the Brown Glitter Paper behind each of my layers to the birds flying off into the distance...

At first, I was not sure if the Brown Glitter Paper behind each layer was a bit overkill...but the more I looked at it with and without the glitter, I found that I liked the glitter better.  I think that the Burlap Ribbon and Hemp Baker's Twine help bring an earthy element to the glitz of the paper.  

Even this sweet little fox ended up with some Saddle Ink around her edges to help her stand out against the Crystal Blue CS used for the image background.  If you look close enough, I took 1 strand of the Baker's Twine and used it for the stem of the flower.  Adding it in addition to the Pink Glitter Gem gave a bit more dimension to the flower that I cut out of Creme Brulee CS and popped up.

The wooden heart on the stump and the birds in the upper right corner are from the Color Ready Trinkets Wooden Shapes.  I colored the heart with Sorbet ink, but left the birds the natural wood so they would bring the natural look of the Burlap Ribbon and Baker's twine to the upper part of the card.  I think it helps bring it all together!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

I hope that this has inspired you to take a card and challenge yourself to use the same sketch, papers and stamp set but add different elements to see how different they can end up looking!!  This was a SUPER FUN challenge for me...one that I just may end up doing again!

Happy Scrapping and Stamping!!

Jen 

Wild About Love and Freshly Made Sketches

Those who know me, know I LOVE LOVE LOVE to distress every single edge of every single scrapbook page, card or paper crafting project that I create.  A project is NOT complete unless there is either ink, sand or edge distressing on it!

SO when I ran across Freshly Made Sketches, I was not sure I wanted to participate in their sketch challenge.  Don't get me wrong, I think that the cards on the blog are BEAUTIFUL with no distressing!  I have even made cards, like the Washi Tape cards with no distressing.  BUT to me, there is something about a distressed edge that completes a project or brings all of the elements of the project together.  It is like sewing a quilt, but not putting a binding on it...got it?  LOL

This sweet little fox from "Wild About Love" is just adorable and I could not wait to get my hands on the set to play with it!!  Because I needed a small sentiment to fit on this card, I could not use the ones that came with this set.  SO I found the word "love" in the Hostess Rewards set "Doodle Signs"...which is a really cute set as well!!  

When thinking about which paper pack to pair this sweet little fox with, the NEW papers from "Balloon Ride" immediately came to mind.  The soft browns, tans and blues are the perfect complement to the woodsy feel that I get when I think of foxes.  I stamped the fox in Sorbet which gave her a soft reddish brown tone and accented her eyes with sparkles from the Tan and Brown Sparkle assortment.  

The dark brown Glitter Paper that comes in the Brown and Tan Glitter Paper 3 pack enhances the Saddle CS that is included in the "Balloon Ride" paper pack.  It gives it just enough POP without being too much on this card with no distressing.  The scalloped border on the Burlap Ribbon was creating using CTMH's Scallop Border Punch.  I also used it to create the scalloped corner of the image.  

Thank you SO much for stopping by!!

I hope that this has inspired you to participate in the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge!!  This was fun for me to go out of my comfort zone and NOT distress anything!!  

If you LOVE this little fox, you can earn it for just $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH products.  PLUS if you order from me now through February 27th, you will be entered in my Online Mystery Hostess Party and have a chance at winning a minimum of $25 in CTMH Hostess Rewards!!  All you need to do is go to www.lovinscrappin.ctmh.com and join the ONLINE MYSTERY HOSTESS PARTY and place an order.  I will notify the lucky winner on the 28th!!

Happy Scrapping and Stamping!!

Jen