So distressed...

...the card, not me!  Hi everyone, I have something completely different from  my usual style today.  I decided to challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone to create a card for Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge, in a vintage/distressed style!  The theme for this week is Take Your Pick...London, Paris or New York, so I had to go with good ole Britannia and make a London themed card...

...I thoroughly enjoyed making this card (although it did take a while), it was great to get my hands inky and think out of the box for a change - there is some fantastic DT inspiration over at Simon Says, which helped get me going! The papers I used are from the Serif free digi kit, British Street Party and I inked everything with Vintage Photo DI!  I don't normally do shabby/distressed, so was almsot hyper-ventilating as I took the edge of my scissors to the paper to grunge it up! ...

...I used some narrow DST and gilding flakes to highlight the union jack paper in the background, which I had overprinted with a shadow image of Big Ben and randomly stamped over the background and bunting with a My Mind's Eye stamp (looks a bit like a heradic ribbon)...

 ...I added the word 'crafting' to the sentiment in PS and made some bunting from another of the Serif papers...

...I cropped and resized one of the crowns from the blue crown paper, then cut out and added plenty bling...

...I finished with a union jack pin badge that I found in  my button box (amazingly!).  The best bit about this card is the fact that I so enjoyed making it and had a go at something new - my fingers are now brown from Distress Inks and I have lost a couple of hours, but I am happy! :)  Hope you like it!  Thanks for dropping by, Lisa x

I am entering this card into the following challenges :

Simon Says Stamp and Show

London, Paris or New York

ABC Challenge

J for Jazz it Up

(I have jazzed u woth diamantes and goilding flakes)

Southern Girls Challenge

#38 So Distressed

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