Distressed Butterfly Panel

Good morning all.

Well that was great while it lasted, the weather that is! Back to normal temps and a bit of rain.

Today marks the start of a new challenge at Fantasy Stampers. This time our theme is -

DISTRESS IT

Now that's not really my comfort zone so while Googling for inspiration some of the results referred to Distressed Inks and they are my comfort zone so that's how I ended up with this -

I'd seen the card over at Muse by Marion Vagg and loved it and wanted to take part as I've not got around to playing for a couple of weeks. This is her inspirational card-

To start I inked up a piece of card with a couple of DIs, then die cut the butterfly with a MB Pippi Butterfly then cut the panel with my MFT pierced rectangle die. I added a spritz of water and a few drops of water to bleach out some colour then stamped Thank You and embossed in white.

The background panel was stamped using my Stampin Up Woodgrain background with Versamark then heat embossed with detail white. I wanted the butterfly to be more of a contrast to the panel so wet it with water, let it stand and then mopped up the excess colour with a cloth. I added a few sequins to finish my card.

So what ever your interpretation of Distress why not have a go and join us. Just remember we need to see some traditional stamping on your project, NO DIGIs. 

Pop over to the main blog and check out the rest of the team's inspiration.

I would also like to join in the fun at -

CASology- Ombre

Thanks for calling around and all your supportive comments.

DIY @ Cardz4Guyz

Morning all.

Is it really a week since the last challenge at Cardz4Guyz? Well it must be as its time for a new one. This week we would like to see male oriented cards and projects with the theme of -

DIY

OK, so who hasn't got a DIY nut in their family? Here is my post using an oldie but a goody, Messy Rabbit from  Joanna Sheen.

The DPs are from the Nit WIts collection 'Diggers and Dozers' and the peg board was stamped with a SU woodgrain stamp and heat embossed in detail white after being cut from kraft paper using a Sizzix die. Messy and his drill were coloured using Copics as usual and the screw heads are punched dots with a line of bleck Copic then scored. The card is laid out using the latest sketch at Sketch Saturday.

I shall also enter the following challenges-

Penny Black and more - Dies and Punches

Gem of a Challenge - Animals

OK, so why don't you pop over to the main site and see what the other DT members have designed for your inspiration, then join in.

Wood

The latest cue word at CAS- ology is WOOD.

One or two things popped into my mind but wasn't sure if one 'would' be CAS enough. In the end I made both as the second was really quick.

This is one of the thank you cards I made, not sure if its Nich's cup of tea though. The background is a heat embossed wood grain texture stamp.

This the second -

A bit of fun really, just something that popped into my brain. The golf wood, ball and tee are just die cuts with a bit of dry embossing on the ball and wood. The grass is made using a MS edge punch and a scrap of card as are the other elements, I love a bit of recycling.

OK, better get moving and get the tea going!