Friday, 18 February 2011

DeStressing

Thank you so much for supporting the first challenge at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days. All the cards I saw were fantastic.This weeks challenge over at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days is entitled 'Distressed'. I have decided to make a card that fits the brief in more ways than one. First I have made sure it fits by distressing the edges of the backing paper, I also crumpled it and then flattening it out again but you can't really see that in the picture. I also distressed the edges of the image by rubbing it with .....wait for it.....a used teabag! A trick I am sure most mums are familiar with if their children have had to make a project look old and worn for school! And finally my last link to the subject, when you need DEstressing the first thing you reach for? A lovely cup of tea of course! Sorry I couldn't resist.
 The image is one of Cardmadfairy's new valentine set which of course you can use at any time of year with the right message and the other image is from a piece of fabric I have had since I first started making cards years ago. It was nice to be able to use it again.
I would like to enter the following challenges:

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/ Felt or fabric
http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Use a die cut
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ Hearts
http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/ Show us your heart
http://ellephantasticchallenges.blogspot.com/ Distressing with love
http://www.craftyhoschallenge.blogspot.com/ Brown and blue
http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/ Dots
http://guylousinimitability.blogspot.com/ Hearts
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25 comments:

  1. Denise 18 February 2011 at 10:23

    Really lovely card. Thanks for joining us at DYSU xx

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  2. Two Dogs and a Book18 February 2011 at 13:33

    What a fantastic and beautiful card!! Thanks for participating in our challenge at Guylou's. You might want to correct the challenge name to "Anything Goes" since our "Heart" challenge is over. Thanks!
    Cheers!
    Guylou

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  3. Unknown18 February 2011 at 15:40

    oh yes - real de-stresser :-)

    kitten DYSU team

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  4. WencheP18 February 2011 at 16:02

    Love it! Wonderful colors. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

    -Wenche

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  5. paulssandy18 February 2011 at 16:34

    What a nice card. Love the idea of using tea bags to distress. Thank you for joining us this week at Digital Tuesday Challenge.

    Another challenge this would be good for is Tip Top Tuesday. Your tip using the tea bags is great.

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  6. Miranda18 February 2011 at 16:58

    great card Gillian, teabags are a wonderful item to die paper with, sometimes I use teabags to colour my watercolourpaper of tiny pieces of fabric/ ribbon
    thanks for joining the DYSU challenge this week
    hugs
    Miranda

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  7. Trina18 February 2011 at 17:02

    Who needs Tea Dye Distress Ink when you've got the real thing?! Awesome way to recycle! Thanks for playing in the Anything Goes challenge at Guylou's Inimitability!

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  8. lalkygirl18 February 2011 at 17:36

    fab card,love the teabag technique very clever and your colouring is fab
    tracey x

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  9. Merry18 February 2011 at 20:47

    This card is so great. Never thought to use the teabag trick on my cards. Have used it on the kids projects enough. Thanks for the reminder Gilian.

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  10. Helen Laurence18 February 2011 at 21:27

    Great card. Fab distressing. Great that you actually got tea on the card lol! Thank you for playing with Ellephantastic x

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  11. Janna Werner18 February 2011 at 22:11

    Hi Gillian! Thanks so much for sharing your sweet and lovely dots card with us at DYSU Challenge Blog this week! Janna

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  12. Rae Anne19 February 2011 at 00:52

    Oh Gillian, your card's so warm & friendly, I can feel it all the way over here in Austin, TX. . .;)Absolutely fabulous coloring! Thanks so much for working the corner with The Crafty Hos! :D MWAH!

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  13. Corina19 February 2011 at 04:26

    Hi Gillian,
    This is a very pretty card. Thank you for sharing it with us at H2H!

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  14. Jill19 February 2011 at 05:46

    Love all that distressing on your card, really love that cuppa on there. Thanks for playing along at Ellephantastic this month. Jill

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  15. Michelle19 February 2011 at 13:58

    Fantastic card, love the idea of the destressing with a cuppa! Thanks for joining us this month for the Ellephantastic challenge
    hugs
    Michelle
    Elle DT
    x

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  16. Tamara Morton19 February 2011 at 15:46

    what a gorgeous card I love that ribbon and the distressing. Thank you for joining us at Ellephantastic this month
    hugs
    Tamara

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  17. Lisa Stenz19 February 2011 at 18:53

    Cute card. Thanks for sharing it with us at H2H. *Ü*

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  18. Sara20 February 2011 at 01:42

    So sweet! Thanks for playing along with DDSB!

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  19. jdmommy - Anne Harmon20 February 2011 at 16:07

    I love all the different elements at work here! Thanks for playing in the Belli Challenge!

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  20. Jessica20 February 2011 at 17:12

    Great job on your card, thanks for playing along at H2H with us!

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  21. Brenda21 February 2011 at 03:44

    Super creative, great card. Thanks for playing along at Guylous Inimitability!

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  22. Melanie21 February 2011 at 14:53

    nice card. Thanks for sharing it on H2H

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  23. Kim Kelley21 February 2011 at 19:01

    Very pretty card. Thank you for playing along at GI's challenge

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  24. Karen Day22 February 2011 at 01:39

    Glad you could join us on H2H this week!

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  25. Tracy S23 February 2011 at 02:27

    Cute card- great idea to use a tea bag! Thanks for joining us over at The Anything Goes Challenge over at Guylou's Inimitability!

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