Distressed Cardstock :: StampsandScrapbooks.com

You know I love my Distress! Shabby Chic should be my middle name! Today, I wanted to make a card for my son. He is home from college and finishing up Grad School. It's been such a treat to have him home! He's starting to look for a job and we all know how disheartening THAT can be! (If you know of any Supply Chain jobs, send them his way!) 😉 So, I stamped this baby up for him today. That's one of the things I love about being a Paper Crafter! I have everything I need to whip a card up in a few minutes for about a quarter! I just used Distress/Core'dinations Cardstock and an Embossing Folder for the background. Just run it through the Big Shot and then sand off the top of the embossed image to reveal the distressed look underneath! I love the Vintage look of Core'dinations Cardstock! You decide how distressed you want your piece to be by sanding more or less of the embossed image. This is especially nice for masculine cards! I then layered that onto a base card of Basic Black Cardstock and ran my Distress Tool around the entire edge of the card. The greeting was stamped in Early Espresso Ink onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool. The edges were torn and sponged and then it was layered onto a piece of Basic Black Cardstock that was torn as well. It was popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals and layered onto a strip of Burlap Ribbon which was attached using Sticky Strip. I tied some Linen Thread through a Natural Designer Button on top of another Natural Designer Button and then attached it to the card using Glue Dots. The inside of the card is a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock that was torn and sponged. Enjoy! 😀