I have lots to share today.  Not only do I have several projects, but I have FIVE giveaways!  Woohoo!  Let’s get started…

First, I have some good news: We now have Distress Inks for sale in our online store - just click HERE and scroll down.  Also, we added my favorite “distress” stamp - The Old Letter Writing background.  Enjoy!  Also, remember that you have until Sunday night to enter the distress challenge.  Any kind of distressing is welcome, even simple tearing, etc.  Hope you can play!

Next…

Here is a project I did.  This one has very simple distress - just ink rubbed around the edges.  Look closely at the butterfly wings.  See the watercolored background on them?  I stamped over a “reject” piece from the fern cards shown HERE.  A fun way to use up scraps!  Also, I used a white pen to add dots to the background - a great way to make it pop.

Card by Jennifer McGuire
Supplies:

• Together Special Edition (butterflies)
  
• NEW Dots and Flower (background)
• NEW Clear Design Friends (greeting)
  
• Old Paper Distress Ink and Soft Leaf Shadow Ink
  
• Hero Arts Notecards
• Other: Tim Holtz clip, scrap stamped paper (for butterflies), White Inkessentials Pen from Ranger, Fiskars corner rounder, Studio Calico (thin woodgrain strip) and Bo Bunny (dotted) patterend paper)
  

Awhile back, a friend of mine introduced me to an incredible girl named Richele Christensen.  Not only is she very kind, but it turns out she is super-talented, too.  After getting to hang out with her at Ranger U, it became clear to me that she is great at distressing, so I thought I would ask her to create a few things for us to share.  I love how she used bright and colorful patterned papers and toned them done with Distress Inks.

Card by Richele Christensen
Supplies:

• NEW Designer Woodgrain
• NEW Be Yourself (bird)
• Clear Design All Occasion Messages
• Various Distress Inks
• Meadow Art Flowers
• Sparkle Gems Small Blossoms
  
• Water Mist Bottle (to spray Woodgrain stamp before stamping)
• Other: Cosmo Cricket patterned paper, Sizzix die

Here is another card from Richele.  On this card, not only did she distress (ink) with green ink, but she also stamped with the Distress Inks.  Gorgeous!

Card by Richele Christensen
Supplies:

• Bold Flourish
• NEW Butterfly Garden
• Clear Design All Occasion Messages
• Broken China, Faded Jeans, Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint Distress Ink
• White and Cream Art Flowers
• Neutral Felt Flowers
• Light Blue Gemstones
• Other: Cosmo Cricket patterned papers, Sizzix die

I just love how distressing can be colorful and work with even playful stamps!

Next up is a fun page from another special guest, Vicki Boutin.  If you have ever met Vicki, you know that she is outgoing, friendly and funny.  And I love that her pages reflect this.  She did this colorful page with a few slight distress touches: Check out how she only partially stamped the dot background on the top and bottom.  This is a very simple touch, but it really adds to the fun of the page…
Layout by Vicki Boutin
Supplies:

• Clear Design Scallop Borders
• Clear Design Mix and Match Elements
• Clear Design All Occasion Messages
• Bold Flourish
• Screen Shadow
• Raindrop Background
• Broken China and Fired Brick Distress Inks
  
• Other: Prism cardstock, Scenic Route and Bo Bunny patterned paper, buttons, American Crafts chipboard letters
  

Last but not least, I have a card from Kimber McGray.  Kimber has been a guest here before, back when we did the Cards For Heroes Card Drive.  (Her husband was serving in Iraq.  We are happy to say he is now home safe and sound!)  I asked her if she could do a simple yet eye-catching distress example.  Here is what she came up with.  I really like the inky kraft notecard and texture-filled jute.

Card by Kimber McGray
Supplies:

• Card Messages
• Scallop Borders
  
• Kraft Notecard
• Soft Pool Shadow Ink (to stamp scallop) and Walnut Ink Distress Ink (to distress edges) and Black Memories Ink
  
• Other: Studio Calico patterned paper, jute, clip (which is a great way to hold photos inside the card!)
  

And!  Guess what?  Kimber has a new book out called Scrapbooking Secrets.   Want to check it out?  Just leave a comment here by Saturday at 11:59pm PST telling us what time of day is your favorite to stamp and we will pick FIVE winners to receive a copy of the book!

See you tomorrow…

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