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Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Feeling Distressed

Right, the reason this card came about is because the theme for Addicted to CAS this time is Distress. And boy oh boy, has that juxtaposition of CAS and Distress caused me some distress! My waste paper basket was gradually filling up with scrunched up failures. Stamping, embossing, layering.... nothing was working for me. Everything was more chaotic mess than elegant distress.

After several scrunches, I thought, "Hang on, perhaps I could use that scrunching to good effect"  - and there and then, the little square of distressed newsprint in the middle of the card was born. And I dried my tears, die cut and embossed a butterfly, added a few pearls and was happy once more!


I'm sharing this with
Addicted to CAS - Distress
Clear it out challenge - Anything Goes - those pearls have been hanging around, the last few on a sheet, for years!
Pixie's Snippets Playground week 166 - the newsprint and the cream card for the butterfly were snippets from the reject pile that was filling up my waste basket!
Suzy bee's Blooming Challenge - Embossing Wet or Dry
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8 comments:

  1. Galina Varese3 March 2015 at 15:57

    Glad your creativity bordering on distress produced such a clever design

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  2. Elizabeth3 March 2015 at 20:53

    Glad that out of your distress and tears came this fabulous card, though cardmaking is supposed to be relaxing, is it not? :) The scrunched up newsprint is inspired and the butterfly is gorgeous. Elizabeth xx

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  3. Hettie3 March 2015 at 21:39

    Great card there. Now it would be very funny to look out some of those weird adverts.....eg sheep dog for sale for a farmer friend. Tee hee!
    xx

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  4. Barb Ghig4 March 2015 at 01:47

    What a great way to add distressing to your card, Jane! Love your butterfly to pieces! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Addicted to CAS!

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  5. La Vikinga4 March 2015 at 08:21

    Hi! Found your blog on Clear it out Challenges and I very much like the idea of your combination of interests on the blog!!

    LA Vikinga / Sweden

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  6. Di4 March 2015 at 12:24

    Hooooooray for the waste basket Jane! Love this card :)

    Your prize ought to arrive today, I went to the post office and sent it 1st Class yesterday.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  7. Kylie5 March 2015 at 07:35

    I'm so glad you persevered! What a great use of distressing! Thanks so much for playing along at ATCAS xx

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  8. ILEANA ARTUFFO7 March 2015 at 00:13

    Wonderful original creation! I love butterfly!
    Thanks for playing at Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge and I hope to see again.
    Ileanaxx

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