A Fun Technique

Your love is overwhelming me this week guys....where the heck is everyone? Traffic has been SLOOOOOW and basically non-existant here the past few days. Is everyone at CHA? Or is everyone as busy as me?????? Yikes, today is the first day all week I can take a breather of sorts. We are running ourselves ragged with "things". I think today is going to be a no-shower kind of day, unless we end up having a baseball playoff game tonight at the last minute (yes, you heard me correctly, we're still playing baseball....I so thought we were done!). Many of you know, there are some days when I just don't want to shower and get all prettied up....on those days I live in my sweats and baseball cap and am as happy as a clam doing it!

Boy, I sure wish I was going to CHA this summer! Aren't you insanely envious reading all the blogs of people that are heading to Chicago today? I am! Remember, I went last summer, and it was FABULOUS. Just being in the same air space with so many talented stampers/crafters is mind boggling. And the stuff. Oh my, the stuff. You just want to wrap yourself up in all the beautiful, beautiful stuff. Each booth and product is more fabulous than the next. I'm not kidding either! Ok, I'm going to stop talking about CHA cuz it just makes me feel worse that I'm not hopping in my car and driving to Chicago right now. So I'll change the subject.

Want to see a card I made last weekend? I actually got the idea for it from a card I saw on SCS, but I don't remember who's card it was. I wasn't planning on casing the idea so I didn't put it in my favorites, my bad. Actually, it was more the technique I cased, not the actual layout, so maybe I'm safe???? Anyways, if by chance you are one of the 5 people reading my blog today (remember, I said traffic and love is way down lately, LOL), and you recognize this card/technique as yours, please email me and let me know so I can give you the credit you deserve! (edited to note: I just found her card! I mistakenly thought the swirl stamp came from Carte Postale, but then I realized it is from Baroque Motifs. I went back over to SCS and did a gallery search under Baroque and that's when I found this card! Woo-hoo! A special thanks to ematson for her inspiration!!!)

Here are the fine details.....I first stamped the French Script background in black onto Whisper White cardstock. Then I stamped the Baroque Motifs swirl stamp in Versamark and embossed it in a creamy white. Then, I rubbed three different kinds of Ranger Distress Inks all over it....Frayed Burlap, Fired Brick, and Peeled Paint. The woman who made the card I saw on SCS put all of her distress inks on a craft sheet and then rubbed the cardstock on the craft sheet, but I do not have one of those. Her background was much smoother and cooler looking than mine turned out, but I still like mine. Anyways, the sentiment is from SU. I am really happy with how it turned out, so I know I'll be doing this techinque in the future!

Have a super day peeps! Stay cool if it's hot and muggy in your neck of the woods like it is in ours!

Hugs,
Amy