No, don’t worry, I mean in a crafty way. Now the distressed look (roughed up edges, acrylic paint smudges, sandpaper…) is not usually “me” but tonight I thought I’d step out of my comfort zone and go for it. This is my take on this week’s Paper Take Weekly challenge. It’ another fabby sketch by Dawny P although I have missed out the sentiment – slap wrists! I am also submitting it to A Spoonful of Sugar challenge which is “Oh baby”. The base layer is pink core-dinations which I have roughed up around the edges a bit. If you look closley I have put a stitched effect edge – this is done with one of those little wheel thingys that dressmakers use. I have smeared a bit of white acrylic paint over it too to take the crispness away a wee bit (I was straight to the loo to scrub my hands though – can’t abide being messy!). The pp is from the Oh Baby Girl! Basic Grey collection (again). The focal point is done using UTEE on a piece of mountboard and one of my trusty old stamps I haven’t used in ages. I love doing this – it’s so satisfying (if not a tad messy for my liking – had to break out the dustbuster after that!!). Once again I have used my Martha punch (did anyone watch her version of The Apprentice a couple of years back? It was FANTASTIC) and some stickles to make it ping a wee bit.
