Sunday 5 December 2010

Compendium of Curiosities week 23 - Double Distress

Hi to all my lovely friends

This is my second post for today - my bird box was scheduled so I just had to find time to enter the CoC challenge at Linda's fabulous blog at Studio L3. Her challenge has been running for two weeks and I will just be in time - again!!!!

This is my Christmas card for my DH, he doesn't look at my blog so he won't see it before he should. The photo doesn't really do it justice, it looks much better in real life.


To find out how to do the double distress turn to P.40 of Tim's book and all the instructions are there. I have used grungepaper, a snowflake embossing folder, TH rosette die, letters from TH seasonal papers, snowflake punches, crackle and glossy accents, bundled sage, antique linen and walnut stain DIs, music paper and an Anna Griffin sticker sentiment.


I shall go and see Mum this afternoon and hopefully be back later. Thankyou to all you lovely people who are still visiting me and I promise to get over and see you soon. What would I do without you all? You really are keeping me going.

Have a lovely Sunday. {brenda} xoxox




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14 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow this is beautiful, love the rosette, it's gorgeous xxx

Unknown said...

Truly gorgeous Brenda. x

Netty said...

Terrific work Brenda and thats a fab rosette. Annette x

Margreet said...

what a beautiful tag Brenda...hubby will be very pleased...love the rozette!
xxx Margreet

donna said...

Absolutely beautiful! Lucky guy.

Lisa Jane said...

Wow Brenda - ken will absolutely love it .. is he making you one lol?
Lisa ;)

Juls said...

fabulous!!! Love the soft sepia tones, the mix of texture and the way you have created dimension!!!! stunning!!! Hugs Juls

Hazel (Didos) said...

Love the card, I hate how our pics are so pants as giving the right light. It doesn't matter what I do still never quite the same as real life! I hope you have had an ok weekend. Love Hxx

chris said...

Hi Brenda, its the bad blogger here, sorry I havent been by lately, and what a collection I have missed this is so GORGEOUS,hope hubby likes it I am sure he will as its so beautiful love how you get lots of texture, I never seem to achieve that.
lots of hugs chris xx

Linda Ledbetter said...

Hello, lovely Brenda! Your card is GORGEOUS, and I have no doubt it will know your husband's socks off! You aced the double distress, and created a card that's both beautiful and masculine. The rosette looks amazing!

I hope you had a nice visit with your Mum, and are enjoying a sweet Sunday evening! I get the feeling we're ALL having a hard time keeping up with our blog visits lately (I certainly am!) and I think everyone understands! :-)

Debbie Dolphin said...

loving the rosette brenda. its fantastic. they are so useful arent they
love debbie xxxx

Sarah A said...

This is stunning Brenda! I am sure your husband will love it!

Sarah x

Yelowflower said...

wow, this is Awesome..love the rosette and the technique is great!

Junibears said...

You are so clever and creative Brenda. I love to see what you make. I just couldn't do all those techniques. I take the easy way!!LOL! xx