Haute Tattered Couture.

I am in an interesting crafting phase at the minute.  I say minute because in knowing me, you'd know that I could well be onto an all together different approach to papercrafting by the end of the day.  Yep, I can be just that all over the shop, which I secretly think is all part of the fun. Crafter's prerogative, right? But I do try and at least stay within my own sort of discombobulated style which is generally somewhat reminiscent of my ragtag crafting modus operandi that I so much enjoy.  I feel pretty confident that someone could pick out my musings in a lineup though.  Oh wait...that may not necessarily be a good thing.  *wink*

This card is rather distressed on the edges (read: trés tattered) and the background paper is actually crumpled which was a surprise artistic contribution from my cheeky 22 month old son, that I decided to run with despite its vastly altered and less than pristine state, as it worked with the overly torn edges of the card or so I thought at the time.  Plus, I had already inked up that bit of cardstock to within an inch of it's life and didn't fancy my chances of being able to recapture the same sort of attitude that that piece had if I did it all over again.  Not to mention the window on my available crafting time was rapidly starting to close and I knew there was every chance I wouldn't be able to get back to the papercrafting that I love until some time further down the track.  You know what that's all about now don't you?

So without further ado, let me introduce you to the unwittingly collaborative card that I have come to cherish:

Thanks so much for stopping by.  It's a real treat to be able to share my musings you.  x


Supplies:

• Stamps: Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages, Hero Arts Dots and Stripes Cling, Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Scattered Dots Woodblock
• Paper:  Papertrey Ink Spring Moss and Vintage Cream, Spillmans Bright Yellow C/S, Crate Paper Material Girl PP, Websters PP, .22 Chipboard, and 7 Gypsies PP
• Ink:  VersaFine Olympia Green, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Marigold, Faded Jeans, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters, Mustard Seed, Walnut Stain, and Antique Linen, VersaColor Canary,  VersaMark and Brilliance White
• Accessories:  Papertrey Ink Dress form Die, Tim Holtz Ornate Frame Bigz Die, Spelbinders Beaded Ovals Nestabilities, Tonic Edge Distresser, 4 inch Paper Doily, Kaisercraft Pearl, Yellow Ribbon, WRMK Corner Chomper, Small Sullivan's Tag, and American Crafts Clear Embossing Powder