TRR Challenge #22 'Weathered'

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge at The Ribbon Reel!
Helen is our fab host and has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo.....


...and ask that you create a card /project using the colours KRAFT, WHITE, BLUE with touch of RED, NATURAL TWINE/TWILL!

Here is my card...

I love when I see other cards that are full of layers and embellishments but can never seem to get it right or feel happy with the results, so most of my cards are quite simple. However, I decided to have a good go with this card and just love how it turned out!

I distressed the edges of the paper to give it a weathered look, as well as inking the kraft cardstock with white ink. Added a strip of hessian (which I recently found after digging around my craft cupboard - its amazing what you can find isn't it!) and folded a paper doily in half on top.


I chose just to use embellishments rather than images, layered up some circles cut with my nesties and covered with a gorgeous white tea rose and blue rose. Not forgetting that gorgeous red crochet heart. I just adore it! And of course, not forgetting, I layered red satin ribbon with our new white sheer box pleat and a little natural button twine!

Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown #85 - Twine
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #56 - With All My Heart
DYSU #59 - Layers
Little Darlings Challenge #17 Fav Embellishments (Crochet hearts and ribbon)
Allsorts Challenge #142 - Anything Goes
The Kraft Journal - Fantastic Finds (mine are these beautiful crochet hearts)

Supplies used:
Cardstock - MME papers, Kraft cardstock
Ribbons - 25mm Red Satin, White Sheer Box Pleat, Natural Button Twine from The Ribbon Reel
Flowers - 40mm Ivory Tea Rose, 25mm Blue Rose from The Ribbon Reel
Sentiment - PTI Love Lives Here

Other - Paper Doily, Nesties, Hessian from stash, Crochet Heart from Etsy

TFL!