Wednesday, April 18, 2012

French Country ~ a project with Distress Crackle Paint

I must confess... I love the French Country look! The thing is... I feel like it looks great in everyone else's home BUT mine... lol... So I have to settle for a decidedly French feeling card! No designer paper on this one though. I used plain card stock in black, mustard and dark red, distressing and inking all edges. I stamped the images on white card stock and then applied a new product for me, Distress Crackle Paint. The finish I chose is clear and I LOVE how it looks! It makes my images look like they are under old glass... SO COOL! I lightly inked the crackle before matting. The edges did curl up using this product but I like the look and decided to leave it. So fun and super easy!

So enough talk... here it is...


Thanks so much for stopping by! Blessings...

Supplies

Stamps - Close to My Heart - Country Life
Paper - Bazzill
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Paint - Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy
Ribbon - Unknown
Fleur De Lis - Recollections



4 comments:

Esther Asbury said...

Love your card and the french country look -- especially the crackle finish....you inspire me to get some and try it sometime!

Mary Ann said...

Very pretty card...Like what you use...going to have to try it...Have a Bless one

Rosemary said...

ooohhh la la... what a gorgeous card, lori!!

Tam said...

Ooh la la! I like the stamps.

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