always a day late (distress challenge)

Hello! :) Last week's challenge over at the Hero Arts Blog was a distress challenge. And anyone who knows me or is familiar with my style knows that in this case, "challenge" is quite the understatement for me here! LOL Well, the last couple of weeks have been a challenge of their own, personally speaking... wrapping up school, my husband changing jobs, realizing the distinct probability of being transferred back to AZ, yadda yadda yadda... that's why there hasn't been anything new to see, and that's why I didn't get my challenge entry as a Hero Hostess done and submitted on time last week.

But I got it done yesterday! LOL Better late than never, I guess. :)



Like I said, I don't distress often, so I just sponged and shredded until it looked about right. ;) The background is one of the brand new Hero Arts stamps from their spring supplement catalog! You can't really see it here, because of the technique I used with it (see below), but you can click HERE to see it. I LOVE this stamp! Isn't it fabulous?! I definitely see this one becoming an all-time fave! :D

**TIP** One way to get a distressed look from your stamps right off the bat (particularly with a large background stamp) is to not ink it up all the way. Just tap your inkpad to some areas of the stamp and not to others, and then stamp... it gives an almost faded wallpaper look. It's difficult to see in this photo, but if you click on it to make it larger, hopefully you'll be able to see the detail. :)

As usual, thanks so much for stopping by today. See you soon!

SUPPLIES: All supplies (except for linen thread and chocolate card stock - SU!, and cut-up flower as leaves - Prima) are Hero. Notecard, inks, stamps, collage flowers, pearls... all Hero.