Anything Goes Challenge # 220 - Girlfriends! and a give away

I've been having so much fun working with my Krafty Craft supplies, 
all because I found the Kraft Journal Blog.  
I found the Kraft Journal because I love Karen Lechworth's art and found the blinkie on her blog.  
This is how these blog links up are supposed to work, a giant circle of inspiration and creativity. 
I am still amazed at all the diversity of art you can find in card making and how willing everyone is to share - really the more the Merrier!

I love this weeks' theme at the Kraft Journal Challenge , I am so fortunate to have Girlfriend a that are as close as sister and sisters that are as close as girl friends!

I went vintage this week - Surprise!

Picked out my image and my papers;


A little distressing, I used these strange foam things, they are really a crayola product, part of a foam smores kit.  This white thing is a marshmallow, For some reason It landed in my craft room and I now have a set of distress tools that I spent 4.00 on and they work better than anything else I have tried.


Finished cards - I made a few


   The  Card is on a textured Kraft base weight 130# CS
   A little glitter and a little bling
Here is my card Girlfriend!!



Here is your own image for downloading




Thanks for stopping by and check out Kraft Journal Blog for more inspiration!!
Ginny M

Comments

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said…
Ahhhh two wonderful freebie images sis thanks so very much!!! Love your card and you money saver distressing tool too :)
Shaz in Oz.x
April 22, 2015 at 3:17 AM
Karen Letchworth said…
Hi Ginny, I love how you have backed your cards onto kraft bases, making them perfect for this challenge. Thanks so much for joining us. It's great to have you play along.
Blessings,
Karen
The Kraft Journal
April 22, 2015 at 4:45 PM
Anne said…
These are beautiful cards and I really like your technique of inking the patterned paper. It works well! Thank you so much for the digis as well, your are most kind and generous!
April 25, 2015 at 6:28 AM
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