Vintage...with distressing, & lace...oh my!

And a hearty hello to all of you, sweet friends!! Didja have a great week? DH and I had the best 4-day weekend together...just hanging out and living "la vida loca!" We went out to dinner, barbecue'd, saw a movie, went to Barnes & Noble...and I was even able to get a little crafting done!! Good thing too, since it's time for another fabby challenge at Mo's DP2...it's our 90th!!!

This week, our very own clever and talented DT sister, Cathy, has given us quite a fun challenge! She wants us to make a card or paper project using the theme:

Vintage...with distressing, & lace...

Whoo hooo...one of my fave themes!! My biggest challenge was to decide which of Mo's adorable images to choose! So I did a little shopping at Mo's Online Store and here's what I came up with...

She's called Flower Girl! Isn't she so dang adorable??? And such a little "princessa" in her peach and green outfit...and check out those green shoes!!

I colored this little cutie with Copics...and used Always Artichoke cardstock & seam binding (Stampin' Up); Webster's Pages DPs; and lace, flowers, and corner embellishment from Wild Orchid Crafts. I distressed the page edges with my Zutter's Distrezz-it-all and then added distress ink (Vintage Photo) to everything that wasn't nailed down. I even tried to add some to the gold filagree corner...baaad idea! I ended it up with ink all over my hands! So I went to plan  B and "distressed" the gold with some Copic marker! Voila...vintage! Here's a peek at the inside...the "happiness" sentiment is from Stampin' Up (2006).

And finally...

OK...let's all hop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and take a peek at the delightful creations by my very talented Design Teamies! Then...pull out your papers and lace...and make your own little creation for this week's challenge! Remember, you must use at least one Mo Manning image...no problem, right?! And you must follow this week's theme!! Oh, I almost forgot...one lucky participant (chosen at random) will win a FREE Mo Manning Digital Image!!!! Yikes...I wanna be YOU!! hehehehe!!

Thanks so much, my lovelies, for stopping by to visit! Have a beautiful week...sending lots of huggggggggs!
until next time....