Hi All

I hope you have had a lovely Easter and enjoyed the glorious weather. Here is a card I completed as a commission for a 75th birthday for a man who loves to travel.

All I can say is Tim Holtz is a genius. The paper is one of his, which I have distressed with, you guessed it, Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I then took a tag and distressed it, again with distress ink. The combination of Tea dye, Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo. These are three of my favourite colours.  The stamp is a Tim Holtz I believe, although I am not great at remembering whose are whose!

The75 is stamped onto two balsa wood tags which have been distressed as the paper tag was. I have then heat embossed the 75 in gold embossing powder and used brads to attach them to the card.

The postal mark is from an embossing folder from Papermania which has had the Tim Holtz treatment.

I was really happy with this card and so was the client.

Welcome to AAA Cards and Crafts

Hi all. This is my first venture into the world of blogging and I thought this card was appropriate. Here's hoping that you all like what I put on here and share it with your friends.

This card is made using the concept of hybrid crafting. That is a mixture of CD crafting and messy crafting to give a very special look. The backing paper is from a Papermania CD and tinted with Tim Holtz Distress Inks. The sentiment is a Hunky Dory die cut and is again tinted with distress inks, as is the ribbon.A very simple yet effective look.

This style, although not steampunk, is the aged and distressed look that I love to work with.

When I get going I will start to join some of the comps out there and see if you guys really do like what I do!

Thanks for looking.

Ange x