Vintage-y ... So Hard for Me!

I was talking to a friend while I was making this card (Hi Deb!!) and I said to her, "Vintage-y is hard for me! Oh! I should use that as the blog post title!" Seriously ... y'all already know that I have a love/hate thing with "dude" cards ... really struggle with those, too! But the whole distress/sponge thing has me baffled!

I learned how to make this COOL flower on Patty Bennett's blog here. SOOOO super easy (WAAAYYY easier than you would think), and I really like how they turn out, despite the vintage-y direction they make one go! I have one slight adaptation on my flower ... I added the smallest of the flowers from the Boho Blossom punch to the center, directly behind the brad.

This past week has been NUTS!! Had a big ol' party for my daughter's birthday, and have been prepping to get ready for graduation and such ... not sure what-all I've accomplished, but I must be making progress, right??

I'm off to work on the grad announcements for my daughter and my nephew ... I am doing photo collage-type announcements, so they should be EASY!

Have a great week!

Stamps: Style Beautiful, Together Forever
Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla
Ink: Soft Suede
Accessories: Blossom Punch, Boho Blossom Punch, Tag Corner Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Folder, Large (Wide) Oval Punch, Victoria Crochet Trim, Vintage Brad, Pearl Basics, Gold Smooch Spritz