Bring Back Beautiful -Rustic Beauty

Hi everyone!  Whoa, it's been over a week since I last posted, but things are crazy with my garage remodel and back to school preparation.  I will post some garage pictures in a day or two.

Now, on to today's post!  Welcome to September's Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful challenge!  I want to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who played along in our very first challenge.  Check out the August True Beauties over on the Flourishes blog!

This month's theme is Rustic Beauty.  As the leaves start to change colors to usher in fall, we want to see your rustic beauty.  Interpret this challenge however you like – want to use a little distressing? Shades of rust? Things that look aged or antiqued? You choose!  Just make sure the end result has a rustic feel to it! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card to the Flourishes blog here.  If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB02. You have until September 30^th to enter!  Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

My card uses Flourishes Sunflowers set.  Sigh... wait, make that a HAPPY SUNFLOWER sigh!  I love this set.  I stamped the largest sunflower image on cream cardstock and then again on a scrap piece.  I colored them with my copic markers and cut out the entire image and only the center and 6 petals on the second one and popped it up on dimensionals.  I added a touch of yellow stickles in the center.

I used a layout from of the CardMap sketches that the Flourishes DT are helping to sponsor this month.  Details can be found on this blog post.  Here is the link to the 10 CardMap September sketches.

My card uses a tiny bit of lace that I had in my sewing scrap box, a touch of sponging, a little distressing on the sunflower petals and some Zva Creative Rhinestone flourishes.  I don't consider myself a "rustic" girl, but this turned out pretty rustic, I think!  

Oh and I also decorated the inside of the card!  Yep, GASP!  It seems I rarely have time to touch the inside lately, but my girl Amy always does such a fantastic job, I just HAD to case what she did on this one. 

You ready to Bring Back Beautiful?  Check out my fellow Beauty Girls and see what Rustic Beauty they created!

Beate Johns

Becca Feeken

Cindy Coutts

Julie Koerber

Kathy Jones

Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Sunflowers
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper - Vintage Cream, Terracota Tile and Autumn Abundance PP (PTI)
Accessories - Zva Creative rhinestone flourishes, copic markers, scrap lace, sponge