F4A141...Distress before you Stress...(11/2/2012)

[dawnmercedes]

F4A141

We are at the start of November...and that means the Fall/Winter Holiday season is well underway. It's also that time we all get a little more stressed and short and busy!

Today's challenge is to
"Distress before you Stress."
Take out any frustrations on your papers, chipboard, or ribbons.

Not to add to your stress...but you have one more week for the HYCCT challenge submissions! Go the extra mile and figure out how to make this challenge card count for one of this year's HYCCT challenges! Be sure to send it in to the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center as well.

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[bfinlay]

Hey Dawn, great challenge - thanks! Here's my Vintage Poppies

[hobbydujour]

"Distressing" to de-stress....great idea, Dawn. : )

CARDINAL IN THE SNOW

[TreasureOiler]

Great challenge, Dawn! Hope to play along later today!

[stampingout]

Here is my card!

For My Friend-F4A141 by stampingout - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[cathymac]

Great challenge Dawn...I love distressing! Here's my card:

Joyful Snowman

[peeps321]

I'm always in a "distressing" mood..lol!

Toys and Joys of the Season

[Clownmom]

I don't distress my cards very much, but I gave it a shot -- I have been stressed lately! (My unemployed daughter is moving back home. That's enough to stress anyone out.) Here it is:

A Cardinal for AudreyAnn

[jdmommy]

Here's my card:

Veterans in Brown

[triasimite]

Nearly every time I distress a card, it ends up with a more masculine feel. No exception here.

Diamonds for Men (bb) by triasimite - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[PeaceLoveJoy]

Here's Mine!

JOYFUL CHRISTMAS TREE

[Crafty Julia]

Dawn- great de stressor challenge! I smartly tapped all over my paper, and liked the effect. Added a wreath from Inkadinkado. Here's Robot Greetings

[suen]

Thanks for the challenge, Dawn! Here's mine.

F4A141 Plaid Pine by suen - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[cjzim]

Here's my card with distressing for today's challenge. I cased a beautiful card from AudreyAnn's beautiful gallery to honor her Queenship!

Distressed Lighthouse

[BarbieP]

Dawn, what a fun challenge. I love de-stressing. Hopefully I will have time to play when I get home from work

[susanbri]

Not my usual style so I did a window frame in the decorating style of distressed paint effects:

Distressed Window Frame

[Crafty Julia]

Did some crumpled dp against a corrugated coffee sleeve for my distressed card- It's Coffee Riley, chillin' with my mini pumpkin! Here's Snacky Moose

[Anne Ryan]

Thanks Dawn for the sweet challenge!

No Stress Here ... F4A141 by Anne Ryan - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[TreasureOiler]

Finally back with my card....thanks for the challenge!

Holiday Greetings

Thanks for looking!

[suzannejdean]

Here is my tribute spring weather in spite of the COLD, gray weather here LOL!
Who Me

Thanks!

[Luv Flowers]

Thanks so much Dawn! I really enjoyed this!! F4A141, Autumn Blessings... by Luv Flowers - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[BarbieP]

Finally had a chance to play. Here is my card:

F4A141 Vintage Lady by BarbieP - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[DJRants]

Great challenge!! Here's my card: Christmas Boot by DJRants - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers. TFL!!

[Shadow's Mom]

Wonderful challenge, Dawn! Thank you!

Here's my December 25

[saffivort]

I've been off on vacation all week (half term school holidays over here in the UK) and I've been de-stressing all week and had so much fun crafting every day!

Here's my Sketchie without her pen card for this challenge.

TFL, Vannessa

[Crafty Julia]

I did crumpled paper and dabbed ink on it before stamping my sentiment- and added a dc reindeer and a recycled greeting card penguin and snowman. Finished with a star from SU's Darling Dots, and a white sparkly star. Here's Reindeer Friends

[MariLynn]

Dawn, this was a great challenge. I took it really seriously to relieve stress. I got a little carried away and spent several hours destressing, I mean distressing! Here is my card, better late than never:This is the day... to try another tri shutter card by MariLynn - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[CAKath]

Almost forgot to link this to your distressing challenge. Thanks for tying your challenge into the HYCCT challenges as we wind down.

HYCCT1225B Grateful Heart by CAKath - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[simplybeautiful]

here is mine
Swiss Autumn by simplybeautiful - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[smadson]

First card in almost two months! I was using all my stash! So, yes, I distressed before I stressed! LOL Here is my card.

In fact I got a new camera, and couldn't get this uploaded for the longest time. I guess I will have to resize each time. This camera must have more pixels or something.

Thank you
Sharon

[CraftyMerla]

Here is my card for this challenge:

Card-Again

I distressed all of the edges of the DSP. Thanks for Looking!