Tool Time Tuesday is so De-Stressing so How About a Give-Away?

  Crafting is my way of de-stressing.  I must be hiding an awful lot of stress, because I am crafting ALL the time! I mean every day, all the time, I'm doing something crafty.  In fact I have been broadening my crafting to now include pottery throwing.  oooo boy what a challenge that is!  Kneading, Centering, How much water to use, Thick or thin.....plus, I never know what my end product will be.  I've got some pieces that are being fired this week, so we will have to be patient.  uggg  But once I get them, I'll share.
  Now, Back on track.  Have you ever distressed your papers?  It creates such a cool affect and really changes up the look of your project.  Below is a 2 minute video talking about the different distressing tools from Close to my Heart.  Did you know that you can even use the distressing tool to sharpen your scissors??  I learned that from the video.  

Here is a little video sharing some cool distressing ideas

You can click here to see the available CTMH Distressing Tools

So how about a Give Away?  It's my first one, so it's a simple one. Become a follower, watch the video then answer this question in the comment section below ~
   Tell me how can YOU get a Distressing Tool. 

I'll draw a winner on March 17, 2015, Saint Patrick's Day! 

Good Luck!!

FOREVER IN MY HEART

Oh My Gosh!  I LOVE this card!  I love it so much I haven't even cleaned up after myself  because I was so excited to share it with you as soon as I could!  The card uses almost all 11 the stamps that come in the set FOREVER IN MY HEART.  Yup Eleven stamps in the set! WOWZA!  But wait, I haven't done the inside yet!  I bet I'll be using the rest inside.  Ok, I'll stop blabbing.  Check it out!

I used the Edge Distresser and Sanding Kit to take my distressing over the top. Then using a Sponge Dauber I added Saddle Ink to all the edges.  Even the doily, that I had cut up, got a dose of distress.

To give the card more of a sparkle (we all could use a bit of sparkle, right!?) I sprayed some Glitter Mist all over the card.  It came out so subtle and so perfect for this card.

Always on my mind, forever in my heart.  What a beautiful sentiment.
The stamp set is only available through March, so if this set pulls at your heart and if you need it, I'd hop right over to my Shop and put this cutie on your 'gotta have this' list.
Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!
Michelle

Beautiful

Beautiful ~ that's what you are.  This is a photo of the Valentine's Day card I made for my daughter.  Amazingly, the cut out word, the chandelier and the tree branch have been tucked away for almost 3 years.  They have survived through 2 room moves, a house move and then another 3 room moves.  How, I guess so they could be used for this card! of course. Debbie MR, if you are reading this, I made these at your house the very first time we met!  We used Cricut's Home Decor cartridge and we were just learning what a Cricut was. ☺
So once I decided what I was actually going to do with the images, the card came together quickly.  I glittered the chandelier using Pink Pailee Pixee Stix. (Debbie I got the glitter at that craft yard sale we went to!)  I layered the pink chandelier with a brown one we had cut out, Hooked it onto the branch and adhered them both to paper out of The French Country Stack by DCVW..  A gorgeous stack I found at Michael's. Lots of distressing was added and a large quantity of pearls.  I think it turned out Beautiful!