Distressed Finish - Vaseline & Chalk Paint

I recently had a custom work request from a customer who wanted one of my trays in a distressed mint finish.  Now, distressed​ can mean different things to different people so I set out making two different trays.  Both mint green.  Both distressed.  However, two entirely different looks. 

TECHNIQUE 1:
​After I assembled the first tray I simply painted the tray in the mint green chalk paint that I had mixed together.

***You can find detailed instructions on how to make this easy tray here: ​http://www.sawdustchicks.com/home/decorative-wood-tray

​To make this paint I added mint green acrylic paint to white chalk paint.  Easy enough, right?

From here, I used my sander and just roughed up the finish to give it a subtle distressing.

TECHNIQUE 2:  Vaseline

So...I wanted to try something else to see if I could give it a more in-your-face​ distressing.  Before I assembled my base I randomly stained the boards.  Once this dried, I assembled the base and then smeared a very thin layer of Vaseline over each of the areas that I stained. 

Next, I painted over the whole base with the mint green chalk paint.  Once this dried, I took a paper towel and wiped the Vaseline areas off.

Now I did have to clean it up a bit with additional paint and light sanding.  But I was supper happy with how the second technique turned out.

​​Here's how it turned out!​

I really love both trays, but if I'm honest, I'd choose the second one...Which one's your favorite?