Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Grunge

I see lots of cards with different grunge aspects but have had trouble getting it just right. I finally found a stamp set that makes it so easy, Stamplorations. click on the name to take you directly to the stamp set.
Starting with a Kraft cardstock base, I stamped several of the grunge elements in StazOn black. Then added a B/W stripe from SU. I used a SU punch on the top of the tag and covered the hole with a Tim Holtz sticker. The miss you is from SU's Crazy About You set which has a lot of individual words so you can make your own sentiment. And in case you would miss the message, I stamped some chevron arrows (also from the grunge set) to emphasize it. Then tied it all up with 2 different twines. 
I used the sketch from  Freshly Made Sketches 

and am also posting to The Kraft Journal challenge to use ribbon or twine.
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7 comments:

  1. Cheryl W.April 29, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    You nailed the grunge technique! I've never been brave enough to actually try it. I figured my card would end up looking like I dug it out of the trash to re-use it!

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  2. Linda CallahanApril 29, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    Love the the postmark tag! Fun card! Thanks for joining us at FMS!

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  3. Becca CrugerApril 29, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    Oh my goodness this card is AWESOME! I agree. I totally love this grungy set because it makes the look so easy. Love your color scheme here, too. Who says black and brown don't go together? By the way, if you use any STAMPlorations stamp in your project, you can link it up to the Anything Goes challenge for the chance to win prizes. :) http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html

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  4. BabetteApril 30, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    Hi Donna,
    Thanks for playing along at the Kraft Journal. I love the simplicity of the white tag with the twine.

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  5. DarnellMay 3, 2015 at 1:22 PM

    Look at you doing the grunge thing, Donna! Way to go! It really does add interest, doesn't it? I like the b/w stripes with the kraft, too! Hugs, Darnell

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  6. Jen BrumMay 3, 2015 at 9:19 PM

    Great card! Love the grunge look! Great choice of stamps! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  7. BonnieMay 5, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    Thanks for your visit and kind words, Donna! I've never been able to get the grunge right but you have inspired me to try again!

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