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Challenge: Grunge It Up!

2/19/2018

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Rip it! Tear it! Unravel it! Dirty it! In other words, Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, February 19, 2018 wants us to "Grunge It Up!"!

Now they define "grunge" as "grime" or dirt and say that distressed edges and layers of ink can be grunge as well. S0 I went whole hog, using as many techniques as I could think of!

Now, in my mind, grunge is brown. Lots of brown. So I started with kraft and yellowed papers, "brown" Distress Oxide Inks and embossing powders, and a paper edge distressor to set up my background. I blended two Distress Oxide inks on the base card and on torn and distressed edges. I used three different embossing powders, layered one on top of the other, over "cracks" in the collage to mimic dirt. I added a piece of brown magic mesh to add some texture.
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I started with what I thought was brown EP but it was copper (long story dating back to Saudi Arabia over 15 years ago) so I added "Dark Chocolate" and "Antique linen" EPs on top of the copper to tone down the shine and add a little grit to the paper edges.
A mini layering stencil and a dark Distress Ink provided some splatters:
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A partially unraveled burlap coil and a kraft paper flower were added for more texture:
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Two Clipping Stickers and a Distress Marker drop shadow finished the card:
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Products used in the making of this card were:
  • Stencils: Stampers Anonymous Mini Layering Stencil "Splatters" (THMS009)
  • Inks: Distress Oxide "Walnut Stain" and "Vintage Photo"; Distress Ink "Ground Espresso"; Distress Marker "Ground Espresso"; Ranger Emboss It pen "clear"
  • Embossing Powders: copper (maker unknown - label missing); Gina K "Dark Chocolate"; and Ranger "Antique Linen" (TIM21087)
  • Papers: white semi-gloss card base; Idea-ology Paper Stash "Motif: (TH93112) and "Memoranda" (TH93550)
  • Embellishments: Magic Mesh "brown"; Idea-ology Clippings Stickers" (TH93583); Paper Studio Mixed Media "Burlap Coils" (916593); Little Birdie VIntaj Handmade Flowers "Donatella Flowers Rustic Tan" (CR29256)
  • Adhesives: RedLine 1/8" Embossing Tape; EK Tools 3D foam dots
  • Tools: Floss to my Heart "Edge Distresser" (21297)
2 Comments
Zoey link
2/25/2018 07:59:00 am

Wow, what a lovely grungy card! I love the brown tones and the use of embossing powder is AWESOME!!!
Well done!
Thank you for playing along with us over Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - we all hope to see you again soon!
x Zoey

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Diana @ playing link
2/25/2018 05:06:34 pm

Really enjoy your project.

Diana @ Playing
https://playingwithoutlimits.wordpress.com/

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    Born in New Jersey, I grew up in Southeastern Ohio. Attended university at Bowling Green State University (B.Sci  in biological science, 1964), University of Southern California (M. Sci in biological science, 1967) and University of Florida (Ph. D in zoology, 1971).
    Worked in environmental consulting for a little more than a decade and then seven years as an instructor in biological science at various community colleges in California and Texas. Moved to London in 1992, then Beijing (1996) and Saudi Arabia (1998), before returning to NW Ohio in 2002. I am currently living in NW Ohio with my husband and three Bombay cats.  I love to read (mystery, science fiction, history) and stitch (have done crewel, currently experimenting with free embroidery and needlepoint but blackwork and cross stitch are my main genres); have been known to knit; and now I'm heavily into papercrafting!
    Retired upon the return to the US so lots of time for our hobbies...

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