Sunday, March 24, 2013

Grunge Note Card

Sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. I went to my mom's and by the time I got home, I was exhausted and in pain. But, I did have a chance to check out the Saturday challenges that I like to participate in. The DT at My Time to Craft! posted a challenge of Gothic. HUH? Really? Then I read a little further. They went on to explain that anything dark or grungy would work.  OK, grunge I can do.

The DT at Retro Sketches posted this sketch:


So, bring on the grunge. I love the old grungy look, but haven't really done much with it. So, between the two challenges, this is what I have come up with. I'm sure that the team at My Time to Craft really wanted something more dark, but I just can't get into the goth thing.
This is a 5x7 card. I first found a paper in a new DCWV stack that I picked up at Michael's today. The stack is called The Four Seasons. I cut out the parts I likes the best and pasted them down on the card. Then I tea stained a dictionary page and grunged it up. The paper flowers in the lower right hand corner were hand made. I ripped the upper left corner and rolled the rips back and tucked in a metal flower that had been grunged up with gesso and spritzed with my home made tea glimmer mist. I ripped a cream piece of card stock and inked the edges. I did the same with the blue but added some stamping from stampin up. I then made the banner, grunged it up, adhered it to a Prima engravers chip board piece. It was then adhered to a handmade burlap fringe flower. The butterfly was cut from the page from the DCWV stack. Here are some closer looks:

 

 


I don't think it's too bad for my first attempt at grunge.  What do you think?

C&C welcome!

Miranda                                

9 comments:

  1. I love this!!! I too am a not-working nurse, with four kids and too little money - I love hunting for crafty stuff on the cheap too!!!
    Best of luck for the challenges!!
    Mo xxx

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  2. Fab design, thanks for sharing at MTTC, good luck with the challenge x

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  3. WOW - love the fibers and the shabby chic look Miranda! Thank you so much for playing along at RetroSketches!

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  4. Beautiful card! Love all the gorgeous embellishments and the design is gorgeous!
    Thanks so much for joining us at My Craft Spot!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  5. Gorgeous card! I love the grunge look you've created - and yet it's still so pretty!

    Thanks so much for playing along with us at My Craft Spot!

    Kate
    Small Bits of Paper

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  6. Wonderful creation. Thanks for joining us at My Time To Craft!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  7. Fabulous card! Loving the clock as a focal point. I am a new follower. Hope you will stop by when you get a chance.

    Georgiana
    Carson's Creations

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  8. This is fantastic! I love it and the colors are perfect!

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  9. Great card, love all the old grungy vintage look. Thanks for joining us at My Craft Spot ;)

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