Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Grungy Monday At Last!

I've not blogged for a full week - after my promise to myself to try and do a bit every day - life just got in the way! Anyway, today I've done my first Grungy Monday challenge which is being run by Linda at  Studio L3 (www.studioL3.com ) - as I only set my blog up two weeks ago, I've never been involved in one of these challenges before so I missed the Compendium of Curiosities challenge - I think I might do it on my own, just for fun!!


Here's my take on the challenge - it's based on Tag 10 from the 12 Tags of Christmas 2008 Challenge (www.timholtz.com ) and I've followed the format of Tim's original one fairly closely but lost the Christmas theme. I used Barndoor Reinker and Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls to spritz over the mask then used a variety of other Distress Ink Pads which I've blended with the applicator (Wild Honey, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo and Black Soot - I think that was all of them).

The letters are die cut grungeboard which I've embossed using the Brick Alterations embossing folder and coloured with Wild Honey and Black Soot. I've also coloured the Trinket Pin and the heart charm with Alcohol Inks.

I enjoyed that, think I'm gonna like this weekly challenge ...

JulieD
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23 comments:

  1. newfiecrafter(Marilyn)29 March 2011 at 15:19

    Beautiful tag love all the elements . Great take on the challenge . Good luck
    Marilyn

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  2. Maggie29 March 2011 at 15:51

    Lovely tag liking all the idea-ology!

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  3. donna29 March 2011 at 17:24

    Your tag is wonderful! I love your masking...Donna

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  4. Terry29 March 2011 at 18:13

    Welcome to Grungy Monday and your first challenge of this type, which you did rock by the way! Beautiful tag and design! Doing the book for fun is a great way to learn the techniques! Happy to follow you!

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  5. Shelly Hickox29 March 2011 at 18:21

    Gorgeous tag! Love all of your embellishments!

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  6. craftytrog29 March 2011 at 18:58

    Absolutely stunning tag Julie! x

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  7. Maria Ontiveros29 March 2011 at 19:35

    Lovely composition. Everything on this tag seems just right!
    Rinda

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  8. Jennie Atkinson29 March 2011 at 20:44

    A gorgeous tag - love all your embellishments!

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  9. Caroline Hallett29 March 2011 at 20:54

    this tag works really well - and its a little love tag for all things ideology - brill x

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  10. Angelnorth29 March 2011 at 21:06

    Fab tag, love your masked background and all the metal details - great job!

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  11. Evelyn S.29 March 2011 at 21:20

    This is a fabulous tag! You've included so many wonderful elements!

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  12. MarleneMAZ30 March 2011 at 01:22

    Great tag! love all the embellishments on there, and hearts are one of my favourites.

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  13. Jenny Potter30 March 2011 at 01:30

    Love the colours you used in your masking background - they go so well together. Great tag!
    Smiles
    Jen

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  14. Melody (lacyquilter)30 March 2011 at 03:01

    Gorgeous tag.

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  15. Sid30 March 2011 at 07:53

    Fab tag !!

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  16. Scrappy~Sarah30 March 2011 at 09:21

    Beautiful Tag :)

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  17. salamanda30 March 2011 at 22:57

    Love the tag - fab colours and elements

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  18. Candy C31 March 2011 at 04:59

    Beautiful tag, Julie! I love the soft muted colors and the heart stamp you used is really good! You put it all together just perfectly! Love it! <3 Candy

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  19. Silvia(Barnie)31 March 2011 at 16:34

    That's wonderful, great background and elements.

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  20. Minxy31 March 2011 at 23:44

    Great tag, loving the colours

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  21. Linda Ledbetter2 April 2011 at 16:38

    What a gorgeous way to enter the world of challenges, Julie! Your tag is perfectly wonderful and so brilliantly designed. I LOVE those colors! You really have an eye for balance and layout, and I can't wait to see more of your work. Thanks so much for playing along with Grungy Monday #1!

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  22. Gillian ....2 April 2011 at 20:19

    This is so beautiful, love the colour palete and fab design:)

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  23. Rika29 May 2011 at 15:09

    Gorgeous tag!

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