Monday 4 April 2011

Grungy Monday Week 2

Another week has gone by and I've not blogged! I have made a few swaps and cards this week so I'll be putting them up over the week. The news this week is that I've been offered a job at the Stamp Pad (my local craft shop, owned by my friend Gwen!) More excuses to buy craft materials - well, it's research for my job ...

Today Linda at StudioL3 has put up the second installment in the Tim Holtz inspired Grungy Monday Challenge - this week the challenge was to stamp with Multi Medium and colour with Distress Inks. Here is my offering:


Following TH's lead, I stuck some old paper to grungepaper using the multi-medium then I used the On the Edge Postage Alterations die to cut each side. I die cut the three Gadget Gears out of foam, stuck them (one at a time) to an acrylic block and stamped with them using multi-medium from my craft sheet. I then used various colours of Distress Inks blended in before stamping with the smallest gear so that the background colours were different. I've stamped a Stamper's Anonymous quote onto a journalling ticket and added an Adage Ticket with a charm clip to the bottom plus game spinners and a hinge clip at the top. I've not tried this technique but will be playing around with it now - watch this space!

JulieD x

27 comments:

  1. Wow..the gears work great!! Very cool piece.

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  2. I agree--the gears were a great choice. Very nice.

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  3. Love the gears and color combination! Amazing GM challenge creation! How fun to work at the craft store! Wonder where your earnings will go? Have fun!

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  4. Oh I like what you have done here hun

    Love dawn xx

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  5. The gears really pop. Congrats on the job, I would spend all my earnings on stuff tho ; )

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  6. Beautiful Julie... gorgeous colors and love the words...

    Hugs
    Jenny x

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  7. Really super piece....love the coggy background !

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  8. What a great image, I love this!

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  9. Love the cogs and the colour combinations. Cogratulations on the new job too :)

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  10. Great job! Those gears really pop. Love this technique!

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  11. Very cool postage stamp!! Your resist technique is really good and man, the gears really stand out! <3 Candy

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  12. The gears have worked really well and love the way you have stamped again over the ink :)
    Von x

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  13. this is lovely - really works well - and congrats on the job!

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  14. That's fabulous, wonderful colors.

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  15. Great piece, love the colours you chose!

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  16. Wonderful piece! Great colors..Donna

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  17. Great piece. Love everything, and the postage stamp edging is so effective.

    Marilyn

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  18. Really fantastic piece! I love the unique ways you've used your idea-ology bits - great ideas!!

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  19. This is just wonderful! Love the details!

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  20. I really like how well these gears work. FAbulous and I like the fact that you stamped the smallest one! Well done!

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  21. HUGE congrats on your new job, Julie! How exciting (and I hope you get a big employee discount!).

    I love your cool, gorgeous, steampunk-inspired work of art. The masking looks amazing and the colors are yummy. Great sentiment, too, and your embellishments are just right!

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