Stampin' Up! Australia - Color Coach Card #42 - GRUNGE!

Pool Party #1

Hi

I've skipped a Soft Sky card on my Color Coach challenge, but don't worry, I will come back to it.

I just had an idea in my head for a card and this Pool Party combination was the perfect fit. 

For my other two Soft Sky cards, visit here and here (one of my most pinned cards ever...and one of my personal favourites). 

For my other Pool Party card, visit here. 

I was surfing the other day for more sketch/inspiration challenges and re-acquainted myself with Addicted to CAS . Their code word this week is GRUNGE!

Here's my card....

It's a card that is WAY out of my usual style, but I had the idea so I ran with it...

There are 3 references to 'grunge' on this card....can you see them?

Scroll down for the answers...

Have you guessed yet?.....

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1. Plaid background....a reference to the flannel shirt popular at the time of the grunge period. I brayered my own background using Pool Party, Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip. 

2. Lyrics from 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'...the anthem of grunge.....printed with my motex label maker. 

3. The date stamp on the right hand side.....5th April...a reference to the date that Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana died in 1994.......and some would say the day that grunge culture began its twilight days. 

I hope you like my card.....it isn't CAS in the sense that there is lots of white space...but the background is one pattern and the embellishments modern. I'm pretty happy with it. :)

Cheers

Alison 

Materials used:

Stamps - Remember This & That Rotary Stamp (for date), Sanded (retired)

Ink - Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock - Whisper White

Accessories - Essentials Wooden Elements, Motex label maker & tape

Tools - Brayer, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Festive Friday Challenge #27 - Stampin' Up! Vintage Wallpaper Christmas Card

Hello!
Today's card for the Festive Friday Challenge is all about using ribbon in an unconventional way. For my card, I decided to make a rectangular panel of ribbon and then embellish it.

To make the main panel, I wound my Pear Pizzazz ribbon around a piece of cardboard that had adhesive applied. I then got my brayer and inked it up with Concord Crush and brayered the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I put my ribbon panel in the embossing folder carefully, then I ran it through the Big Shot. It comes out not only embossed but dyed as well!!! It's an AWESOME EFFECT!!.....dig that brayer out and give it a go! :)

I mounted it on a piece of Concord Crush (which was embossed with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and swiped with Frost White Shimmer Paint), which was then mounted on Whisper White & Pear Pizzazz cardstock. The sentiment circle is from Perfect Punches. 

Hope you like my card! :)

Materials used:
Stamps - Perfect Punches
Ink - Concord Crush, Versamark (for edge of card base)
Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Concord Crush, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories - Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon
Tools - Vintage Wallpaper & Framed Tulips Embossing Folders, SNAIL, Sponge Daubers, Big Shot, Paper Cutter, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 

PS - I am holding my next Stampin' Up! card making class on Sunday 5 August in Brisbane - if you are interested, please call me or email. Cost is $20 for 6 cards. :)