This week's
CCC challenge - Rusty Grunge - is very cool! I combined my rusty pieces with the always fabulous Faux Designer Paper technique from the
Technique Junkies newsletter. I used stamps from
Oxford Impressions to create paper similar to one of my favorites from Graphic 45. Who needs to buy paper when you can make your own?
My card pic is a little dim (and my colors are a little off - I hate that!), but here is a close-up that shows the true color of the gear. Pretty dang rusty, isn't it? That Tim Holtz is a genius!
On my way from my studio to the house, I snapped this pic of my kitty, Thor. He's so weird, but looks perfectly normal in the photo. Cats are tricky that way.....
I absolutely love the background paper you made! The gears are very cool, in fact, I worry that they might break if they had to operate machinery because they're so rusty. And I also like the screw brads you used to attach the vellum.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of Thor came out nicely too.
Doing the rusty grunge was so cool and amazing how it turns out looking just like rust! Love your card and your rusty gears! Fabulous background paper you created.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous paper you made and your gears turned out so well!!! Gosh I just love that paper!!! lol Do a tute for that would you Shelly!!!?? lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab name for your kitty, and a fab card too, love your rusty cogs
ReplyDeleteGreat background paper and I love your rusted grunge as well. It was a fun tech!
ReplyDeleteDitto to Kathy's comment. I also love that color combination.
ReplyDeleteOH Shelly!! FABULOUS card, you did a WONDERFUL job with this challenge :O)
ReplyDeleteI just love the way your gears look so authentically rusty. Well done! I've got some chipboard gears here just waiting for some rusting, will have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteOh, and a very, very nice picture of you on your blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! ~Diane
ReplyDeleteAwesome card, Shelly! Love, love, love the gears:) Can't wait to see what you create next. You should work with Tim, you have enough talent;)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thor is a cute kitty...
Wonderful card, Shelly!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat card, love the steam punk look!
ReplyDeleteGreat close up shot of your gears too.
you are way better than me at this technique, it really does look like rust, great job and I love your blog title, LOL :)
ReplyDeleteGreat steampunk card!
ReplyDeleteFantastic card, love your background and rusty gears.
ReplyDeleteHey Shelly! I love, love, love your background paper! And the gears are fabulous! I just got those dies!!!! Can't wait to use them, thought they'd be great for steampunk! Your kitty is so cute!
ReplyDeleteShelly, I love this card! Wow, what a great combination of imagery and color and embellishments! I thought right away that you'd used G45 paper, and then looked closer and realized it was your own version, and it's wonderful! You did such a great job on the technique, too-- rusty grunge at its finest!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's a beautiful kitty boy you've got there! Thor would make my girl cats swoon!
LOVE your steampunk pieces!! The backgrounds and compositions rocks!! Very nice details!!
ReplyDeleteHugs and smiles,
Linda