Grungy Monday #9 + My Favorite Stamp!

I was so excited to sit down and create something for two great challenges today. First, there was the always-fabulous Grungy Monday challenge, where we reinterpret one of Tim Holtz's creations. This time it is the Shabby Chic technique from the '07 12 Tags of Christmas; one of my faves that I don't use nearly enough. Next, I couldn't resist the Favorite Stamp challenge from Simon Says Stamp and Show blog. Finally, I just had to make another Telescoping Card from the latest issue of the Technique Junkie newsletter. If you didn't see my first one, check it out here.

My favorite stamp was actually what I used for the technique. It's from Oxford Impressions' French Script collection and it is gorgeous. I have used this stamp so much it's practically worn out! I also used a couple of my other favorites from OI. The little girl (can you believe that's a rubber stamp?!) and 'Paris' are both from their April in Paris stamp set.

The middle panel was created with more stamps from April in Paris, along with a very cool stamp from Prima that I stamped using aqua paint.
 

The bottom panel was stamped with white paint using a foam stamp I cut using Tim Holtz's Elegant Flourishes die. On top of that I stamped a chandelier from Prima. On the bottom I added an Idea-ology Plaquette, tied with ribbon. To frame the panel, I added a crepe paper ruffle.

I added a thin layer of Rock Candy Stickles, which you can barely see here. It adds such a nice shimmer!

This is what the card looks like when opened. If you haven't seen how these open, I posted a little video here (go to the bottom of the post) of the Steampunk card I made a couple of days ago. It's very cool!

For an extra bit of femininity, I added a few layered flowers to the front. The clear ones were made with the Acetate Flowers technique (from the Technique Junkie newsletter) using clear packaging and Tim Holtz's Papillion stamp set. They were layered onto flowers I made using the technique posted on the Inspiration Emporium blog - you need to try this! They were attached with brad that I covered in black Sparkly Fluff.

Speaking of packaging - there is still time to create something for the Inspiration Journal monthly challenge. Check out all the details here. Think of all the awesome stuff you could get with a $50 gift certificate!