I am having so much fun with the new things I learned at Ranger. While creating a card for the Just For Fun Stamps Color Challenge, I thought I take pictures on how to create a Grunge Rose, the way Tim taught them to us at Ranger U. I hope to be able to publish the tutorial soon. I want to shoot the video first to be able to post both together.
My card base is a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. A 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of My Mind’s Eye Just Dreamy 2 paper was stamped in Jet Black Archival black with a background from Urban Tapestry. The corners were punched with the ticket corner punched and the edges were distressed. It was stitched a 3 15/16″ x 5 3/16″ piece of black cardstock. (After taking the photographs…I saw that I didn’t sponge the edges! What’s wrong with me…so I took everything apart and sponged the edges with Broken China…I just don’t have an updated photo yet. The light isn’t right for taking pictures anymore).
A piece of Kraft cardstock was cut and embossed with Label 6 Nestabilities. With the die still in place, The edges were sponged with Frayed Burlap and the entire piece was stamped with the background from Love to Make Art. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink. Using the same die as a template, I traced around it with a pencil on black cardstock, cut out the layer, distressed it and adhered my sentiment on top of that.
The heart is also from Love To Make Art. It was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink on Kraft cardstock, cut out and sponged with Broken China, Stream Adirondack ink and Frayed Burlap. The button is a Basic Grey button and the string is black waxed Linen.
The leaves from the same Wendy Vecchi set were stamped in Peeled Paint with a bit of Forest Moss at the edges. They were cut out and adhered to the lower right of the sentiment panel. For the flower I embossed three 5″ x 6″ pieces of Grunge paper with the Divine Swirl Embossing Folder and then cut out flowers with Tim’s Tattered Floral Alteration Die. I picked only the medium flower cut outs and sponged the flowers first entirely with Stream Adirondack ink, then the edges with Chipped Sapphire Distress ink. Next I stamped each flower with a different background stamp. Two of those stamps were from the set Going Somewhere, one from the set Mini Muse.
Talking about Wendy Vecchi. She will be at a scrapbook store in Indianapolis in May! I already signed up for two of her classes. I hope there lives a SCS member in Indianapolis or close by, who wouldn’t mind organizing a SCS dinner. How much fun would that be after class? So how about it? Who is coming to class and dinner later on? I know Sherry Cheever is coming. She told me about the class. I can’t wait to hang out with her all day!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs and smiles
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.18 Responses to “Grunge Flower”
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This is beautiful, Beate! I LOVE it! 🙂
Wow! I like this.
Love your cards. I love the grunge roses.
I love the grunge rose . . . can you see how green with envy I am! Beautiful work, Beate!
I love this, Beate! I can’t wait to see your video on this one. Beautiful!
Ooh your card is lovely!! I’m just starting out with distress inks etc, so will definately be back to see more of your lovely work!
Absolutely gorgeous, Beate!! I wish I was closer so I could hang out with you guys!! Have fun!
Oh Beate ~ You HAVE been having fun!!! I know you are looking forward to that class…and visit with Sherry…Love the card and all the goodies you have worked with!
GORGEOUS!
Oh my goodness…this is pure heaven!!! I am so happy to see you are creating with all the knowledge you gained and sharing it with us, so we can all drool at least..hehehe…and if I lived closer I would love to take that class!!!
I’m loving all the grunge!! I have yet to try one of these roses, but it’s on my list to do this week, hehe. I’m sooo glad you played along with us this week!!
How the heck did I miss the part about Wendy? I’m dizzy . . . that’s what it is! Broni told me about LOL
WOW Beate! This card is beautiful & thanks so much for the awesome tutorial! I will have to give this one a try!
OOOOOH! This is PURE Beate fabulousness! LOVE this my friend!!!
Love the flower and this color combo, neat heart too!
Just lovely! Love the shabby chic and color combo!
This is such a stunning card…love everything about it!
Ouuuu! That rose is so stunning and the layout is divine! You are amazing, always. Thanks so much for sharing your stunning work & all the details!