Saturday 25 June 2011

Grunge Board, Oh Yeah!!

Hi Hello and happy Saturday to you all:0)
I've gone all green and grungy with Grunge board today, it's Tim Holtz's  so it would be wouldn't it?
Actually no it's Clean and simple, bit of stamping and a bit of painting and bingo we have a card
 Tee, hee, can you guess what the fish are made from?
 
A bit sneaky really but they are the brackets from the Stripes Digits and Punctuation set! I thought they looked like angel fish:0)
It's grunge week at the Craft Barn, all this week there have been some really great projects with grunge paper, you might want to check it out!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I love to hear your comments so Thank You very much for leaving them :0)

The fish are coated in Cosmic shimmers, Golden mint and Tim Holtz distress ink , Broken China
Copic pens numbers G00, BG34 and YG41 to draw weeds.Back to top
Tim Holtz, Stripes digits and punctuation.
Tim Holtz, Bitty Grunge Stamps
Micro beads for the bubbles
Brilliance inks, jade and lime. 

There's an embossing paste competition running over at the Craft Barn, to win a voucher for products of your choice!!!!!

A £ 15 voucher to spend on our website
(Click on the voucher to take you to the challenge page)
So what do you have to do?

Make a sample (card, ATC, tag, altered item, scrapbook page etc... )using at least ONE of the techniques shown this week:

- Chris' technique: use embossing paste through sequin waste for a lovely dotty effect
- Isa's technique: use the paste on paper to decorate any object/jar you like 
- Neil's technique: inks and crackle paste
- Use black embossing paste through stencils as Michelle did.

 Why not have a go?  You will certainly have fun, and probably get a bit messy, I certainly did, LOL  TTFN

35 comments:

Maria Sabina R said...

aww this is so super cute! love the creepy fish, and the colors

Dotty Jo said...

This is great fun Gay - love those fish! Jo x

lililindsay said...

Ypu are so inventive Gay. The colours are beautiful. You managed to combine grunge with CAS! Have had grunge paper in my stash for a year now, without using it. Must get it out and have a play.
Lilian

Elin Larsson said...

Wow how do you manage! It's a wonderful sea landscape :)

Valerie-Jael said...

Locely, funny card! Valerie

Tee said...

You used WHAT? I thought they were fishes!! Darn fishy of you to trick me like that...but love the coloring...super cute and those little beads..sigh!! pretty!!

Doreen said...

Oh wow this is fab,love those fish.xxx

debby4000 said...

Oh this is brilliant, love it.
luv
debby

Suzi B said...

Great card love it! I like the seaweed :) and the bubbles oooh and the fish :)
Sue x

Zoechaos said...

Brilliant card get use of those shapes fabulous fish. XOXO Zoe

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

I love love those fish, very creative use of the brackets, very clever. Love your background too. Tracy xv

Cynthia Schelzig said...

wow is this a stunner or WHAT!!!??? Love it!

The Crafty Elf said...

Wow....I think this card is awesome and I agree that the brackets look like fish!! Great bubbles too, everything is just fabulous - Well Done!

Jenny said...

Oh yes they so look like fish, awesome card Gay. love the googly eyes too....is it me or do you think that grunge board smells like you've just walked into a garden centre?
I hope so or I'm gonna look silly now I've written that :)
Jenny x

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous, I love the underwater background you created. Fabulously done.

lisa a.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

This is absolutely fantastic, what a mind! love it. micro beads are a brill choice too

Vicky Hayes said...

LOVE this Gay! Oh those gorgeous fish! Vx

Netty said...

Fab card and loving your creativity and imagination, Annette x

Angela Weimer said...

What a fab idea. Love it. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. Angela

Esther said...

Super fab fish...and I lvoe the inky background, those brackets are perfect, think I've got some somewhere..off to dig em out! Esther xx

P.S. I do believe I've actually managed to get a LIM card up before you this week :-) !!

Shirley said...

OMGosh! It's lovely! I can almost see the wetness of the water and the fish swimming! Love it!

Von said...

lol cute and funny think it's fab :)

Carla said...

love these fish, great background

Spardha said...

oh wow!.. its SUPER WOW!.. love it! :D

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh.. That card is super-duper cute.. I just love your fishes. You are so clever..

Hugs, Linda

Angela said...

This is amazing! Love the beads, the colors, the punctuated fish!

Mina said...

what a fantastic idea Gay, I love the fish and they are a brilliant way to use brackets...your cas card as always is just perfect girl
Mina xxx

ThinkInk Creative said...

So clever and lots of fun. The bubbles are so touchable. And the colours are just divine.

Great work.
cheers,
Malyn

Sarn said...

Ooh FAB idea!

Very inventive.

Hugs, Sandra

Bonnie said...

What a fantastic card! Love the fish and all the details behind them!

Emily Leiphart said...

Gay, you are so, so clever to use brackets and colour them as angel fish! I really love this card and you should enter it in Gallery Idol 2011!

Gibmiss said...

Hi Gay
love this you are sooo creative...and Talented ....gorgeous Gay.....
hugs sylvie
xx

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

OMGoodness Gay - this is amazing!!!!! Only you would relate the brackets to Angel fish, and boy does it work! Talk about "thinking outside the box" !! Love the background underwater theme - so inventive, and effective. Great work my friend! Hugs, Sylvia xxx

Heather said...

Stunning, beautiful, inspired, awesome, sensational - what makes you think I love it ???????
hugs
Heather xx
ps I'm a Piscean which really just seals my love of it!!

Annie said...

love it! I do like blues and greens together, and your angel fish are fabulous. love the little micro beads too.
hugs, annie x