Grunge - Wednesday Stamper

I'd taken a couple of weeks off from challenges. I got back into them with this week's Wednesday Stamper challenge, Grunge. Here's my card....

The images for the main part of the card are all by Non Sequitur. There's stamping on the large brad that didn't show up in this photo, but the design on it mirrors the letter "I" at the figure's waist. The background swirls are by Rhonna Farrer. Hm, this could probably be more grungy, but maybe it's okay for a first try. :-)

Gothic Arch card

This is a card that I made using the Bind It All machine and 5/8" coils. The card itself is lightweight chipboard covered with DCWV Once Upon a Time papers. The stamps are by Non Sequitur, Hampton Art, and Inkadinkado. The flower embellishments are Primas.

I like the way this turned out. This was before I had the 3/8" coils in hand. That's the only thing I'd change about the structure--I'd use slightly smaller coils.

At the Movies - Wednesday Stamper

Better late than never, I hope. This week's Wednesday Stamper theme is At the Movies. Here's the card that I made.


The stamps are all by Non Sequitur. I punched the borders with my Bind It All.

More fun with Castaway

Yesterday I 'distressed' some white cardstock with some Ranger distress inks. I wanted to play around with the Castaway ink pad again. I kind of like how unpredictable this can be. It's not unpredictable in the sense that I don't know if it's going to work. It works great every time. I just don't always know what color will come through. That's where some of the fun comes in.

This first card has Peeled Paint distressed cardstock as the base. The lighter green image is the effect of the Castaway ink. This wasn't exactly a strong bleach effect, but definitely a distinct effect. The stamps are by InkaStamps. The border was made using the Fiskars lace punch and I edged the card with a copper leafing pen.


This next card has Dusty Concord distressed cardstock as the base. In this case the Castaway ink turned out to be that pale blue color at the upper left. These images are all by Non Sequitur. The sentiment is by Art by Moonlight.


I should mention that I do follow the instructions on the Castaway pad. I give the ink at least 5 minutes to dry before applying heat to it with my iron. I haven't tried using my heat gun on it to see if it'll get as nice a result. I've been enjoying finally using my iron for something fun instead. LOL!