Sunday 23 February 2014

Clarity Stamp Challenge - February - Love and Romance

Here is my grungy entry for the latest Clarity Challenge....mostly made from recycled card and boxes!
Also entered the Artistic Stamper Challenge (love this site!)

The wall hanging is approx. 10 x 6.5 inches and the base is part of a cardboard box with some of the corrugated card showing.

I primed this base with gesso before stamping with the Clarity Butterfly and Today phrase stamp in blacks and browns and then edging the card too.

The butterfly has been further stamped on a torn piece from a Tracker bar box and mounted on another scrap which is again stamped withe Today phrase.

The right hand 'Love' feature is from a used envelope embossed with letters and inked. Embossed letters were also cut out and used to create the word love. I use my lovely new Clarity corner stamp on here too.

The flowers were punched from cardstock which had been stamped and distressed with the same Clarity stamps mentioned. Here is a close up:


A few die cuts, a piece of lace, some Chit chat stickers and some string to tie up finished the hanging. The chit chats were mounted on mini tags stamped out of card inked with the butterfly and phrase again! 


I think that was everything ... there was a version 2, but decided I prefer version 1!
Here is version 2 anyway:




Nikki xx

7 comments:

  1. Congratulations for your January entry.
    I am not a fan of grunge but I like this very much. So much to look at and full of interest. I agree with you, I like version 1 best. Good luck.

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  2. This is lovely and different. I hope you have enjoyed entering the challenge, good luck.

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  3. Fabulous grungy look - just love all that corrugated texture, and the stamping is great. Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Artistic Stamper.
    Alison x

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  4. I like the vintage look.
    Thank you for joining the Clarity blog challenge :-)

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  5. Wow! These are gorgeous Nikki! I love both versions! Thanks for sharing your art with us at The Artistic Stamper.
    Alison x

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  6. I absolutely love the grungy look of your project, thank you so much for entering it into the Clarity Challenge. Good luck.

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  7. Love it! I am not that great at grunge but you have it down pat! Best of luck in the challenge Nikki xx

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Thanks so much for leaving a comment. Nikki