Friday, May 21, 2010

FCD May Mayhem blog hop


Hello to all you blog hoppers,

This month we have some very grungy art for you in our Firecracker Designs By Pamela May Mayhem BLOG HOP.
The word grunge is believed to be a back-formation from the US slang adjective grungy, which originated in about 1965 as a slang term for "dirty" or "filthy".
It's basically the kind of stuff Tim Holtz creates: rough edges, sanding, crumpling, tea/walnut stains, aged, etc.




For my card I used a combination of digital and rubber stamps ( rubber: Sally Says, Chicory and dots distress and the digital "give my heart wings"). Now I guess you are interrested in how I made this grungy background. it is done with alcohol ink and there is a tutorial HERE that you can print.

As usual the blog hop candy winner will be chosen from a mystery blog hostess that we don’t even know who it will be until the hop is over…so that’s why you’ll want to leave a comment on EVERY blog, so you don’t miss out!
**To find out if you’ve won… you will be contacted by Pamela via e-mail (so be sure to leave it with your comment.) and you can also find out on Pamela’s blog after the blog hop ends on Mon, at 8:00 PM (EST).**

Now, to continue the circle, you will need to hop on over to CAT's blog for more inspiration and keep going until you’ve come back to where you’ve started! Thanks so much for playing along with us and we hope you have a great time!

Attention all digital design artists! FCD is looking to start our very first Digi Design Team!! If you are interested in applying please read this blog post for details! Hurry! Applications must be in by May 25th! Midnight EST! (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 25)



17 comments:

kc_froglady said...

Fabulous job Hetty! I really like how you added the wings to the card and lifted them up! Great capture of shimmer there too!

Boni Boutelle-Jones said...

Hetty I LOVE what you did with the inks on the background - very cool!!!

Joanne Travis said...

This is so beautifully done, Hetty! I love that background and all of the pretty colors in it. Excellent card!

Lillian Child said...

So many fabulous and unique elements in your card creation - awesome!

Unknown said...

What a fun card........you really do know how to utilize stamps, techniques and colors.......thanks for the inspiration.
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SusanK said...

Love that fab background! This blog hop was a lot of fun - so much to see and lots and lots of inspiration!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Wonderful card- I love the background- and mixing stamps with digital images- outstanding card!

Melissa Lake said...

Love the way you did the layering!

Unknown said...

Great card!!! Thank you for sharing!!

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Gloria Westerman said...

Love the way you did the background paper......and that sentiment is just prefect....

Michelle B. AKA JustPaintingAround said...

This is awesome! I have a shirt that is very much like your background....its my favorite shirt so of course I love this piece. Great job!

Chrissy D said...

WOW Hetty - That background is FABULOUS! I just love all of the elements of this! Did I say how FABULOUS this is??? :)

Dawn Frost said...

The background is gorgeous! Love the colours you chose.

Lynda said...

Hey, Hetty, love that alcohol ink background and just the whole combination of everything on your card! Thanks!

pruts said...

Hey Hetty,
ik laat misschien niet altijd een berichtje na als ik naar je blog kom kijken maar als teken dat ik vind dat je super dingen maakt krijg je van mij een award. kijk maar eens op mijn blog. :-)

sammi said...

Fabulous background on this card!

Ursula said...

I love how this turned out, Hetty! The white paint just makes it! :o)