Wednesday 1 April 2015

Altered Grunge Paste!

The current theme at PaperArtsy is "altered Grunge Paste" - Leandra's hoping we'll try out something other than simply using paste through a stencil.

I was super-lucky and Random pulled my name out of the virtual hat on the last challenge so I had a lovely time wandering through PaperArtsy's online shop, choosing my prize goodies. A big thank you to Leandra and to Darcy for organising it.

Grunge Paste sounded intriguing - a bit different to most texture pastes - and so I popped a tub in my prize basket. Hearing Leandra describe it as "almost clay-like" had me wondering whether a DIY substitute for StampBord might be doable with Grunge Paste taking the role of that clay layer on the board.

I cut an inchie-plus (1.5" square) from scrap mountboard and "buttered" it with a layer of Grunge Paste. Once it was thoroughly dry, I used a sanding block to give me a silky-smooth surface. As you really want colour that doesn't soak in, I sponged Stazon over the top and then stamped the daisy heads (also part of my prize package so another thank you!) using Brilliance. Then the moment of truth - adding those scraped back white highlights with a pin.

I think it looks very much like Stampbord but, if you want to mail it, has the advantage of being lighter and thinner and of course you could do any shape you wanted as long as you could cut it from a substrate with enough rigidity to stand up to the Grunge Paste layer.

The finished square got a super-simple mounting on a scrapling with just a bit of doodling to frame it.

Stamps:
Hot Pick 1203 by PaperArtsy
Sentiment from an ancient HOTP set (one of my first ever stamping purchases!)

Paper:
Off-white laid texture cardstock
Scrap mountboard

Ink:
Teal Stazon
Graphite Black Brilliance

Other:
Grunge Paste by Paper Artsy
Cuttlebug square die
Corner Chomper
Copic 0.3 Multiliner

Thanks for stopping by!


11 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Wow, this is fabulous! Jo x

Karen said...

WHat a lovely way to use grunge paste Joanne! Thank you for sharing that! Your card is beautiful as always xxx

Kaz said...

Beautiful and stylish as usual Joanne, love it! xxx

CraftyJo said...

Fabulous result, thanks for sharing your experiment :), Joanna

Kath said...

Oooo that is lovely, Joanne.

Scrapmate said...

Great idea and beautifully executed.

Lucy Edmondson said...

Oh my goodness I think you are really onto something here!!brilliant!!
Lucy x

Kathy said...

This makes a stunning card. The depth of colour is so striking against the white background. Lucky you to win that shopping spree!

Unknown said...

thats lovely and so effective! x

Art By Wanda said...

Beautiful!!! What a great idea with the scratching!!!!

SCarol said...

Gorgeous. Love the texture with the daisies.