Sassy Gorgeous Grunge Swallowtail

It’s no secret that I love the Swallowtail and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets.  So if you knew that – my title made sense, right?  Well today I added Sassy Salutations to the mix as well as the Dictionary Background stamp.  I love this mix of very different styles, it’s so wacky that it works.  You’ll have to be the judge after seeing how my mind worked to come up with it.

Creative Tips –

• I wanted that light, almost blush pink look mixed with chocolate.  I used the Soft Suede for my Swallowtail image stamped on an angle.  The rest of the image continues onto the back.  It’s a little surprise when you see the back.
• I trimmed the edge using my paper snips keeping the top at a continuous angle so that it wasn’t too harsh a contrast.
• I stamped the Dictionary on a whisper white panel in Blushing Bride.  For a little flecking, I used the small flecks stamp in Soft Suede – it’s truly becoming my #1 stamp to have this stamp along with the large plops of ink (we’ll call it) stamp in Baked Brown Sugar.  This set is a must have, for just this kind of stuff.  It looks like I did all that with a watercolor brush when in fact it’s a stamp!  Cool, huh?
• I wanted to add a banner to the front, so I used the Sassy Salutations Thank You stamp since it’s quirky and fun but at the same time, short.  I was able to get a banner onto the front without taking away from my card.  Did you know this stamp set is 25% off till June 30th?
• I also added some light sponging in Blushing Bride to the Banner before sponging it in Soft Suede.  I decided against popping it up, it would have been too awkward without another layer I think, what do you think?  Let me know if the comment section if you think otherwise, I wasn’t so sure!
• I then sponged around the edge of the card in Soft Suede and the lined my edge with a direct to paper technique as well to frame it.
• For the inside of the card, I added a second Blushing Bride panel to hide the Whisper White.  You can’t even tell that I have another panel in there unless you flip the inside the wrong way like shown here.

The contrast of this card suits me quite well.  I like that the browns work together and the contemporary and classic looks go well together.  I hope you like it too!

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I had my open house yesterday and wanted to continue the celebration all weekend long until Sunday 10 pm!  Anyone who uses the hostess code QGTZ4ADP will get an entry into my drawing for $25 in free product for every $25 in product from my Stampin’ Up! store.

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Stamp Sets – Swallowtail (129216c, 129213w), Gorgeous Grunge (130517c, 130514w), Dictionary (130351c, 130348w), Sassy Salutations (126707c, 132070w)  Ink – Soft Suede (126978), Baked Brown Sugar (131174), Blushing Bride (131172)  Paper – Whisper White (100730), Blushing Bride (131198) Cool Tools – 1” Square Punch (124094), Stampin’ Sponges (101610)