Sunday, August 03, 2008

grungy postcard?


The theme at sunday postcard art is bicycles and the theme at saturdays workout is "can you be grungy?".
Now, I'm not exactly sure what grungy means. I used to think it meant muddied, distressed, collagy type thing, but it seems to have developed a new meaning of using circly bits on your work. I'm confused.

well I needed a bit of an antidote to all that prettiness of the gothic arch challenge, so I decided to have a go at grunging it up a bit!
So I hope this counts as grungy. I also hope it counts as a bicycle postcard, because strictly speaking it's a tricycle (it's okay I've just checked, tricycles are allowed)!!
I've even taken the photo in a grungy place, on my back step, as it was the best place to get the last of the natural light.

The image is by Inka and I have distressed it by scrunching it, sanding it and inking it. I've used sequence waste, ringer and newpaper clippings stamps all from Inka.

I've been a bit of a challenge addict today, but I think I'm done for the day now, the light is fading and the bulb has gone in my craft room and I'm too lazy too change it!

18 comments:

  1. Love your postcard!

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  2. Looks grungy to me! Great image and love the way you've put it together

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  3. fab!! I couldnt find a suitable vintage image so \i made my own mad piece...yours is great!

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  4. Really beautiful, great colours.

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  5. I think it turned out really nice, and also has a vintage look along with being grunge.

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  6. Great grunge postcard Joanne, love the image.

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  7. Oh wow this is gorgeous. Really lovely image and great grungy style. Love them.

    Thanks Joanne for this great entry to Saturday´s Workout.

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  8. Lovely to see you Joanne! great postcard. love that image!

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  9. Put the ink pad down and walk away lol
    Great image- brilliant to scrunch her up first ala grunge

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  10. I like it, two challenges in one. nice job, thanks for sharing.

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  11. splendid ! love your postcard ! very very original !!

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  12. Well this certainly fits the theme :)) he looks like a grungy little guy, ready to ride his way into mischief !

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