MOJO Monday 249 Layout Challenge

It’s Thursday, and I am just getting around to making my card for the MOJO Monday layout challenge. You know I love a challenge, but it’s been a very busy week.

Today’s layout comes from Carole Burrage:

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The minute I saw this layout, I knew I wanted to play around with the Artistic Etchings stamp set.  This was my opportunity to really do something cool with all the vintage images in this set.  I envisioned tattered edges, lots of layers, intentional ink stains, bulky ribbons…vintage, vintage, vintage!  OK, so I never got there, but I really like the way this turned out:

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I played around with a piece of vanilla cardstock I had sitting around (I knew in advance I would want to use black, gray and white.  BUT, once I got a peek of the vanilla against the black and gray, I was in love.  I like when things turn out different from what I planned.

Helpful tip:

  • Use the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack to punch even holes for brads.  I love the look of a paper-pierced project.  The piercing pack can also be used, though, to lineup the brads on a project.  To create the three evenly placed brads at the base of my project, I punched every other hole on the grid of one sheet.

Stamp set: Artistic Etchings Paper:  Basic Black, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla  Ink:  Basic Black, Basic Gray  Accessories:  Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL, 3/16″ Neutrals Brads, Bitty Banners Framelits, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Brian

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18 Comments

  1. This has to be your best card yet. I love, love, live it.

  2. It’s the leaning tower of Eiffel! LOL…. This card is really amazing. I love all the little details that are almost lost in the simplicity. Tres bien!

  3. Wow! Wonderful card!!!

  4. Very strong card…really like the color combo!

  5. oh you KNOW i am loving this one….!!!! Je t’aime, BK!

  6. texture is fantastic and great use of layout!
    hugs, m

  7. Love this card! It’s amazing what you can do with these 3 basic colors.

  8. Nice card Brian, you caught my eye with the Eiffel Tower as I was there not long ago. This colour combo is one of my favourites but don’t use it enough….note to self…lol

  9. Sometimes I look at the stamps and wonder “What would I possible do with that?” You made the stamp come to life and this is a great card. Thank you for sharing

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