Organic Grunge ~ by GDT Vivian Keh

Hi there, everyone! Vivian Keh here with a video tutorial that I've prepared as part of my term as a guest designer with Donna Salazar Designs. Before I begin, maybe you'd like to know a little bit about me? I am an avid gardener and naturalist. Half my fb page posts are pix of things growing in the garden lol! When not in my studio crafting or writing for the theater, I am in the back with my beloved pooches, starting seeds, cultivating the soil and enjoying the harvest of homegrown food. In my work with paper, I am a huge lover of grunge, and I have a few techniques which I'd like to share with you today that help me create projects in my signature "organic grunge," style. which you may have seen in the July/August 2013 issue of The Stamper's Sampler! This is the layout which I feature in today's video.

   

A detail of my hot glue effects created with Mix'd Media Inx and SMOOCH Spritz.

 

Below, some more detail of the use of Donna's stencil in conjunction with texture paste, as well as Donna's alphas for the title, which I've altered simply with a pat of pigment ink.

 

As this project is somewhat dark, I decided to include a light and airy organza for contrast.

 

The photo was simply stapled to some corrugate from Want2Scrap, and a handmade tag was nestled in between the two pieces. Below is a detail of the tag stamped with Donna's Indigo Mix'd Media Inx. On top of that, I heat embossed using a pattern inked through her stencil.

 

Here's my video tutorial: CLICK HERE Hope you enjoy it!  

Thanks so much for watching, and by all means, please visit me on my blog if you'd like to see more! -Vivian

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap:
Mix'd Media Inx in Vintage, Truffle, and Indigo
SMOOCH Spritz in Splash, Navy Twinkle, and Sea Breeze
Pigment Ink in Brown and Copper
Craft Ink in Fire

Want2Scrap:
Donna Salazar Stencil
Corrugate Sheet

GDC Studios:
Fun and Funky Collection Patterned Paper
Fun and Funky Collection Chipboard Alphas

Really Reasonable Ribbon:
Yellow Organza

Deep Red:
Rubber Stamp

Hot Glue

Gesso

Texture Paste