Gorgeous Grunge for Teenaged Boys

*originally posted on 8/17/16*

Everyone knows that cards for dudes can be difficult to create.  Ribbon is discouraged, and you certainly can’t add glitter!  When I was messing around with colour combinations recently, I hit upon one that works really well for those manly cards that you need in your box.
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Gorgeous Grunge is one of those ‘must have’ sets in the catalogue, because the images are fabulous for both backgrounds and focal pieces.  When paired with the Happy Birthday sentiment in Sunshine Sayings (which is fabulous for dude cards), you’ve got an excellent pairing to create just about any manly card you could need.  The colour combo is Pacific Point, Emerald Envy, Early Espresso, and Sahara Sand.  I have added this card into the Complex Colour Combo gallery, to help you remember this combo – because it works!
The stepped-up version of this card will post next Monday, and it’s very different from this card.  When I showed the tag on the card to someone, they said that it reminded them of a galaxy.  I went with that.
Happy Stamping!

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