My heart seemed full as it could hold

Today I’m sharing a Valentine card featuring an image from the vaults of Simply B Stamps and the Emo Valentine collection, Heart Break Miller.

I’ve not done Valentine’s cards before, mostly because I can’t get my act together enough to make Christmas cards but that’s the great thing about being on a DT, you are forced to get crafty!  Now I said I loved the effect of that Fran-tage when I used it on my not-Steampunk card.  This time I didn’t stamp first, I just piled up the embossing enamel and let it all melt together to give a lovely glossy centre to my card.  I think the Spellbinder’s hearts are a bit funny, they don’t quite nest as well as the regular shapes but I still like the effect they create.

Robyn’s Fetish’s current challenge theme is no designer paper, which is exactly the effect I was going for in my CAS card, the kind of card a real Aussie guy might be willing to buy for his Valentine.  I think this shows you don’t have to have designer papers to make a real statement with your card.  Although I did deviate slightly from the monochromatic, I’m entering this in the current challenge at Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenges and hope they overlook the slight splashes of red and gold.

Don’t forget our challenge at Simply Challenged Challenges too, you can use any image but we sure love to see the SBS ones, it’s anything New Year’s related.

Ingredients:

Copics

C00, R89, T2, T4, T6, T8, T10, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel – Aged Black & Aged Scarlett

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot

Papers

American Crafts Cardstock – White

Close to My Heart Cardstock – Black

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black

Stamps

Simply B Stamps – Heart Break Miller

Challenges

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #105 – Monochromatic

Robyn’s Fetish Challenge # 194 – “no pattern paper – card stock only!”

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Tumbling Down Stairs

Today I’m showcasing the final image in the Alice in Wonderland Steampunk Style collection from Simply B Stamps, Down the Rabbit Hole.

 

I wanted to try a different kind of fold on this card and found a tutorial for an origami fold card on Splitcoast Stampers so thought I’d try it out.  It creates a card and envelope in one that neatly hides the treasures inside, you could even say it is a little bit mysterious!

You don’t even get to the heart of this card from the first part of opening it but, on my version, you do get your second hint of what’s inside with another version of the White Rabbit, this time a stamped one.  I cropped this image out of the Clever Little Alice image, also from the Alice in Wonderland Steampunk collection.

As you can from the close-up picture above, I left the area around the image plain as I tried out all manner of embellishments but nothing looked right and I realised that was because I didn’t want anything calling attention away from the gorgeous image.  So instead I’ve embellished on the panels around the image and carried the theme of the bow and White Rabbit charm from the “envelope”.

With all my metal embellishments I’m entering this in the current challenge at Robyn’s Fetish and with my sparkly bows I’m also linking it up at the challenge at Paper Playtime.  I’m also hoping that this is mysterious enough to qualify for the current Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge where I’m also entering it.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53, (cheeks & lips R02)

Hair Y00, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, N0, N1, N2

Background E40, E42, E44, E47, E49

Dies & SVG Cuts etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Squares

Embellishments

Freckled Fawn October Oh Deer Me Kit – Sequin Bows

Metal  Charm –White Rabbit

Prima Say it in Crystals – Black

Tim Holtz Ideaology – Gears

Watch parts from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Pebbles Chalk – Pearlescent Brown & Metallic Green

Papers

Graphic 45 Hallowe’en in Wonderland – Borders & Square Hare

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black 

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk– Down the Rabbit Hole

Simply B Stamps Steampunk – Clever Little Alice (White Rabbit)

Challenges

Paper Playtime #23 – Sparkle

Robyn’s Fetish #186 – “Use Metal Real or Faux”

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – It’s a Mystery

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