…do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you…

It’s challenge time at Simply Steampunk Challenges and our theme this month is tragic love and, with this gorgeous image from Abigail Larson, Hades and Persephone 1, how could I go with any theme but Wuthering Heights.

And here's a close-up showing the beautiful image with more true to life colours.

I googled the English moors and turns out there are trees on them so I have some skeleton trees in the background to help with the ghostly and tragic mood.  I wanted to make Persephone / Cathy look like a ghost to have this resemble a dream of Heathcliff on the moors and thought to use Frosted Film for it but the stuff doesn’t work like I thought it would so no ghosts.

I did stupidly decide to go with a decoupaged scene, stupidly because this is an incredibly detailed image.  It is beautiful when coloured and done once as a 2D picture it would have been an easy colour on the train but as it is it took hours of colouring and fussy cutting and gluing.  That said, I love how this turned out.

The hours of work weren’t just in the decoupage, I also spent a lot of time on decorating the box.  I wasn’t happy with the first coat of gilding on the lace, it was too bright gold so a few more layers of colour and I was finally happy with my vintage / grungy look.  The colour doesn’t look good on the photo, it is actually a dark browny gold colour, I really need to invest in a good camera!

As this is most definitely not a card I’m entering it in the anything but a card challenge at All Craft’s Challenges.  The beautiful moment captured in the image speaks to me of love, that elemental love of Hades and Persephone or Cathy and Heathcliff so I’m entering my card in the Cheerful Stamp Pad’s Love / Valentine challenge.  And as I have an SVG cut, several skeleton trees in fact, I am also linking this at the current love challenge at Creative Cutting Challenge.

Now head on over to Simply Steampunk Challenges and check out what my awesome teamies have created using Simply B Stamps’ images and theme tragic love.  Hopefully you’ll be inspired to get steamy and create a project, remember you don’t need to use a Simply B Stamp, although we do love to see them, but you do need to create a Steampunk style project.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E11, E21, E50, E51, E53 (E02, E13 cheeks)

Lips E11, R46

Hair E23, E25, E27, E29, E49, T4, T6, T8, T10, 100

Persephone’s Dress BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Hades’ Outfit W00, W1, W3, W5, W7

Moon BV31, BV34, 0

Rocks W3, W5, W7, 0

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel – Aged Ochre

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

The Crafter’s Workshop 6x6 Template – Mini Branches

Silhouette SVG – Skeleton Tree

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms – Aubergine

Kaisercraft Paper Blooms – Aubergine

Prima Junkyard Findings – Heart Gears

Words or Whatever Chipboard – Cog & Gear Corner Flourish (small & large)

Inks & Paints etc

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Flat Fabio – Tweedle Dee Denim

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst – Cocoa Bean Copper & Midnight Raven Rendezvous

Rub’nBuff – Spanish Copper

StazOn – Black

Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Paint – Vintage Photo

Viva Décor Inka Gold – Graphite, Lava Red & Old Gold

Papers

American Crafts Cardstock – Kraft

BoBunny Woodland Winter – Frosty Morning

Ribbons & Trims etc

Lace from LSS

Stamps

Simply B Stamps – Hades and Persephone 1

Challenges

All Crafts Challenges February / March – Anything but a card

The Cheerful Stamp Pad #79 – “Love / Valentine”

Creative Cutting Challenge #27 – Love

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Honk if it’s Your Birthday

I’ve got a cute little card to share today featuring Beep Beep Jude from Simply B Stamps.

And this one is heading out to little Jude himself for his birthday.

I used my Cameo to do a cut to make my shape card, I just stuck two of the Beep Beep Judes together and used the outline feature to make the card bigger than the image I printed.  I then used the same function with an internal cut to make smaller shapes for the inside.  So simple and one of the many things to love about my Cameo!

As it’s a shaped card I’m entering it in the anything goes challenges at Creative Fingers and Party Time Tuesday.  Jude’s favourite colour is blue so there’s lots of it on my card so I’m also linking it up at Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E27, E33, 0

Hair T3, T5, T7, 100

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

Car B000, B02, B05, B26, B29, BG000, N0, N1, N2, N4, N6, N8, 100

Papers

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black

Stamps

Simply B Stamps – Beep Beep Jude

Challenges

Creative Fingers #13 – Anything goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT – Blue and white color combo

Party Time Tuesday #148 – Anything goes

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There’s Plenty of Room!

I had so much fun making my invitation for the current Simply Steampunk Challenges challenge and the Alice in Wonderland Steampunk Style images at Simply B Stamps are so gorgeous I had to make another.  This one features Alice Portrait.

And a close-up of the lovely image.  Do forgive the pictures, they always look so much better on the iPad!

It is the more “girlie” version of the two but still with Steampunk elements.  I cut Alice out of her frame to be able to sit nicely on my teacup, which I stretched a bit to make this a 6x6 card.  I’m still not happy with my pleats but guess that just means I need to colour this little beauty a few more times!

These invitations are going to make a great first impression (at least I hope they will) for a grand Mad Hatter’s tea party themed birthday party, the real details will go on the underside of the card.  Being birthday related I am linking this up at Seize the Birthday where it’s anything goes.  The current challenge at Through the Purple Haze is “for the girls” and I’m just in time to enter this there also.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53, (cheeks R02)

Eyes B000, B02

Lips R24, R46

Hair Y00, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, YR23

Dress B000, B00, B02, B05, N0, N2

Stockings N0, N2, N4

Boots N0, N4, N6, N8, 100

Dies & Cut Files etc

Lori Whitlock Teacup Easel Card SVG

Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles

Embellishments

Jolee’s Stickers – Steampunk Flowers & Floral N Butterflies Border

Kaisercraft Paper Mini Blooms –Dusty Pink

Webster’s Pages Dazzle Me Gems – Palm Beach

Papers

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock – Spun Sugar

Graphic 45 A Ladies’ Diary – La Gazette

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells – Witching Hour

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black

Ribbons & Trims

Lace from LSS

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk Alice Portrait

Challenges

Seize the Birthday – Anything goes

Through the Purple Haze #16 – For the Girls

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Fresh Cups!

It’s challenge time at Simply Steampunk Challenges and our theme this month is You're invited!  Create a party invite or party announcement.  For mine I have used the fabulous new image, Mad Hatter, from the Alice in Wonderland Steampunk Style collection.

And a close up of the fabulous image.

I’ve cut my teacup easel card using my Cameo and a SVG from their store and Steampunked it up with some watch parts and Jolee’s Steampunk Flowers stickers.  It's a bit hard to see in the pic but the invitation text reads:

NO ROOM!  NO ROOM!

But, You’re invited anyway to

change places at the

Mad Hatter’s

for fresh cups.

With entertainment provided by

The Dormouse & March Hare Trio

Hopefully I've inspired you to do up your own party invitation so grab your favourite Steampunk image and come play along.

There’s an anything goes challenge at Twisted Tuesday and I’m linking my invitation there.  I’m also entering it in the anything goes challenge at Through the Craft Room Door.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53, (cheeks E11)

Eyes E37

Lips E11

Hair E29, E35, E37

Coat G02, G03, G05, G07, G09, Y26

Hat, Trousers & Shoes V09, V12, V15, V17

Socks & Accessories Y38, YR20, YR21, YR23

Dies & Cut Files etc

Lori Whitlock Teacup Easel Card SVG

Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles

Embellishments

Jolee’s Steampunk Flowers Stickers

Kaisercraft Paper Mini Blooms – Misty

Watch pieces from stash

Papers

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock – Dusty Concord

Graphic 45 Hallowe’en in Wonderland – The Mad Hatter

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells – Tick Tock

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black

Ribbons & Trims

Green Tara Lace

Green Tara Mesh – Lavender

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk Mad Hatter

Challenges

Through the Craft Room Door – Anything goes

Twisted Tuesday Challenges  2TC62 – Free For All!

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