So he took some thread and stitched a pretty twinkle in her eye…

My card today features a beautiful image from Aurora Wings called Steampunk Girl with Doll.

Everything on this card comes from my immense stash of craft supplies which I somehow managed to select from and not think “I wish I had something in this colour or that colour”!  I had my colour scheme chosen based on the recipient’s favourites and the whole theme of a bit shabby chic and Steampunky I hope reflects her tastes too.

For a change I didn’t follow a sketch to make up my card as the fold style and the embellies I chose made it easy to put the elements together.  I did follow a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers to make my bendi fold card although a tip, make the flaps a bit bigger so they don’t pull out.  I also took inspiration from the various challenge themes for the challenges on Paper Playful to help me pick the embellies I used.

And for selecting elements to use on a card nothing beats a tic tac toe challenge, I’ve used the bottom row (flowers, pearls/bling, ribbon/twine) from Creative Knockout’s current challenge.  With ribbon also the theme at Crafty Ribbons along with anything goes I’m entering my card in their challenge.  I’ve distressed up the edges of my designer paper and I’ve got a digi stamp so I’m also linking my card at Digistamps 4 Joy.  You can never have too much bling and that’s the current challenge at Paper Crafting Journey so I’m entering their challenge too.  Somehow or other the linky tool has closed over at Through the Purple Haze but this was going to be my entry this week for their use your craft stash challenge given, as I said, all the supplies came from my stash.

Ingredients:

Copics

Girl

Skin E50, E51, E53 (cheeks R02)

Lips R29, R46, R59

Eyes BG93, G85, 0

Hair E29, E35, E37, E49

Dress BG93, BG96, G85, G99, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Hat E40, E42, E44, E47, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Flower E08, E18, E93, E95, BG93, BG96, G85, G99

Gears E08, E33, E35, E47, W5, YG95

Goggles BG11, E40, E42

Doll

Skin E30, E40, E42 (cheeks E93)

Lips R24, R46

Eye E35, E37, 0

Hair E08, E18, E93, E95

Dress E40, E42, E44, E47, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Embellishments

BoBunny Blossoms – Natural Earth Zinnia

Close to My Heart – Haunted Assortment (retired)

Gems from stash

Papermania Chronology – Gears

Peacock Feather from stash

Petaloo Penny Lane – Forget Me Nots Antique Gold

Prima Flowers – Lucido

Prima Say it in Crystals – Grey

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Findings – Sprocket Gears

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Tea Dye & Walnut Stain

Wink of Stella – Clear & Gold

Papers

7 Dots Studio Wavy Ocean – 9th Wave

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock – Vintage Photo

Marion Smith Nirvana – Up and Away

Ribbons & Trims etc

BoBunny Lace – Natural Earth

The Paper Studio – Sprocket Gears Twill

Stamps

Aurora Wings Steampunk Girl with Doll

Challenges

Crafty Ribbons Challenge #72 – Anything goes with ribbon

Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge #81 – Distressing

Paper Crafting Journey – Bling it up!
Edit: My card was a Top Pick at Paper Crafting Journey

Through the Purple Haze #20 – Use your craft stash
Edit: May card also won second place at Through the Purple Haze

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