Won't You Share My Umbrella

Today I’m sharing another one of the beautiful Steampunk Zodiac images from Simply B Stamps, this one is Aquarius.

To make up my card I followed a sketch at Crafting Life’s Pieces.  I made the background paper by taking some quotes from my favourite book, Persuasion, and using the Jane Austen font to print them in a soft copper colour on a piece of aged looking paper.

I also made the umbrella using the Tim Holtz Mini Bird and Cage die; I got the idea from my awesome teamie, Jenny (go check out her fabby umbrella and blog).  I used some mesh ribbon and fabric for the ‘skin’, made the spine a bit fancy with some pearls and the handle is a piece of Mizuhiki (Japanese paper cord).

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53, (cheeks E11)

Eyes E23

Lips R37, R46, R59

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E28

Dress BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09

Bolero, Gloves & Umbrella C00, C1, C3, C5

Umbrella handle E30, E31

Dies

Sizzix Tim Holtz Mini Bird and Cage

Spellbinders Nestabilities 5x7 Matting Basics

Embellishments

Green Tara Lace

Green Tara Mesh Ribbon – Teal

Mizuhiki

Pearls from stash

Papers

7 Gypsies Camden

Fab Scraps Shabby Chic – Romance

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk Zodiac Aquarius

Challenges

A Gem of a Challenge #93 – Punch it Out

Crafting Life’s Pieces #61 – Sketch

Our Creative Corner – Words, Words, Words

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…But I Drifted

Today’s card features the beautiful Snow White from the Steampunk Fairy Tales and Myths collection at Simply B Stamps.

To make up my card I followed the sketch over at Mojo Monday, I just changed it up a bit by making this into an easel card.  I used a burlap flower to replace the circle element in the sketch and fussy cut around the image before adhering it to the burlap flower.

The current theme at Through the Purple Haze’s challenge is butterflies and flowers but I didn’t want this card to be too girly as it’s going to a not very girly friend of mine.  So I’ve gone for more of my favourite metal embellies and darker colours in my ribbon choices.  Butterflies are also the current theme at Stampin’ for the Weekend so I’m also going to enter it into their challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (Cheeks E11)

Eyes E57

Lips R37, R46, R59

Dress B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

Border E50, E43, E53, E57

Trees YG63, G94, G99

Dies

Spellbinders Nestabilities Opulent Ovals

Embellishments

Canvas Corp Burlap Flower

Fab Scraps Filigree Embellishments – Old Brass

Flying Unicorn Adornment

Green Tara Mesh Ribbon – Black

Petaloo Flora Doodles Paper Flowering Vines – Baby Blue

Webster’s Pages Designer Trim – Trendsetter

Papers

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock – Weathered Wood

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells – Fanciful Floral

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Snow White

Challenges

Mojo Monday –Sketch #306

Stampin’ for the Weekend – Butterflies

Through the Purple Haze #5 – Butterflies and Flowers

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, the title of my post refers to Mae West’s comment how she used to be Snow White but she drifted.

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