Happy 30th Birthday Louise

Today is the 30th birthday of one of my lovely teamies from Simply B Stamps, Louise, and Betty drew up this gorgeous image of Louise for us to make her a special card.

I’ve made mine into a pop-up box card, my first one of these and I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  I followed a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers to make up my card and, as it is a different folded card I’m entering it in the current challenge at ScrapbookerPhD.

Being for a 30th birthday I had to make this special and how better than some sparkly golden elements, which I have in my chippie lettering and embellies and even on the 30 Louise is sitting on, although that doesn’t show so well in the photo.  With all my sparkle I am entering my card over at 4 Crafty Chicks.  Stars are the current theme at Cute Card Thursday and I have plenty of those so I am also entering their challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes B91, B97, 0

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E08, E09, E57, YR14

Outfit B32, B34, B37, B39, B91, B93, B95

30 Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Embellishments

Bella! ~ Glittered Chipboard Alphas

Freckled Fawn ~ Acrylic Stars, Bundle of Stars, Heart Rhinestones, Wood Chip Camera, Wood Chip Mushroom & Wood Chip Pins

Prima Say it in Crystals ~ So Happy Flags

Inks & Paints etc

Ranger Liquid Pearls ~ Copper

Spica ~ Blossom, Clear & Silver

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Faded Jeans & Scattered Straw

Viva Inka-Gold ~ Lava Red & Old Gold

Wink of Stella ~ Clear

Papers

BoBunny Double Dot ~ Vintage Maize

Core’dinations Cardstock ~ Great White

Glitz Vintage Blue ~ Polka

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Licorice

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ 30th Birthday Louise

Challenges

4 Crafty Chicks #221 ~ Make It Sparkle!

Cute Card Thursday #348 ~ Stars

ScrapbookerPhD #17 ~ Shaped or Folded Cards

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He never puts a foot wrong

My card today features a fun new image from Simply B Stamps, Karen and Best Pal.

To make up my card I followed the current sketch at Techno Stamper.  I swapped out the star element for a winner’s rosette to match my theme.  That theme is National Velvet, hence the purple and gold outfit (not quite jockey silks but you’ve got to roll with the image) and the light and dark background (I think of the movie in that way, there’s the lightness of Velvet’s belief in Pie and their triumph against the background of the dark of Mi’s troubled past).  I have to say I was struggling a bit as to what to do with the image and so did what I always do and headed over to PaperPlayful to check out challenge themes, when I saw Incy Wincy Designs’ one about the inspiration from a song, book or movie National Velvet popped into my head.  A spot of Googling to confirm the right colours for the outfit and I was set.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes V12, V17, 0

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair N4, N6, N8, 100

Outfit V09, V12, V15, V17, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Horse E08, E09, E13, E15, E17, E18, E19, E29, E30, E31, R00, R01, R02

Barn C0, C2, C4, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Basket & Apples E40, E41, E42, G09, R24, R29, R46, E59

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Pennants

Spellbinders Shapeabilities ~ Daisy Flower Topper

Embellishments

BoBunny Combo Stickers ~ Somewhere in Time

Glitz Alphabets & Words Stickers ~ Sunshine in my Soul

Inks & Paints etc

Posca Pen ~ Gold

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Black Soot & Weathered Wood

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Pansy

Core’dinations Cardstock ~ Lake

Kaisercraft ~ 13th Hour

Riddersholm Design Fleamarket ~ Mill Truck

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Karen and Best Pal

Challenges

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Inspired by a Song, Book or Movie

Techno Stamper ~ Monday Lunchtime Sketch #339

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…that man is not truly one, but truly two…

It can be hard work making a male card but not when you start with an awesome image like the new Dr Jekyll from Simply B Stamps, drawn by Abigail Larson, which I’ve used on a card for a friend’s dad.

OK so you can’t see the image yet, this view shows the “band” around the card, I followed the current sketch over at Sketch n’ Dies for the band and added some manly metal embellies and chippies from BoBunny.  I’ve used the same sketch for the front of my card, still no view of the image though, you gotta be patient.

The card is a double display card, there’s a great template (including the band) over at From my Craft Room, go check out Norma’s gorgeous work and fab templates.  I thought this was a fitting backdrop to Dr Jekyll, which I’ve teamed with a suitable sentiment and a quote from Robert Browning, also fitting for a milestone birthday.

And a close up of the fab image and the sentiments.

That Craft Place’s current challenge is male cards and this certainly is that hence no flowers or girlie embellies and lots of shades of blue and grey so I am entering my card there.  I was going to die cut around my image but I’d already coloured it before deciding on my card and I didn’t have a die to fit the image and the card and I am a bit challenged when it comes to measurements so didn’t think I could alter the card base to fit.  So that meant fussy cutting, never an easy thing with all those little swirly elements but I think it worked really well, especially with the image placed on the designer paper from BoBunny.  And as I have cut out my image I am also entering this in the current challenge over at Corrosive Challenges.

Now there are a whole collection of gorgeous new images from Abigail Larson over at Simply B Stamps just released today in the Dark Stories and Tales collection.  Go check out what the other awesome DT gals have done with these images at the SBS blog or see the list of their blogs at the bottom of this post.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21

Eyes E27

Lips E11

Hair T4, T6, T8, 100

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, N0, N1, W00, W1, W3, W5, W7

Smoke B91, C00, N0, N1

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Forgotten Scraps ~ Party Banner

Embellishments

2Crafty ~ Tiny Henri’s Frame

BoBunny Ephemera ~ Somewhere In Time Brad & Chipboard Label

BoBunny Buttons ~ Somewhere In Time

Carta Bella Alpha Stickers ~ Beautiful Moments

Jolee’s Boutique ~ Halloween Goblet

Metal Brads from stash

Prima Alpha Stickers ~ Romance Novel

Prima Junkyard Findings ~ Ceiling Light Bulbs, Ignition Keys & Steampunk Air

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ~ Chain Tassel, Jump Ring & Screw Brads

Inks & Paints etc

Smooch ~ Gold Lame

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Black Soot, Faded Jeans & Weathered Wood

Tim Holtz Distress Paint ~ Picket Fence

Tim Holtz Distress Stain ~ Tarnished Brash

Papers

BoBunny Somewhere In Time ~ Chrononaut

Glitz Vintage Blue ~ Stripe

Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe ~ Olde Curiosity Shoppe

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Prima Craftsman ~ Widgets

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk ~ Dr Jekyll

Challenges

Corrosive Challenge #201 ~ Crop It or Cut It

Sketch n’ Dies #8

That Craft Place ~ Men
Blog List

SBS

Corinne 
Celina 
Irene 
Emily (me) 
Rebecca
Tanja
Kay
Louise
Lisa H

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God made all the creatures and gave them our love…

Over at Simply B Stamps Betty is rereleasing the Teen Scene Steampunk Valentine collection, one of my favourite Teen Scene collections, and I’ve got the beautiful Kitty Love London to share on my card.

The Teen Scene images are one of the collections that Betty has another artist draw for her so they aren’t permanently for sale, this collection hasn’t been available for some time now and will only be available for a limited time so be sure to check them out now before they are gone again.  They are a more cute Steampunk style than the Abigail Larson images Betty also carries.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch at Friday Sketch and gone for a distressed feel.  To really challenge myself the image is printed at just one 2” tall, half the usual size I print at. 

Now this wouldn’t be a Steampunk project without some metal and gears but I think they fit in nicely.  I’ve also added in lots of pretty elements like Fran-tage and flowers to make this really feminine so I’m also entering it in the current A Creative Romance and Left of Centre challenges.

With my flowers I’m also entering it over at Kit and Clowder and I remembered to go check out the other Outlawz challenges before I started but the Paper A La Mode was the super easy anything goes so I’ve got that covered and am also linking this up there.

Now head on over to the Simply Steampunk Challenges blog and check out what my awesome teamies have created with this gorgeous images.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E21, E11 (cheeks E02)

Lips R24, R29

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27

Outfit B23, B24, B37, B39, B41, W00, W1, W3, W5, W7

Boots T4, T6, T8, 100

Lynx E13, E17, E19

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Shabby Blue

Pebbles Chalk ~ Basic Light Blue

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Marvellous Squares

Embellishments

I Am Roses ~ Mulberry Roses Variegated Blue

Petaloo Darjeeling ~ Dahlias Teastaine Blue

Petaloo Penny Lane ~ Forget Me Nots Robin Egg Blue

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ~ Foliage

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Pumice Stone, Tea Dye & Walnut Stain

Papers

Authentique Seasons: Winter ~ Co-ordinating Solid & Three

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Weathered Wood

Glitz Vintage Blue ~ Floral

Ribbons & Trims etc

Live & Love Crafts ~ Empress Alexandra

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Kitty Love London

Challenges

A Creative Romance ~ Girlie Creations

Friday Sketch #70

Kit and Clowder ~ Flowers

Left of Centre #32 ~ Girlie

Outlawz Paper A La Mode ~ Anything Goes

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