…bow or brooch or braid or brace…

This is my final project featuring one of the new Birthday Betty Boos from Simply B Stamps, this one is the Elegant Birthday Portrait but this time the version without a frame.

Another pic of the top of the box. 

I’ve placed here on an altered Graphic 45 Book Box that I have made into a shabby chic jewellery box as a gift for a friend at work.  I wanted to frame my image in a more dramatic way than with a printed border and the lovely oval one Betty drew is way too hard to fussy cut so I wasn’t going to give myself the angst of decoupaging it, particularly as I was rather time poor for this project.  Luckily I had already decorated my chippie frame for an earlier project I ended up not using it on.  And, of course, being shabby chic and a jewellery box I had to add lots and lots of flowers.  With both of these elements I am entering this in the current challenge at I Am Roses.

Now between my very elegant image with her pearls and updo and my distressed shabby chic elements I think this is very much in the vintage style so I am also entering it in the current challenge at Rhedd & Rosie’s.  As I’ve altered something (the book box) I am also linking it up at Altered Eclectics where their theme is always anything goes.

If you’re looking for the next stop on the Simply B Stamps’ 4th birthday blog head on over to the wonderful Rebecca’s blog or if you’ve just come stumbled on here then go to the SBS blog to start from the beginning as the DT girls have some gorgeous projects with these awesome images.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E31, E35

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit T4, T6, T8, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Aged Ochre

Embellishments

Chipboard Frame

I Am Roses ~ Cherry Blossoms White (BP/S3-151), Mini Mulberry Roses Soft Pink Variegated (R2-518), Small White Paper Flowers (S10-15)

Vintage Pearl Pins ~ Capped Teardrops & Crown Teardrops (coloured with RV63 Various Inks)

Inks & Paints etc

Claudine Hellmuth Studio ~ Gesso

Tim Holtz Distress Paint ~ Vintage Photo

Papers

Pion Design Fairytale of Spring ~ Signs of Spring

Pion Design Studio of Memories ~ Pink Ornament

Ribbons & Trims etc

Hug Snug Seam Binding Ribbon ~ Chalk White (dyed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tattered Rose)

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Elegant Birthday Portrait

Challenges

Altered Eclectics ~ June anything goes

I Am Roses ~ Frames (Alter a frame or include a frame in your project)

Rhedd & Rosie’s #34 ~ “Back in Time,Vintage Style”

Blog Hop List 

SBS

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

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Yet still my heart goes to thee…

This is my second project featuring one of the awesome Teen Scene Steampunk Valentine images being rereleased at Simply B Stamps, this one features the handsome My Heart Aflutter Christian.

I’ve done this one in a more masculine style and kept well away from the girlie elements of my previous card using Kitty Love London, just to show how versatile these images are.  As I have kept it ungirlie I’ve naturally steered away from florally elements so I am entering it in the current challenge at Rhedd & Rosie’s.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch over at Outlawz, the simple square elements working well for a masculine unfrilly card.  For embellies I’ve got out my favourite ones from Tim Holtz and gone to town with lots of gears and metal, perfect for a male card.  The current challenge at Ladybug Crafts is to use your favourite embellishments so I’m also linking this up there.

Now be sure to go check out all the other amazing projects featuring the rest of the Teen Scene Steampunk Valentine images over at the Simply Steampunk Challenges blog.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E21, E11

Eyes E21, E23

Hair T4, T6, T8, 100

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, R24, R29, R46, R59, R89, T4, T6, T8, W00, W1, W3, W5, W6, W7, 100

Goggles BG00, BG01, BG02, E13, E17, E19, E23, E25, E27, 0

Heart B000, B91, C00, W00, W1, W3, 0

Chalks & Powders etc

Gold Mica

Embellishments

Chain from stash

Prima Junkyard Findings ~ Steampunk Air & Tiny Clock Parts

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ~ Mini Gears

Watch Parts from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Broken China, Dusty Concord, Faded Denim & Weathered Wood

Papers

Graphic 45 French Country ~ Patterns & Solids

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Prima Craftsman ~ Architect, Draftsman & Widgets

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ My Heart Aflutter Christian

Challenges

Ladybug Crafts ~ Use your favourite embellishments

Outlawz Sketch

Rhedd & Rosie’s #33 ~ No Flowers/Nothing Floral

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‘Tis the Witching Hour of Night

I’ve got an off-the-page project to share with you today featuring the gorgeous Witchy Mrs Roberts image from Simply B Stamps, drawn by the awesome Abigail Larson and based on the beautiful Betty herself.

This fabulous image deserved a special project to go on so I’ve altered a Tim Holtz Assemblage Clock into a witch’s potion room and filled it with witchy ingredients in Tim Holtz Corked Vials.  I made the hemlock root by stripping the leaves off some model railway trees, the cauldron bubble is various sized beads, as are the eyes of newts, the wool of bat is cotton wool coloured with Black Soot Distress Ink, and the Hell Broth is ink.  Some Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells paper and a few other bits and bobs and my clock was complete.

I followed the Tic Tac Poe grid at Quoth the Raven, using the top row in my project, which is decidedly Halloweeny so I’m entering this project in the Our Creative Corner current challenge.  As it’s also a bit steampunkie I am entering it in Rhedd and Rosies’ challenge and, with my different patterned papers, also over at Penny’s Paper-Crafty.  Being off-the-wall it suits an anything goes challenge so I’m linking it over at Jo’s Scrap Shack.

There are layers to this project too with my elements inside the clock and there’s still some time to enter the layers challenge at Simply Steampunk Challenges.  So get your Steampunk on and come play with us!

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53, (cheeks E11)

Eyes E49

Lips R46, R59

HairT6, T8, T10, 100

Dress & Hat BG93, BG96, G85, G99

Broomstick E23, E25, E27, E31, E33, E35, E70, E71, E74

Base

Tim Holtz Assemblage Clock

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Paper Blooms – Ruby

Macbeth Witch Potion Ingredients Labels

Prima Vintage Mechanicals – Clock Face

Tim Holtz Clock Keys
Tim Holtz Corked Vials

Inks & Paints etc

Distress Ink – Black Soot

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Rhododendron Red Rose

Papers

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells – Nevermore, Steampunk Spells & Vintage Voyage

Stamps

Simply B Stamps A Roberts’ Halloween Mrs Witchy Roberts

Challenges

Jo’s Scrap Shack FFC #18 – “Anything Goes”

Creative Corner – Happy Halloween

Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #145 – Two or more patterned papers

Quoth the raven, Nevermore Quest 24 – Tic.Tac.Poe

Rhedd and Rosie’s #15 – “Steampunkie”

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