Skeleton Key to My Heart

I have something a bit different to show today using one of the Lady Killers from Simply B Stamps; Skeleton Key Samantha.  I knew I wanted to do something special with her and when I saw the beautiful wall hanging by Shona from Shona’s Wonderful Mess I knew I wanted to create something similar.  Go check out her awesome work on her blog.  And here is my take on her wall hanging.

And a close up of the lovely Samantha.

I couldn’t find a chipboard frame large enough for my image, which I had already coloured, so instead I decided to go with a shadow box.  I decided I wanted to brick the background, Donna from Popsicle Toes, one of the amazing DT at Simply Steampunk Challenges, used the Tim Holtz Texture Fades Bricked embossing folder on her version of Skeleton Key Samantha and it looked great.  Only problem was I don’t own that folder.  No problem, my local craft shop, The Crafter’s Haven, run a royalty club program that lets you borrow tools and books and they had one.  I had to run it through my Grand Calibur four times as it is smaller than my 6x6 background piece but it is such a lovely rough brickwork pattern you can’t tell, even up close.

While I was borrowing the folder and picking out flowers for this I also found the awesome bunch of keys charm that was just perfect to hang off Samantha’s hand and saved me trying to cut around the little key and thin line of the string in the drawing, I was dreading that, especially as my new Cameo is still sitting under my desk at work!  So loads of flowers and some Twiddleybitz flourishes and some more charms and my wall hanging was finished, I am really pleased with how it turned out.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (cheeks E11)

Lips R46, R59, R89

Eyes B000, B00, B02, 0

Hair Y11, Y23, Y26, Y28

Skirt BV20, BV23, BV25, V91,

Top B23, B26, B29, B39, B45

Bars and hinges Y23, Y26, Y28

Door E29, E31, E33, E57

Stonework N0, N1, T3, T5

Chipboard Elements

Twiddleybitz Long Flourish No Tail

Twiddleybitz Shadow Box Small

Embellishments

Green Tara Azalea – coloured with RV93 & RV95 Copics

Green Tara Damask Organza Velvet Flower – Burgundy

Green Tara Mini Rosebuds – Fuscia & White

Green Tara Velvet Leaves – Burgundy

Metal Chained Heart Charm

Metal Dangle Keys Charm

Metal Key Charm

Metal Ornate Black Corners

Parchment Flowers– Ivory & Purple

Petaloo Color Me Crazy Canterbery Spray – White coloured with E50 Copic

Petaloo Color Me Crazy Orchid – Wild coloured with E50 Copic & Spica Clear

Embossing Folders

Tim Holtz Texture Fades – Bricked

Inks & Paints etc

Distress Ink Tea Dye

Distress Stain Walnut Stain

Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold

Papers

Creative Memories Vintage Chic

Core’dinations Cardstock – Grey

Ribbons & Trims

Green Tara Cobweb Trim – Red

Stamps 

Simply B Stamps Skeleton Key Samantha 
Challenges 
Crafting When We Can #49 – Floral

Creative Impressions Paint – Inspired by Ribbon and Bling 
Great Impressions – Anything Goes

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Still Call Australia Home

My card today features UK Betty a retired stamp from Simply B Stamps all in red, white and blue.

I’ve drawn in some white stars in a very bad Southern Cross formation to turn her into an Australian Betty as this card is heading to a colleague who is going to work overseas for 12 months.  It’s to remind him that Australia is home and therefore he has to come back!

I followed a sketch from Die Cuttin’ Diva’s Challenge Blog that resembled the Australia flag too.  The challenge also called for a die cut, I didn’t have a star die so I cut a Spellbinders’ pennant shape seven times to make a Federation Star (the sixth star on the Australian flag).

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (cheeks E11)

Lips RV25, RV63

Dies & Embossing Folders

Spellbinders Nested Pennants

Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles

Papers

Close to My Heart Pemberley Blue cardstock

Papermania Portobello Road

Stamps

Simply B Stamps UK Betty (retired)

Challenges

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #42 – 4th of July

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 276 – Stars and/or Stripes

Die Cuttin’ Diva’s Challenge #122 – You’re a Star Sketch

Digi Haven – Red, White and Blue Challenge

QKR Stampede Challenge#46 – Rock the Red, White and Blue

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Off You Go Then

A colleague left today, someone I’d worked with for some years now, who I sat next to and who, as someone older and more experienced, I turned to for advice and guidance.  He took a redundancy package so I had some warning he was going and therefore had time to make him a card as a fitting send off and here it is featuring Pipper from Simply B Stamps.

With a look like that she worked perfectly for a card with attitude, which was exactly the right card for my colleague’s sense of humour.  Here’s what the card looks like opened out.

And this one shows the “lever” action, which I made following a tutorial by Laura Lipe at Splitcoast Stampers.

Now I’m not sure if the final part of the sentiment is too “endearing” for the Smart A#$ challenge as part of the Simply B Stamps birthday challenges but I’m entering this over there just the same.  After all, Piper is Corinne’s all time favourite SBS image and she did tell me I couldn’t enter with my “too sweet” sentiment and everyone knows stirring Corinne is half the fun of the Fan Page!

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (cheeks E11)

Lips R46, R59, R89

Eyes B00, B02, B05, 0

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27

Dress B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

Stockings BV20, C00

Boots & Jewellery BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Dies

Spellbinders Nestabilities 5x7 Matting Basics

Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Curved Matting Basics

Papers

Bazzill black cardstock

Hot Off the Press Steampunk

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Pipper

Challenges

SBS Birthday Celebration Day 16 – Burtonweenies Smart A#$ card

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