I started off ink shading with Mown Lawn, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass DIs. I then overstamped with the DD numbers background stamp in black archival ink. I used a sentiment from the very useful DD String Sentiments set on a panel shaded with the same inks which I mounted onto black. I also added some shading around the edge of the numbers panel with Chipped Sapphire DI. I was than a bit stumped as to what to do next. Cards for men and boys always have me flummoxed! So I decided to go steampunk and used one of my favourite images from the Chocolate Baroque Steampunkery set. This also provided the small words I added. I fussy cut the image and then ink shaded with more DIs before adding some further shading with Prisma pencils in blue and white. The final touch was a metal clock face from DoCrafts which fitted the design perfectly.
Even my OH liked this one which is very rare and said "oh its steampunk" - you could have knocked me down with one of the beetle's feathers because I didn't even think he knew what steampunk was!!!!
Hope you are all having a super weekend. Yesterday I made the trek up to the Big Stamping and Scrapbooking Show at Ally Pally and spent the day doing some fabulous shopping and catching up with some special friends Judith and Sue in our much needed refreshment breaks! These days always go far too quickly (despite leaving home before 8am and getting home after 8pm) and make me spend too much money, but they are always so enjoyable. I had another crafty friend to travel up with which always help the long journey go more quickly too.
I have to earn my keep today and get on with some housework! My lovely shopping will get unpacked at some point too though!
Whatever you are doing, I hope you enjoy a lovely autumn day. I leave you with some amazing diamond raindrops on my macleaya plant in the garden that had me rushing into the garden with the camera one morning still in my pjs!
Elaine x
Hi Elaine, your card is gorgeous, love the colours and layers of inkiness, the steampunk beetle is fabulous. The water droplets are gorgeous. I hope you are doing well, Hugs, Shirleyxx
ReplyDeleteThe card is fabulous especially for your gr-nephew Elaine. Well done on creating such a perfect card for what nearly all us crafters knowb is the most difficult of recipients. So glad you had such a fab time at AP and wish I could have been there .... maybe in Spring fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteLove the raindrops photo! We've had some beautiful misty rain mornings this week with bejewelled spider webs everywhere. I somehow can't seem to capture them with any clarity on the new camera.....so need my older one sorting out even if it is heavy by comparison.
Hugs
Lesley Xx
Wow lovely this steampunk make Elaine, can imagine the look on your face when your hubby said that! Is that the leaf with where you create the leafy technique?xx Miranda
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card! Gorgeous colours and great stamping. Glad you had a fab time at Ally Pally. We were in Nottingham Station as the train to St Pancras was leaving (we were off to Leicester uni open day). I said to Meg we will have to go to AP another year
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