Steampunk at Simply Papercraft

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.

I have some exciting news today (yes, again!), I have been chosen to join the design team for a new challenge blog-Simply Papercraft. I am so pleased to be part of this.  Today sees the launch of challenge #2 Steampunk/Freestyle and this is my inspiration for it (yes, another easel card!!!).

I absolutely LOVE steampunk so making this was a pleasure :)  The fabulous image is a digi stamp from the sponsor of this challenge-Stitchy Bear Stamps.  I coloured her with Promarkers (hair and skin) and Derwent watercolour pencils before fussy cutting her out and adding her to a die cut that I had lightly stencilled with brown and gold ink through a cogs mask.
The die cut cogs I got from my stash (a stash that was created when visiting a crafting friend who has many dies!!).  The cogs were again stencilled on the base of the card before adding a cut off cog stopper featuring the sentiment.
I have many steampunk themed charms in my stash but, as I moved home just this weekend, I am not sure where they are!  These few cog charms though definately belong on this card!!
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think and, until next time, Happy Crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:

Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Simply Create Too- Anything Goes

Gone All Girly

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
The online shop is slowly coming along! Well, I have listed a few things in it so it feels like progress to me! Still a long way to go though!
I thought I had already blogged this, but, upon reviewing my blog archive, it seems that I haven't!  This card is quite the departure for me, using papers and central image that came as a freebie with a crafting magazine and oodles of flowers and gems-pretty darn girly, right?!

I haven't made an easel card for a while and I do like them so don't be surprised if you see more of these blogged in the future!
Purple is just a fabulous colour, hence the several shades of it here!!

I hope you had a great Easter and didn't overindulge on the chocolate too much ;)
Let me know what you think of today's card and, until next time, Happy Crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Simply Create Too- Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge- Anything Goes

Clean and Simple

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
Today's post is a simple make, understated, flowery and a bit sparkly :)  A clean and simple birthday card-perfect for any woman, even if she's not girly!

I am scheduling this post as, while you read this, I will be packing up all my belongings in preparation for moving out of my home! Staying with my dad and brother for a while as I search for a place of my own, Frodo loves it there as he has more people to play with!!
So, however you are spending your day, I hope it's enjoyable :)
Until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Fairy Birthday Wishes

Greetings to you all, I hope you are well.
Today's card is a black and white (I think monochrome is classy!) fairy themed birthday card-could be given to a child or an adult as magic is ageless ;)

The central image is a topper from Lelli-Bots Crafts, from the Fairy Magic kit (available in my store once I get it up and running!).  The topper is uncoated so colour can be added using alcohol markers, or inks but I have left this one uncoloured.  The black and white star backing paper is also in the kit, along with the sentiment.

Taking inspiration from a card made by a friend of mine, I used white card embossed with a criss cross design and placed a pearl at each of the crossing points-I absolutely love this look!
The finishing touches: silver ribbon, black feather and the rounded corners of the top two layers, make this a classy card that is, at the same time, fun :)
I am a fan of fairies-magic in general really!  Even though I trained as a scientist and am incredibly logically minded, I do like the idea that there are things that cannot be explained (yet).  I want to believe in magic!!
I was once described as having a 'head full of magic' and I quite like that phrase so I will keep that as a way to describe myself!!
Ok, enough of me talking about myself!
Thank you for stopping by and, until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude- Anything Goes