Steampunk goes wild...

This was soooo much fun to create... I've been working on it for about two weeks, not really sure what I was doing, but loving the images so much that just kept trying to mix and match them to get it all to come together. I started with the adorable ladies from TidlyInks, then came up with the wonderful Steampunk treehouse from Make It Crafty. Then added the amazing frame from Delicious Doodles. After all the coloring with my Copics I layed some scrap paper, some funky ribbon mesh , some lace, on the background before adding the images. The the buttons, butterfly, roses, flowers, and the such all found a home on the by-now-very-heavy card. I ended up spraying some Glimmer Mist in copper over most of it, giving it a little added sparkle and speckled grunge look. I hope you enjoy!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Make It Monday - #54 - Linky Party

Sunday's With Crissy - #21 - Friends

Paper Sundaes - #86 - Finishing Touches

Paper Play - #36 - Use 2 or More Stamped Images

DYSU - #37 - Textures

My Mums Craft Shop - Layer it Up

Truly Scrumptious - #65 - Decorate the Inside

TidlyInks - #64 - Good Bye Summer, Hello Fall

That's it for now - I'm off to try and find my craft table under all that leftover stuff piled on top! Hope your Monday is amazing!

For my bud

I can't seem to get enough of my Stamping Bella line... They are just toooo darn stinkin' cute! I was so excited to see that my local Archiver's was carrying some of them now. I have been down there twice, splurging and getting one more "gotta have".

This cute card started with coloring the image with my Copics. Then adding a cute frame cut from my Cricut, throwing in some patterned paper from my scraps, adding a cute faux-ribbon with the sentiment and a pretty flower from Prima. I finished it with some highlights and dashes with a white gel pen. Done deal! Cute cute cute!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday #41 -

Just Add Ink - JAI 72 - add coloring

Sundays With Crissy - #18 - Here comes the sun

I hope your weekend is filled with laughter!

B-Line Designs / Shabby Chic

Another amazingly cute image from B-Line Designs inspired this wonderfully feminine and shabby chic card. I loved coloring her with my Copics and popping her up on a double image. I added handstitching around all the paper edges, then curled them slightly to add to the shabby vintage feel of the image. I added some lace and pearls on top of a sheer ribbon, then tied a bubbly bow to frame the collage of roses/blooms. A few more pearls and a small sentiment finished the look.

I will be linking this card to the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - challenge 154 - Flower Power

Paper Sundaes - Vintage / Shabby Chic

Ribbon Carousel - RCC5 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - #56 - Sketch

ICSketches 80 - Graphic 45

The first time that I saw Graphic 45 papers, I was in love! These papers are so rich in design and culture. I have a deep-rooted passion for vintage images and they have used so many in their papers that my biggest dilema is all the choices.

This card is being submitted for the ICSketches 80... Check out the blog link on the right for more inspiration!

While I was trying to photograph the card, I had a visitor. And since this is the orginal Kaboo, I thought it only appropriate to add her photo here as well. Her full name is Kitten Kabootle, but more often than not, she just's Boo Boo or Kitty. But she is the one that started the whole Kaboo theme I've got going on here. Gotta love that cat!

MTSC85 Sketch - Prima Marketing

I loved working with this sketch from Mercy! I love these old stamps from Hero Arts, they are probably one of my most used sets. Stacking them and coloring with my Copics made a fun focal point... I added a few Prima flowers and leaves and even used some of the packaging from Prima - it's just too cute to throw away! Throw in some vintage patterned paper from DejaViews and a little silk ribbon from Creative Impressions and voila... Thanks Prima for your support in our project!

2s4y Sketch 58 - StampingBella

I used the sketch 58 over at 2sketches4you to design this card for StampingBella. This is by far one of my favorite stamps from their line because this is exactly how my daughter used to carry our tolerant cat Rippley around all the time. I couldn't wait to use it!

I used a couple different texture plates/folders from CuddleBug and Sizzix on the white cardstock. The pattern paper is from my scraps bin, but I believe it's DoodleBug, the flowers are Prima and the stamp is colored using Copics. I stippled the edge of the stamp with some SU yellow and finished the card with some ribbon from the dollar bin at Michaels.

Now to put it in the mail and take my now much older daughter off back to school shopping and registering her for High School....ACK! Where did the cute little girl go?