Steampunk Time

Wow!  Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments you have all left in regards to the retirement of the 

E-Team.  Knowing that you all found inspiration in what we all shared is humbling and inspiring to keep on creating!  There is still time to leave a comment and be considered for the chance to win the generous blog prize of some yummy Ten Second Studio metal and molds!  Comments can be left here until Sunday!

While I won't be a design team member anymore, I'm not going anywhere! I'll still be around sharing bits and pieces of what grabs my creative fancy!  

Today, that fancy would be a card.  I was asked by the front office gals to make the office birthday card for one of the assistant therapists.  *L has a bit of an eclectic side to her, so I went with Graphic45 and a Steampunk theme. 

Because one can never go wrong with Steampunk when thinking eclectic, in my humble opinion.  

Card details:  Base is Gina K's Pure Luxury Ivory in 5 1/2" square.  Graphic45's Steampunk Debutante Collection for all the design paper elements.  I used Tim Holtz's Idea-ology Timeworks mask with Distress Ink in Antique Linen to sponge the large clock on the background.  I adhered scrap portions of the butterfly border to Wendy Vecchi's Blackout modeling film, cut them out and heated to shape.  The body's of the butterflies were then attached to the border using some Glossy Accents. Sponging with Distress Vintage Photo ink was done along the edges of butterfly border and the background border.  The butterfly border was then adhered with dimensionals to give more of a "framed" look.

I stamped Unity's Itty Bitty Time Flies onto a scrap piece of the Graphic45 paper and covered with Glossy Accents.  Due to an impatient glitch on my part, I had to apply another layer of the glossy accents to try and smooth out my "oops".  It's not perfect, but I did not have time to do it over, so it is what it is!!  

The wings were die cut from TenSecond Studios Rock Star Black metal using Tim Holtz's Alterations die Heart Wings.  I then embossed the wings with an embossing folder (sorry, I don't have the name on the folder...it is a Cuttlebug folder) and sanded off the raised portion, exposing the aluminum.  The Time was adhered using a double layer of dimensionals.  

Lousy picture, but it does show the dimension of the butterflies!  I like the fact that these butterflies will NOT get smooshed!!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend!  I got to take a nice long walk/hike (we did a bit off trail!) this morning with friends and now I need to the disaster zone that was once my kitchen!!  

'Till then....enjoy some creativity!

 

Finally!!

I finally have Internet!  I don't know how long it will last, so I'm going to try and get my project up ASAP with not much chatter!

This weekend the E-Team was challenged to play with new product from Tattered Angels.  I personally, LOVE the glimmer mists and was very excited for the chance to play with the Chalk, Glam and Glimmer Glaze.

Quick details:  You have until July 17th to leave a comment on each of the team member blogs for a chance to win one of three prizes.  Two winners will be randomly selected from the E-Team blogs to win a $25 voucher from eclectic Paperie.  One winner will be randomly chosen from the eP blog to win new Tattered Angels mist assortment and some other goodies.  



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ME!

One of my favorite techniques utilizing Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist is with the Wrinkle Free Distress technique.  I swipe my Distress Inks in a random pattern on my Craft Sheet, but! Instead of misting with water, I mist with the Glimmer Mist.  I love how it just gives a soft shimmer versus a "in your face" sparkle. 

This gave me the idea to use various Glimmer Mists on my craft sheet versus Distress Inks.  I randomly spritzed different Mists onto my sheet and then gave the overall puddles a misting of Glimmer Mist Pearl (my FAVORITE Glimmer mist!!).  I then layed my card stock in the puddles, repeating until I got the look I wanted.  The result was a mottled design paper with a soft shimmer.  IN LOVE!!  You'll be seeing this version of the Wrinkle Free Distress more often!!



The results: 

I actually went back and added more Hay Ride glimmer glam along the edges of the flower and leaves and to the wings of the butterfly after these photos. 

I wish I could get the shimmer to show in the photo, but with the Glossy Accents over the stamped image Time Flies (from Unity Stamp/Marah Johnson Itty Bitty line, with some selective masking to fit my project), it was hard to get an angle that didn't glare! All the papers used for the background, flower (created with the Chalkboard/Glimmer combo), leaves and butterfly are from the various papers I created with my combinations.

I  painted one of Wendy Vecchi's Art Part Pocket Watches with some acrylic Antique Gold. I then coated the frame heavily with Glimmer Mist Antique Brass. LOVELY!

Supplies:  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists:  Antique Brass, Pantina, Pearl, Cranberry Zing, Tuscan Sun, Frost. Old Olive, Cherub Pink.  Chalkboard:  Apricot Nector Glam:  Hay Ride and Dirty Martini.  Paper:  Pure Luxury Stamps:  Time Flies from Unity Itty Bitty, Fabulous Flourishes.  Other:  Pocket Watch Art Parts, Chain, Glossy Accents, Spellbinders Posie, punches

Ended up chatting more than I thought! LOL! I'm going to get this posted before I can't!! 

Till then................



Finding the Joy

Morning People!! The weather has decided to be perfect here. Decided to start the day right and went for a nice long walk with the Toad.  Windows are opened and the dust is gathering on my furniture!! Love it! hehe

I have spent my weekend creating.  I have several more of these cards that go to the teachers/staff of the school for their birthdays in the process of being assembled for this week's birthdays.  I also squeezed in a couple of other projects that I actually liked the final outcome!! About time, if I do say so myself!! Today I thought I'd share a clean and simple card that came together really quick!

Oldest DS had the nerve to take his camera (the one I usually use) yesterday and left it at his grandparents.  I have NO idea how to use the Toad's camera.  And this picture show it!!

I started with a A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") top folded base made of Gina K's Pure Luxury cardstock (have I ever mentioned how much I love this paper?!).  Then using one of my new favorite tools, the Fiskers Stamp Press, I lined up this totally cute Unity Itty Bitty stamp, Find the Joy, on the press grid and inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I pulled my colors from the Nikki Sivils Flaming Butterfly 6x6 mini pad.  I colored in the Christmas bulbs with various copic markers.  I traced over the toppers and bows with a metallic gold pen.  I then covered the bulbs in glossy accents to give them some shine and dimension.  To "ground" the bulbs, I custom cut the elements that I wanted from one of the mixed collage sheets from the Flaming Butterfly pad   This was done with another one of my new favorite toys~the Fiskers Sure Cut paper cutter.  This cutter has a wire where the blade will cut.  Using the wire as my guide, I was able to cute EXACTLY along the fine lines of the different collage elements that I wanted to isolate for my bottom border.  The portion with the 1/2 circles was one element.  Then the stripes came from another portion of the paper.  This would have been so incredibly frustrating to try and line up my blade perfectly on my other cutter (which, btw, is also a Fiskers), but with the wire, I could see exactly where my blade was going to cut!

I have to say I really like the non traditional colors on this card!!  Kind of a fun, funky, retro look. 

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Blog layout question for you all:  What do you prefer in my post layouts~~a)  listing all the supplies in the post body with a link  b) listing all the supplies at the end of the post with a link or c) list supplies in the post body and again at the end with link?  I would really appreciate you letting me know what you prefer.  Thanks in advance!!

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I appreciate you dropping by again!!  Remeber to make time for some type of creativity in your day!! I'm going to work on a year book layout for the oldest kiddo!! YIKES! I haven't "scrapbooked" in, ohhhh, about 10 years!!

Till next time~~~~