Over the last few days, I decided I needed to make some cards just for fun. I ran around blog land and found some challenges that sounded interesting and checked out a couple new challenge blogs. I wrote up my list of elements for the challenges and away I went. I wanted to make a Birthday Card for my Nephew and he likes Steampunk stuff. This is his birthday card.
Stamps: Aviator-American Arts Stamps; Leather Goggles- Judi-Kins; Script, zeppelin, and sentiment-Artistic Outpost- French Flight.
The background was made by adding ink (I used spray inks and reinkers) on a Craft sheet (add some water) and smearing watercolor paper around in the ink. The diamond strip is a scrap from one of my Crafters Workshop Template backgrounds. The template (Mini Harlequin) is laid on the CS and sprayed with Stream Adirondack spray ink. I stamped the Aviator with Vintage Sepia Versafine The other stamps were stamped with black dye ink. I added some Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo Distress inks.
I added some coiled wire and black ribbon for embellishments. I stamped the number 17 because this is my Nephew's seventeenth birthday.
I stamped a couple more zeppelins on the inside and a vertical Happy Birthday.
Challenges for Dare Devil Steampunk Card:
Artistic Outpost: Anything goes with an Artistic Outpost stamp
Simon Says stamp and Show: sprays, stencil, and spritz
The Artistic Stampers: circles = coils on the wire
Cheerful Stamp pad: Numbers
Paper Play: Happy Birthday
I will be back later with more challenge cards. I have some fun snowman cards for all the Christmas in July challenges. Have a great evening. Love ya.
Karen
Hi Karen. Your birthday card for your nephew is amazing! I totally love the background and what looks like a masked harlequin pattern on the one side. And your blended colors on the other side of the card are beautiful as well. I love all of your stamping. Great images! I also love the wire coil that give such cool dimension to your card. It's beautifully done! Thanks for sharing your art with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy
ReplyDeletethis is fab, what a lucky nephew, the layout and images are awesome, I will be tracking them down. great colours as well. love it, mark
ReplyDeleteNeat collage of elements for your nephew. :) The wire was a really cool touch!
ReplyDeleteWonderful masculine cards! Thanks for playing along with us at Artistic Outpost!
ReplyDeleteA great Steampunk themed b'day card for your nephew! Thanks for joining our numbers challenge at the Cheerful Stamp Pad this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card... it's a colour combination I always love, and the rings give a great extra dimension over that fabulous background.
ReplyDeletegreat steampunk vintage look!
ReplyDeletexo, Kristina
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A wonderful card. Thanks for sharing at The Cheerful Stamp Pad. I do hope you will return often so I can see more of your work.
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous! Love your stamping.
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