Steampunk Missy and Love To Scrap Challenge

Hello Everyone!
Time for a new challenge on the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog!!  We have a fun new theme that will get your wheels turning.....

Running in Circles

Make a project with lots of circles and some stamping.
 
There are two lovely sponsors for the challenge.

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Prize: 3 images to winner

Scribbles Designs

Prize: 3 images to winner

For my design Team project, I used a super cute Steampunky image from Lacy Sunshine.  I added lots of circles to my card---of course!

Materials List:

Stamps: digi image Maddie Haddie Steampunk Secret Window from Lacy

 Sunshine

CS: Solar White Neenah; Rich Razzleberrry, Pixie Pink, and Med Pink from 

Stampin' Up; Black; Wine

Dye Ink: Melon Mambo- Stampin' Up

Distress Ink: Picked Raspberries

Copic Markers

Big Scallop Circles SM die from Spellbinders

Embossing Folders: Gears -Tim Holtz; Spots and Dots - Cuttlebug

Small Circle Punch

Scrap of White Lace Fabric

Scrap of black trim

Decorative Pearl trim

Chain (from a broken key chain)

Stick Pin

Wire

Dimensional Adhesive 

3 D Zots

Instructions:

• Make a 5.75" square card from Wine CS and layer with Black CS
• Dry emboss the Pixie pink and Med pink CS with the two embossing folders
• Trim the Pixie Pink to a 1.5" strip
• Apply distress ink to the raised areas of the dry embossing
• Add both embossed pieces to the card front
• Print the digi onto the Solar White CS
• Make sure the ink is dry before coloring

• Color the digi image with Copic Markers---Note: to make the red hair, I used R05 and R22
• Die cut the image with the scallop circle die
• Add  to the card front with 3D Zots

• Add the embellishments: Gather a scrap piece of lace fabric with needle and thread, but before gluing it down, insert the stick pin into the top of the lace
• Add the black lace scrap, pearl trim, and chain with a good glue--I used Fabri-Tac
• Curl the wire around finger to create the curly q's and glue the wire to the card

• Stamp the letters ( Alpha Dots from My Sentiments Exactly) to spell out "Mad Tea Party" with Melon Mambo Ink
• Punch the letters with small circle punch

• Add the letters with dimensional adhesive

**********Challenges for My Steampunk Mad Tea Party:

Come and Get It: use dies

Crafting when we Can: bright colors

Lacy Sunshine: summer

That Craft Place: steampunk or autumn

CCC Digi Creations: pearls and lace

Punk You Girl: anything goes with Gothic, dark or steampunk

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Really fun project!   I like the unusual combination of the cute Steampunk image with all the wire and chain.  I hope you will make your own project with circles and head over to the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog and link up!!! See you next time!!   

I will have photos of all the goodies from the Heirloom stamping show tomorrow.  I spent most of  Saturday there and found lots of cool stuff and cool people.  Very fun!!!  Love ya.

Karen