Steampunk Graduation Card

Hello Everyone,
I wanted to share the graduation card I made for my nephew's college graduation.  (Yes, we are all soooo proud of him.)  His degree is in mechanical engineering.  He likes Steampunk designs, so this is what I came up with.  I used a teal and brown color combination (which I think worked really well with the theme and images).

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment once in each of the two colors, cut the sentences apart and layered each segment.

I also added some stamping to the envelope.

Okay, so I will see you soon for more crafty funness (don't think that is a word, but I am going to use it anyway.  LOL  Have a great day!
Karen

Steampunk Side - step Card

Hello Dreamers,

Popping in today to share a side step card I made for my nephew.  He is a fan of Steampunk, so, of course I make a lot of Steampunk cards for him.  I used a fun fold design from Technique Junkies and Steampunk themed stamps.

Materials List:

Stamps: Flying Car -  Lost Coast Designs; Steampunk Travels - Whimsy stamps

Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento, Vintage Photo Distress

CS: Cream, brown, and beige

DP: 7 Gypsies

Decorative Label Punch - Stampin' Up

Fun fold design: Technique Junkies - Fancy Folds CD - Side Step Card

Stamp the images with Rich Cocoa ink on cream CS.  Make the fun fold card following the directions on  the Fancy folds CD from Technique Junkies.

Such a fun project! Just a quick post to share this fun fold card with you!  See you next time!  Love ya
Karen
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Stamping Sensations: Anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies: vintage/shabby chic.
Cards and More: masculine cards
Stamps and Fun  = Creativity: male cards
Crafty Creations: monochromatic
the Male Room: transportation
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Lost Coast Design Blog Hop: 50 Shades of Green

Hello Everyone!
Today is the first day of the Lost Coast Designs Blog Hop!!  The hop starts March 11th at 11:am PST runs until  March 30th.  You can join in the fun and add your blog to the blog roll!!

The theme is 50 Shades of Green!  Make a project using shades of green and Lost Coast Design and/or Carmen's Veranda Stamps.
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Read all the details:

How to Participate:
1.  Make a project using only Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda images with a green monochromatic colour scheme only!  White cardstock & black ink can be used but you must only use shades of green for your colour palette!

2.  Publish your projects on your own blogs any time between March 11 through to March 30 and provide your readers with all the details about our blog hop.   

3.  On March 11 you will be given an inlinkz code to embed into your post.
You embed the code by doing the following:
Draft up your new post like you always do and then switch your post draft to HTML view for Blogger or TEXT for Wordpress, insert the code, then switch back the view to compose mode & publish your post as normal.  Don't worry, it sounds complicated I know but it really is as easy as copying and pasting some text into your post to include our inlinkz blog hop collection and keep the blog hop rolling!

4.  Once you've published your project on your blog, copy your post URL and link it up to our blog hop by adding it to the inlinkz blog hop roll that is now included in your post, exactly the same way you join in on challenges!
Get the code here
5.  Enjoy hopping all the projects that will be added throughout March and leave a comment on each blog post as well as on the Lost Coaster's Review blog to qualify for the prize!

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I used  shades of green to make this Steampunk card.

Materials List:

Stamps: Steampunk Grasshopper Train and Travel Quotes both from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Olive Grove Memento

CS: Dark Green, Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow, and Lucky Limeade- Stampin' Up

Copic Markers

Gelli Plate

Gears Embossing Folder

Dots Border Embossing Folder

Acrylic Paints
Wire
Ribbons
Large Brad

Instructions:

• Make a folded card from Lucky Limeade CS and layer with dark green CS
• Create the background paper by using a Gelli Plate, acrylic paint and the embossing folders
• Cut background paper to size and add to card base

• Stamp the Steampunk Grasshopper Train with Olive Grove ink on Very Vanilla CS
• Color with Copic Markers
• Sponge edges with Olive Grove ink
• Layer with Sage Shadow and dark green CS
• Add to card base
• Stamp the sentiment 

• Cut four pieces of ribbon and secure them together with the wire
• Add the large brad with glue and glue to card front
• Add the sentiment
• Decorate the inside of the card with a left over piece of the Gelli Plate background

Inside of card

An InLinkz Link-up

Vintage Stamping Challenge- Olde Worlde

Hello Everyone!
Time for a new challenge on the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog!  The theme for the month of March is:

Olde Worlde---things that look old (or are old) vintagey things, Victorian things--- you get the idea. There must be some stamping on your project.

The challenge is sponsored by Flonzcraft Stamps and they are offering a $20 gift certificate!!

For my Olde Worlde project, I used a vintagey locomotive stamp and added Steampunk elements.

Materials List:
Stamps: Old Steam Locomotive and Happy Birthday Greetings, Wishes both from Flonzcraft Stamps
Ink: Onyx Black Versa Fine, Black Soot Distress Ink
CS: Kraft; Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up); Black; and Gold
Dies: Banner and Ticket from A Muse Studios; Vintage Flourish from My Favorite Things
Embossing Folder-Gears from Tim Holtz
Silver Metal embellishments and Silver brads
Spray Inks
Template: Mini Cosmic Swirls from Crafters Workshop

Instructions:

• Make a card from Kraft CS and layer with black CS
• Make the background paper using a template and spray inks
• Cut the background paper to size and distress edges with Black Soot ink

• Dry emboss a piece of gold paper and cut out one of the gears
• Add Gear to card base
• Stamp the Locomotive with Onyx Black ink on Crumb Cake CS and layer with black
• Add to the Card base
• Die cut all the elements from gold paper
• Add metal stickers to banner and add brads to card

• Stamp two wings and cut out
• Stamp Happy Birthday on ticket and distress with Black Soot ink
• Add wings and ticket
• Stamp a sentiment on the inside

This will make a great masculine Birthday card and I already know who it is going to.  Let's see your Olde Worlde project!!   Just link it up on the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog.

Still trying to get back in the swing of things after my Father's death.  Not an easy thing to do, but I am taking it one day at a time.

See you soon!  Love ya
Karen

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

Steampunk Lady With Lost Coast Designs

Hi Dreamers!
Lost Coast Designs Challenge time!!  This is challenge #2 and the theme is use Blue and Green....with a Lost Coast Design stamp.  There are some fun prizes too.
I made a card using a LCD stamp and added lots of Distress ink.  The overall design is very clean and I am tempted to call it CAS-Vintage....if there is such a thing.  Take a look.

Materials List:

Stamp: Steampunk Bicycle Lady-Lost Coast Designs

CS: White; Tobacco Brown - Bazzill

Ink: Black Archival

Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers and Vintage Photo

Spray inks on scrap paper

Instructions:

• Make a card from the Tobacco Brown CS and layer with White CS
• Add a strip of paper that has been sprayed with multiple layers of spray inks

Note:  I tore a strip of paper from a scrap I had laid down while spraying inks onto another project.  The scrap paper looked so interesting that I did not want to throw it away.  I put it in my background papers box for use on some other project.  It worked perfectly with my Steampunk Lady.

• Stamp the Steampunk Lady on white CS with Black ink
• Tear out the image
• Add the Distress inks; applying heavily on the torn edges
• Add to the card base

A super fun card I can use to send to someone special!

How about a few Challenges for my Steampunk Lady??!!
Cards Und More: Vintage
Craft Your Passion: on the move
Simon's Monday: start from scratch
Snarky stampers: steampunk
Charisma Cards: anything goes


I hope you will get out your Lost Coast Design stamps and try out the second challenge!!
Coming up in Dreamland: a grad card and some cards I made using washi tape.  Should be fun and exciting!!  See you soon!   Love ya.
Karen

Guest Designing for Love to Scrap Challenge!

Hello Everyone!!
Whoa--Have I been busy!  Making the Valentine's for the Cards From the Heart card drive, making gifts for new babies, a card making event, and lots more!!   I will be sharing the Valentine's later in the week.  I made 50 cards in total.
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This month I am Guest Designing for the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog!!  And, today is my second post.  And a new challenge has begun!  Head over and check out all the DT projects and link up a little something of your own.  Here is the info:

LTSCB #22: "Tags"

January 20-February 2

The lovely sponsor: Your Next Stamp (prize is a stamp set)

For my projects,  I was feeling the need for a bit of unreality.........   I made some fun steampunky/fantasy tags.

Materials List:

Stamps: Cityscape, Silhouette Lady with Umbrella, Flying Car all from Lost Coast Designs

Tags: Kraft size #8 from Tim Holtz

Inks: Onyx Black -Versa Fine; Mushroom Adirondack; Espresso Truffle - Memento

Distress Inks: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, and Frayed Burlap

3D Zots glue dots

Die Cut: Vintage Flourish-My Favorite Things

Pearls

Tulle and ribbons

Metal Charm: Bead Landing

Silhouette Lady with Umbrella Tag;

Instructions:

• Stamp the Cityscape on the Kraft Tag with Black Onyx ink
• Distress edges with Distress inks
• Stamp the Umbrella Lady on white CS with Mushroom ink and cut out

• Add stamped lady with 3D Zots
• Die cut the flourishes and glue to tag
• Add the pearls and ribbons

Flying Car Tag:

• Make in the same manner as Umbrella Lady tag
• Stamp the Flying Car on white CS with Espresso Truffle ink and cut out
• Distress the car with Antique Linen Distress ink

• Wrap a strip of Black Tulle around the tag and secure with glue on back
• Add the stamped car with two 3D Zots stacked on top of each other---I really wanted the car to stand up off the tag.
• Add the ribbons and the metal charm

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Well, why don't I enter a few challenges??!!  How about:
Fantasy Stampers: anything with wings
Crafty Hands: put a tag on it.
Creative Knockouts: Tag, you're it
Seema Crafts: anything goes
Make My Monday: Kraft CS
Craft My Life: anything but a card
Artistic Inspiration: use ribbon
Punk You Girl: Steampunk

Hope you enjoyed my little trip into fantasy land away from the harsh realities of the real world.  LOL  I mean that in  humorous way....LOL Stay tuned this week!!  I will begin posting the Childrens' Valentine's Day cards!!

A big Thank you to Leslie for  inviting me to Guest Design this month on the Love to Scrap Challenge blog!!! 


Love ya
Karen

Publishing Update: Just Steampunk and Take Ten

Hi Dreamers!
I am back after a busy week.  I spent two days cleaning my house--I really had lots to catch up on!!  Then I went for a relaxing massage too.  I have been working on the card order for my friend and have thirteen cards finished.  Today, I would like to do a Publishing Update!   My work appears in the new Just Cards special edition Just Steampunk Volume 3 (on shelves now) and the fall issue of Take Ten ( out Sept 1).  I will be giving you a few sneak peeks as well!

Just Steampunk Volume 3:

You will find eight of my projects in this issue.  Of course, the projects are all Steampunk style.  Here are a few sneak peeks for you------

 Stamps: Artistic Outpost; Background: Crafter's Workshop Template

 Stamps: Lost Coast Designs

Stamps: Blockheads Paper Arts; Paper Artsy; Stampland (sentiment)

Background: Gelli Plate

Take Ten Fall 2013:

I have four projects in this issue.  I made quick and easy cards by stamping on Stampington decorative papers.   And, some sneak peeks----

 Stamps: Red Lead Paperworks

Stamps: Artistic Outpost

 Stamp: Stamp Camp

Stamps: Stamp Camp

So, just a few sneak peeks to tantalize you.  LOL  I will be back later with my garage sale finds!  Hope you had a great week and have a great weekend!  Love ya.
Karen

Pink Steampunk Tag

Hi Dreamers!
Happy Saturday!  I hope your weekend is going along nicely.  I am having a nice relaxing day.  I worked on some submissions this afternoon and was really happy to get those finished.  And, now I want to share a fun project.  I made this pink Steampunk tag using a stamp from Third Coast Rubber, a sentiment from Stampland, and gear face from Artistic Outpost.

I made a watercolored background on the tag and stamped the Anthropomorphic character.  

I added lots of extras.  Including some Piccolo enamels around the edges, a few eyelets with wire, and some gears.

On the top, I stamped a sentiment and added some ribbon and wire.

**This Pink Steampunk tag is entered in the Third Coast Rubber stamps challenge #15: Spring Steampunk.
And, the April Texture Challenge at The Artistic Stamper

Well,  I think I will go and do some relaxing.  I have a cute bird card already and will share that with you in the next few days.  So, stop back for that!  I hope you continue to enjoy the weekend.  See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen