Steampunk Mix

Hi Everyone..........a huge 'Thank You' to followers old and new. Its lovely to read comments you leave and inspires me when I return the compliment and view your own fabulous creations.

Below is a card that I made for my Dad's recent birthday. First of all I stamped the card using Stampers Anonymous TH Mixed Media stamps, which I love. I then blended the card with various brown DI's. The pocket to hold the tag was  die cut from Spellbinders Donna Salazar's Creative Book Pages 2, which was blended with more brown DI's and edged with Rusty Hinge. Having found Tim Holtz Distressables Book I cut out the letter D from one of the Distressable Papers, adhering it to cardboard. Once dry I blended it with DI's then covered in embossing ink/clear embossing powder. ( I  clear embossed as I did not have any of the memory glass that Tim uses in the book )  On the front page I used two of Wendy Vecchi's stamps from the European Art range using the masking technique.   I also used the masking technique on the last page you can see, using various stamps from Sam Poole of Creative Studio's Vintage Inventor Set.

The tag was stamped and blended with DI's too and an Idea-ology tag attached. The envelope was made from  some Basic Grey papers  I have in my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Dude Time Doodles Challenge- Anything Goes

Nutcrafters Challenge - One for the Boys

Crafty Creations - Tags Challenge #179

Thank you for dropping in......hope to see you again soon.

Crafty Hugs

Annie x

Time flies when you are having fun !!

Hi Everyone. What a fabulous 4 days it has been in Britain, celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. I felt so sorry for the Queen when it was announced that Prince Philip was taken to hospital as they go everywhere together. What a concert last night at Buckingham Palace. Tom Jones was exceptional and his vocal was certainly the best. Some of the artists just couldn't sing (If I say 'dope' you will know who I mean !!)

Anyway, how true is the saying on this tag !!. I just don't seem to have enough time these days and I am sure the last 60 years of the Queen's reign have flown in. 

I am spending lots of time using the 'rusting technique' using Crafty Notions acrylic wax and rusting powder. The small alarm clock is one of the new Sizzix TH die cuts, which is available in two sizes. The wings were cut using the Sizzix TH 'Heart Wings' die cut.  The letters are also from the Sizzix TH Carnivale die strip. 

I used the rusting powder on the letters and wings. The alarm clock was inked  in peacock feathers DI and then clear embossed.

I used  Th Idea-ology  mask  ( Time Works) on the background of the tag, think you can just make it out. To ink the tag I used a variety of DI's, namely Tea-dye, Brushed Corduroy, Broken China and Barn Door .

The bunting was made by cutting WV Studio 490 heart stamp, which I stamped using archival ink, blue and red, which I adhered on to some red and white bakers twine. There is also a trinket pin on the ribbon at top of tag.

I am entering this piece in the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers- Challenge 69 Distress It!

Smudgy Antics- Anything Goes

Sunday Stampers- Red, White and Blue

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Make It Monday- Always Anything Goes

Frilly and Funkie- Kraft and Twine

Thanks for visiting and if you can please leave me a comment and I shall return the compliment.

Crafty Hugs  Annie :)