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Tuesday 26 June 2012

A new mobile phone?

Good morning, isn't it lovely to get up and not have to rush off to work? We even managed  a whole day without torrential rain yesterday and I got some gardening done. Today we're nipping to the garden centre to get a few plants (and perhaps some crafty treats too lol). Anyway back to business, todays card is a sample made using some scrummy new stamps, Steampunkery and Steampunk travel from Chocolate Baroque



I've used Derwent pencils to colour the image and popped a die cut aperture over the top before matting on some kraft card. The lacey cogs border was also stamped on kraft. I used the digital backing paper 'Edwardian Gentlemen' and inked over with vintage photo distress ink using the Crafters Workshop 'Gears' template. In the opposite corners I used the same template with embossing  paste, brushed over with mica powder for a metallic look. I added some brown velvet ribbon and a lovely little lock brad to finish off.

                                 I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
                                 Chocolate Coffee and Cards: Coffee and cream
Hotshot Crafts: distress ink
                                                      Incy wincy: anything goes
                                                    My Mum's Craft Shop: boys
                                                        Paper Play: use a die
                          Scrappy Frogs: celebrate men + 2 embellishments (ribbon and lock)
                                           The Squirrel and the fox : Make it sparkle
                                                 Wags and Whiskers: Use kraft



                                                     Thanks for visiting today,
                                                                   Claire xx

10 comments:

  1. This one made me smile - love the background techniques and of course the image

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  2. Fabulous Claire. Love that phone and also all the different ways you have used the gears template.
    Beryl xx

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  3. Amazing work Claire!

    Sarah x

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  4. The sheen of the mica & your cogs/gears really work beatifully together & I too had to smile, especially as my Bookshop Manager was struggling with his new mobile phone when I went in to be paid! Think he'd like this one much better.
    Paula (PEP)

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  5. Wow, a real beauty, Claire. Hope you are doing well these days...

    Greetings from Norway :o)

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  6. Such a wonderful steampunked themed card, great elements.

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  7. Lovely card Claire. Thank you for joining us at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges.
    Debbie x

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  8. Lovely !! Thank you for playing along at Incy Wincy this week x

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  9. Wonderful! Thank you for joining us at HSC for our Distress Inks challenge

    Sarah x

    Check Hot Shot Craft shop for new items
    http://www.hotshotcraft.co.uk/catalog/

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  10. Fantastic card!
    Thanks so much for joining us at Wags'nWhiskers for our Kraft challenge. A new challenge will be up later and hope you will join again :)

    *hugs*
    Angélique

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