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Wednesday 30 October 2013

Steampunk Elegance

Hi there my Crafty Friends and Visitors,


The weather here is dry thank goodness but.....oh so cold lols !!   Hope everyone is well.  I am having a lovely day to myself in my craft room, no crafting as yet but I'm busy catching up with emails and computer work, whilst listening to my favourite singer, Andrea Bocelli.  So....relaxing lols  especially when he sings in Italian, very romantic voice and not bad looking either !!  Well  for today's card I have used an Imagination Craft's Steam Punk Stencil which was designed by Kath (Mucky Paws Halstead) and it is a lovely stencil.   Now, I'm not in my comfort zone with steam punk and haven't made any cards using this type of image before.     I'm afraid my' grungy steampunk' is more and 'elegant steam punk.'  lolls ! so  I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on my creation.


Make a base card from white card.   Onto this matt a smaller piece of black card.   Put an oblong of white card through an embossing machine along with the 'Time and Motion' stencil.   Glue this to the centre of the card.

Put a square of white card through the embossing machine along with the 'Time and Motion' stencil.   (The white card being slightly smaller than the black card).   Using the die, cut an aperture from the white stencilled card and glue this to the black card.

Take a piece of black card and the 'Cameo Cog' stencil and put through an embossing machine.   Cut out the lady and some og the cogs.   Glue the cogs around the edge of the white card and add two gold strips, one to the top left and one to the bottom right.     



Cut out more cog feathers from her hat using gold card, white and black.   Glue these to the back of her hat.   Fix the lady to the centre of the card using sticky foam pads to give a little dimension.


Cut a gold band and fix to her hat.   Cut out and earring shape from gold card.   Use a piece of cog, cut from gold card for her necklace and her hat ornament.

Well that's it folks, until next time take care of yourselves and thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.

                                                                     Love and rainbows

                                                                          Jennifer xxx

10 comments:

  1. fab card reminds me of new year celebrations! I too love Andrea Bocelli... very pleasing to the ear.... and well I am lucky as my husband as you know is Italian... saying that Not a good singing voice hehehehe :)

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    1. Hi Samantha, thank you for your fab comment. Wow lucky you ! lols married to an Italian, I think they are all romantic lolls shame about the voice lolls but you can't have everything you know.! Hope to see you soon. Thanks for visiting my blog. Hugs Jennifer xx

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  2. I'm just loving your elegant steampunk hee hee it looks amazing x thank you for the mentions

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    1. Hi Kath, thank you for your nice comment. I think your stencil designs are great ! and you're welcome lolls. Hugs Jennifer xx

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  3. I think your card is beautiful Jennifer - really stylish. Love all the features and details. I love Andrea Bocelli too - i only have to hear the first few bars if 'time ti say goodbye and I'm un floods of tears! Soppy! Take care x

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    1. Hi Rachel, thank you so much for your lovely comment. Pleased to hear you like Andrea Bocelli too !! I have just bought his latest CD.
      I have to admit to a lump in the throat when he sings a few of his songs lolls !! I don't think you are soppy, I think we are just sensitive and romantic at heart. Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it lollls ! Hugs Jennifer xx

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  4. WOW Jennifer this is stunning! I love how you have used this stencil it is so chic and elegant.

    Hugs
    Linda xxxx

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    1. Hi Linda thank you pleased you like it. As I said in my blog, I've not made any cards using steam punk images before, this is my take on steam punk - elegant lolls !!! not sure I can do grungie lollls!! Watch this space, you never know. Hugs Jennifer xx

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  5. A very elegant card Jennifer. Love the stencil and what you have done with it. Gorgeous.
    Mags
    x

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    1. Hi there Mags, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. Hugs xx

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