Steampunk Card

Oh I love Sweet Pea Stamps. There is something artistic and deliciously Steampunk about so many of them. This “Steam Punk Doll” by Meredith Dillman is one of my favorites because I have a whole story about her imagined in my head. She is a fairy princess and she is looking onto the desolate desert landscape that was once a glorious empire. The ruins in the background show the effects of the ravages of time…. LOL Ok, back to the crafting. 🙂

I stamped her out on 140 lb Strathmore water color paper and colored her up using my Tim Holtz Distress Markers (along with a black Copic Multiliner (o.3) to clean up the edges, a Sakura white Gelly Roll pen for the highlights, and Glossy Accents to add shine to her eyes, jewels, wings and armor):

Hair: Black Soot, Tea Dye
Skin and blush: Tattered Rose with Spun Sugar
Puff sleeve shirt: Black Soot and Picket Fence with Tea Dye and Broken China
Bodice: Black Soot and Walnut Stain
Corset, headband, and trims: Tea Dye and Antique Photo
Red hair bow: Fired Brick
Wings: Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Fired Brick–all watered down
Jewels: Broken China
Background buildings: Milled Lavendar
Desert sky color: Antique Linen

I popped up the image on foam adhesive and then matted with scraps of paper from my stash (most of it is from the My Mind’s Eye Mischievous Collection), both inside and out. The die cut gears are made using Diemond Dies Steampunk Gears Die Set and I think add the perfect Steampunky touch (and yet still keeps this card thin and light enough to mail — this is going to a friend in Canada). I added a pocket on the back of the card to include my crafty info (YT name, addie, favorite colors, DOB, etc.), which my friend had requested.

The following is a video share of this card:

This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
One Sweet Dies and Punches Challenge
Through the Craft Room Anything Goes Challenge
SanDee & Amelie’s Ravages of Time Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful crafty day! WOOF

8 Comments

Claudia on June 25, 2015 at 2:34 am

An amazing steampunk card! Wow!
I love the colouring and how the die cut gears add dimension to the “frame”!

Thank you for sharing your beautiful project with us at SanDee&amelie’s Steampunk Challenges!

Claudia x

Gayatri Murali on June 26, 2015 at 7:54 am

Great video. Thanks for sharing 🙂 Awesome colouring of the image. Love your card. Thanks for playing along Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge 🙂

CraftyPaws on June 27, 2015 at 8:17 am

Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging comments! I love your challenges at SSSWC! big hugs, Kristina
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willeke on June 26, 2015 at 1:41 pm

I love it !
Thanks for sharing it with us and hope to see you again in our next challenge as well,
Hugs
Willeke
DT Through The Craft Room Door

CraftyPaws on June 27, 2015 at 8:18 am

Thanks so much Willeke! I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by! Hugs, kristina
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Maura on June 26, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Great steampunk card! Lovely lady and gears. I specially like the top gear peeking over.thanks for joining us at SASPC!

CraftyPaws on June 27, 2015 at 8:19 am

Thanks so much Maura! I love Steampunk but I rarely do cards in this style so this was fun to try. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
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Bonnie Irvine on July 5, 2015 at 6:46 pm

You have rocked the Steampunk genre with this fabulous card. Love the colouring with Distress and I love the back story you have imagined to go with her. Wonderful both inside and out! Thanks for joining us for our Dies and/or Punches theme at One Sweet Challenge. I hope we see you again soon.