Challenge # 138 Easel Cards

Since I am at home for two weeks or more,with severe arthritis in my knee...I figured might as well try to work on some scrapping. I have been wanting to try my hand at some digital stamps and coloring them. I just got the Spectrum Noir markers a few months ago and now I am giving it a go.

Now what digital stamp? Awhile back I found Kenny K's Krafty Krew and I have been hooked ever since. I bought a bunch of his digi's now I get to give it a whirl.

So I took the time to enter this challenge. This weeks challenge is easel cards. I searched the web and found this tutorial at Card Making Magic, a Quad Easel.She has a lot of card making written and video tutorials and other crafty ideas. Go check her out:)
Hope you enjoy and please be easy on me, this is my first time at coloring an image. I think I did okay.
                                      

I used Paige Parasol for this and her pics are near the bottom:

Sentiment wobbles...see the action!

Some gears from Tim Holtz, Copper sheet embossed  using provocraft clockworks embossing folder  & gems from Walmart-Martha Stewart.

 

Sentiment found on internet. I just love Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory so this sentiment fits the Steampunk theme. Pearl beads from?

Here is Paige!! Recipe for her is last pic.

Steampunk heart from Jolee's and other jewel from?

Here it is closed up. Blue cardstock from DCWV solid stack, copper sheet from Walmart brand, Steampunk sheets- diamond sheet and collage from Hot off the Press.

Here it is opened up.

Close up of Paige

 

 

Recipe for Paige:

Spectrum Noir markers

Clothes:  GB 8,9,10 and 11

Hair: EB 3 and 4

skin: TN 2

Feather and flower: CT 2,3 and 4

Eyes: TB 4

 

 

 

Thanks for looking and come back again:)

 

 

This week`s Challenge we want to see Easel Cards and we have 

2 sponsors and of course 2 chances at winning prizes :-)

 

is offering 5 Digi's of the Winner's Choice

and

is offering a stamp to the value of $10

Other challenges I am entering:
Brown Sugar Challenge-#37 Step or easel card
Link Up Tuesday at PinkCricut
Spectrum Noir-Spring
IDIC:Challenge #155 Easel cards
Paper Playtime: Ch#8 More than 1 fold
 OLLCB: Easel Cards
Sassy Studio Designs: #173 Fancy Folds

Steampunk flower centerpiece- my first try at it

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My centerpiece is a steampunk theme.  Hope you like it. The flowers I made are Kusudama. My cricut cuts are from the Indie cart. I used the gear and the barb wire. I cut them out using my Imagine and the Industrial glow cart for them and the flowers. I hope you like them. Can you see the clcks and the gears in the second picture. Sorry I forgot to put my white backdrop up for this.

            Recipe:
container wraped in aluminum foil
moss and styrofoam block
Kusudama flowers
2 cricut cuts- Indie art barb wire and gear
Tim Holtz clockspieces and sprocket gears
Tim Holtz alcohol inks for stainig foil
wire to attach barb wire
stickers for center of gears-Jolee'sAll That Bling studs with pearls
Cricut Imagine machine
Cricut Imagine cart Industrial Glow

Other challenges and link up partys:


Pink Cricut
My Sheri Crafts-challenge #84-april showers bring may flowers to mom