Capsule Collection Dragonfly

The challenge at Docrafts this week is to use their Capsule Collection to make a card. I was lucky enough to win some lovely Capsule Buttons in last weeks challenge but I've gone for a softer effect for this card so I'll use them another day. For this card I've used some backing paper from the Jesse Edwards Parkstone Pink collection and the Big Bloomers flower is from the same collection. The large brad in the centre of the flower is from an older Capsule Collection The image is a dragonfly from the Urban stamps collection. I've masked the smaller two dragonflies off so it would fit into the oval and embossed it with pink crystal powder. The sentiment is from a Woodware set cut with a Stampin Up punch and added a couple of gems

I'm also entering this into the C.R.A.F.T. challenge which is Monochromatic and the challenge at That Craft Place which is also Monochrome

Anything Goes

When we cleared out my Dad's house a couple of years ago, I came across a bag of watches. None of them worked and they weren't valuable so I thought I may use some of the pieces on my cards at some point. I found them hiding in the back of a drawer yesterday and decided to make a box to keep them in. This was a Turkish Delight box  from last Christmas which has been sat in my craft room waiting for a makeover.

I've covered the box in backing papers and stamped the top with the Artistic Stamper Cogs background stamp and distressed the edges. I've also use Phineas Pinchbeck as a centrepiece and the letters are cut from Tim Holtz Carnival Sizzlit strip and embossed with clear powder. I've also added a few cog like sequins which came from Poundland.

I'm entering this into the Artistic Stamper November challenge which is Anything Goes and this fortnight's challenge at Anything Goes which is - Anything Goes.

Time or Steampunk at Anything Goes

That age thing is catching up with me and I've decided I need to write lists and keep a note of things so I bought some cheap notebooks and I've decided to cover them. This one is going to be a sort of to do book and is my entry into the Anything Goes Time or Steampunk challenge. I covered the book with a K&Co paper called Golden Poppies. I've used distress inks and stamps to tone down the colour a little. The stamps I've used are Cogs Background by the Artistic Stamper and a Sense of Time by Stampin Up. I've also used a sequin waste mask by Tando Creative.

The main image is Phineas Pinchbeck by Artistic Stamper which I've stamped in Gathered Twigs and coloured with Rusty Hinge distress inks and then embossed with clear powder. The Tick Tock is  from Carnival Sizzlit strip embossed once with clear powder to keep the mottled effect. The clock charm is from another jewellery piece I bought in the sale at Claire's.

 I've also added some cog-like sequins that I bought in Poundland. There are loads in the pack and they come in several different colour ways