Sunday 2 September 2012

A bit of steampunk

Good morning all.I hope you are all well.The wedding was fabulous.It was so good to see my brother in law so, so happy and in love and his wonderful wife is a stunner.No thick head though as i don`t drink.lol.The night was topped by a Kiss tribute band coming and rocking the place which was right next to the Stoke City`s Britannia Stadium.
So on to my card today which is using this fabulous stamp from stampendous.
I am also entering my card into the following challenges:
1.Poodles Parlour challenge - Winged things
2.Squirrel and the Fox challenge  Challenge 25 - One for the men
3.Deep ocean challenge - Challenge 33 - Things with wings
4.Simon says stamp challenge - Anything goes (4th entry)
5.Sketch Saturday challenge - Week 223
6.Saturday challenge - Challenge 201 - Animal antics

Products used are:
Black card
Papermania papers - Wellington and Best of british and sentiment from a wellington stamp set
Sizzix cog die
Go create circle  die
Distress tool
Metallic wax
Distress ink - Frayed burlap
Stampendous cling stamp - Steampunk owl
Promarkers
White gel pen
Promarkers used are:
Tan,cinnamon,walnut,umber,black
Honeycomb,spice,burnt orange,chestnut
Mustard,raw sienna,burnt sienna
Warm grey 3,4,5
Cobalt blue,midnight blue,indigo
 
And a sideways view.
I had a blast making this one, thanks so much for popping by.Means a lot ;D
Hugs Coops.xxx

55 comments:

Lynsey said...

Fab card Coops! Love the cogs embellishments.
Hugs Lynsey x

Doreen said...

This is gorgeous Coops you do steampunk so well.xxx

Christine L said...

Morning Nic

Fabulous card with such an unusual image.... not sure I understand steampunk - I'm too old!! LOL! Love how you've put it all together tho...

So glad you had a good time at the wedding.... sounds like you all had a wonderful day!

Big hugs
Christine x

Squirrel x said...

Ooh, such a different style for you hun! Love that owl, he looks so wise and calm. Fabulous colours. Hugs Sxx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Fab card Coops I can almost see the rust flaking off those gears! Very sensible not to drink, glad you had a good time. Susan x

Jackie said...

Fabulous card coops, love that owl :o)
Jackie xx

SoniaW said...

Fab card Nic, love the range of cards you create, glad you had a fab time at your brother in laws wedding. I sure that your card will be treasured for years to come.

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

Great card Coops love the way you've coloured your owl

jacqui x

Chrissy said...

This is wonderful Coops, fabulous colours, love the image and the cogs and gorgeous background..

luv CHRISSYxx

Andrea C said...

Amazing card. You could enter thi in our bad moon rising at Haunted Design House this week. http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.co.uk xx

Grenouille Greetings said...

Dazzling distressing and perfect punk, my friend! Hugs, Lesley

Sue said...

Morning Nic,fabulous card and image.Love the colouring.
Glad all went well for the wedding.
Hugs Sue xx

Sue said...

WOW!! This is wonderful. I love the image and the colours are fabulous

I hope you have a good Sunday
Hugs Sue

Mary J said...

That is so fab coops!

Ally said...

aaaaaaaaah that's soooo cool! Have no other words for it...I'm speechless!
Hugs, Alessandra

Unknown said...

Fabulous card as always sweetie, such a different style for you too I love it!
Love n hugs
Xx cara xx

maxine said...

Very nice card x

Netty said...

Love your steampunk owl, brill x

Amanda said...

Gorgeous card Nic, sounds like the wedding was a huge success. Hugs, Amanda x

Alyce Kit and Clowder said...

So cute Coops! What a great steampunk card...love that fun image :)

sue w. said...

Hi Coops, this is so different, love the elements and layout. Something I've never tried but it wouldn't be this good hun if I did.
Sounds like you had a fab time at the wedding.
Hugs Sue W.

Marilyn said...

Fabulous card and right on the money with the steampunk theme! I've never seen this image before but I really like what you've done with it.

Vanessa (aka V'ness, Nessa, oldschool) said...

Love this girl!!!

Joey said...

Fab card hun, love the design. Joey xx

Sandra H said...

Ahhhhhhhhhhh its gorgeous Coops your so talented no matter what image you always come tops its stunning xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

This is fabulous Coop's I like the owl the papers the colours and the cogs.
Kevin xx

Sarah said...

Wow, this is absolutely stunning Coops, I love everything about it, the owl really pops against that gorgeous deep blue night sky, love it x

Jules said...

You are just brilliant Coops and seem to manage to turn your hand to any style!

Great colours and distressing on this one.

Hope you are having a good Sunday.

Love Jules xx

Janet - aka stacky said...

Glad you had a good time at the wedding x
This card is fabulous, it's different in the nicest possible way xx

Kim Dibben said...

Fabulous card Coops, love the image and papers, your cogs look fabulous.
Glad you had a good time
hugs
Kim xx

Creations by Shirl said...

Aw cool steampunkish card....love that wise owl!

Marie-Louise said...

Absolutely fabulous.

Aud said...

A super card coops. love the colours youve used and the owl really stands out. Aud x

emma mitchell said...

Gorgeous card , I love this owl .
Hugs Emma xx

June Nelson said...

This is gorgeous hunnie loving your steampunk style it s so beautiful and rich, big huggies June xxxxxxx

Deb said...

fabulous masculine card, glad the wedding went well!
Debxx

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous Owl. I love the colours and your cogs!
Lorraine x

Whisper said...

Wow fabby and great use of those Cogs too, Luv Sam x

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Love a bit of steampunk and what an unusual image. Love the cogs too.

Little K Smith said...

A fabulous card Coops, I love the design and such a great image too! :)
Kelly.x

Julie said...

Brill card, Nic! Love the image and the colours are awesome - perfect for steam punk!! Hugs, Juliexxx

Unknown said...

hi....just having a good nosey round blog land and found you...lovin the steam punk...and a owl fascinating its truly lovely..perfection colours too sassyx

Delphine said...

Fantastic card, Coops! I LOVE the colours you have used, beautiful blues and brown, and your image and details are fab! Hugs Delphine xx

The Crafty Blonde said...

Fab card, love feel of it and fabby embellies. Great colouring on the image too.
Lyndsey xx

Mau xx said...

What a great card Coops , love the fun image and your papers are superb for it.
think this would have gone in our challenge over at MAWTT xx
Hugs Mau xx

Patty said...

Fantastic card...so different than what I'm used too...which is good!!!
Thanks for joining us over at The Poodles Parlour..good luck!!

Patty

Christina said...

That is a gorgeous card Coops!
Hugs Kristel

Tracey said...

Great card Coops, I am such a sucker for owls and this one is a stunner. Thank you for sharing with us at The Squirrel and The Fox this fortnight. I hope to see you there again soon.
Tracey
x

xxxtglxxx said...

Glad you had a fab time! :)

This is a really clever and unique card hun, love the layers, paper and image :)

hugs

xxalisonxx

Turtle In The Sand said...

Love Love Love this Steampunk owl. I am not always a fan of Steampunk, but this is a stunning creation. Your coloring is awesome.

Unknown said...

How fabulous , he has a lovely face , a great card for your hubby well done Coops no wonder you had fun making it its super Hugs Elaine

cheiron said...

Love the owl! Thank you for playing along with the Anything Goes Challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

Unknown said...

This is fab Coops! Such detailed colouring! Sorry I've not been by for a while....life is so busy these days, but I love that you still pop by me showing the love! Thanks you! :)
And thanks for joining us at Sketch Saturday this week! :)
Lizy xx

sara said...

very cool card nic thanks so much for joining us at deep ocean this week
hugs sara x x x x

Unknown said...

Hi Nic, just in case you don't notice you the winner of challenge #223 at Sketch Saturday has been redrawn and you are the winner. Pop over to Sketch Saturday to see how to clain your prize. Congratulations!!! Luv & Hugs, Trish x