Monday, 27 May 2013

A bit of steampunk

Good morning all. I hope you are all well. I had a lovely day yesterday, got
all my washing and drying done. Helped Jack wash his bike and we all washed the car then we took Jack down the park to play on his bike and I am looking very pink this morning.oops
So here is my card for today, I was lucky enough to win the Delicious Doodles challenge and this is one of the fabulous digi`s I chose, thanks Teri :D
I am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.Delicious Doodles challenge - Challenge 37 - Steampunk
2.Crafting when we can challenge - Challenge 45 - Punches/and or diecuts (sizzix cogs die)
3.MAWTT challenge - Embossing (dry embossing cogs behind image and heat embossing with frantage)
 
Products used are:
Black card
Docrafts chronology papers
Distress tool
Sizzix cogs die
Docrafts embossing folder - cogs
Frantage embossing powders:
aged black, aged silver, aged green and then lilac tinsel embossing powder and cosmic shimmer glitter jewels mixed in too.
Pro/Flexmarkers
Hobby House pearls

Pro/Flexmarkers used are:
Blush, sunkissed pink, coral, cinnamon, warm grey 4
Orchid, amethyst, purple, slate
Pumpkin, spice, burnt orange, chestnut
Cool grey 4, 5, black
Sakura white gel pen and cleat stardust
 
And a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by,means a lot :D
Hugs Nic.xx


59 comments:

Crafty Lark said...

Waw, stunning colouring, I love the layout also. xx Flora

sandy's crafty bits said...

ooo what a great card nic ... good use of the steam punk bits very eye catching ... it will look great on somebody's mantelpiece ... hope you are having a great bank holiday and hope the sunburn is better ... thank you so much for hopping by my blog ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Breathtaking colouring Nic! Love the steampunk feel to it with your frantaged cogs!! Have a great BH hugs Susan x

Lynne in NI said...

Wowee, what a cool card, bet it's even more fabulous IRL with all that sparkle!

Unknown said...

Great card Nic. Love the cogs they really shimmer. make sure you moisturise those pink bits, Lou x

rachel said...

fabulous card Nic - love this image - must get this one - and the cogs look amazing - hope you and yours have a great bank holiday! Hugs Rachel x

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Nic

That's a wow card, brilliant image and colouring
Have a nice day, hope the pink bits are not too sore.
Margaret

Kathleen said...

Wow, stunning card Nic, gorgeous colouring and design
Hugs
Kat x

Mary J said...

Amazing colouring - this is gorgeous Nic!

BettyBoop67 said...

Wow stunning card, love the image & colours you have used
Sue xx

Marie-Louise said...

Such fabulous colours and colouring - marvellous.

Doreen said...

Beautiful Nic,gorgeous image and layout.xxx

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Ooh that's fab Nic! She looks like one dangerous lady! I wouldn't wanna mess with her!!! Fab steampunk card hun. Hugs, Wends x

Pat K said...

Fabulous card Nic. Beautifully coloured with amazing detail. hugs, Pat K x

Donna said...

Stunning card Nic, fab detail as always and the texture is amazing :) Donna ♥ x

Sue said...

Stunning card Nic, amazing colouring and wonderful design
hugs Sue xx

Pop's Cards said...

Hi sweetie this is gorgeous Hugs Pops x

Janet - aka stacky said...

Fabulous card Nic such a fantastic image love how you have added the dots to the colouring it looks so effective xx

Tanya said...

This is gorgeous Coops! Love it, very cool :D I love steampunk, i think it's just fantastic :D

Tags xx

Martina said...

Oh this is amazing Coops! A card of my taste!!! Amazing!!
Martina

Janine said...

Fantastic card Nic. Really like the steampunk feel and the strong yellows and purples.
Hugs, Janine xx

Sharon said...

This is fabulous Coops. A gorgeous image and I love the use of all the Frantage. Stunning. X

crafty-stamper said...

congratulations on your win and great image love the frantaged cogs and the distressed edges
carol x

Rosietoes said...

Wow! that is wicked Coops. Love the colours, lo and everything!

Edna x

Creations by Shirl said...

Stunning as always.. love this cool card - this card rocks...

Marianne's Craftroom said...

I love a bit of steampunk and this is fab.

kay said...

Awesome card x

Lau W said...

Wow !Just fabulous, love the embossing, the colouring, your card is terrific !
xx

chrilvian said...

looks great

Crafty Moone Cards said...

Gorgeous. Sue x

catherine said...

This looks fantastic Nic and love all the extras you have added with the image. great colours too
x catherine

Chrissy said...

WOW!! Fantastic Coops..fabulous colouring and love the embossing with frantage..a must on my wishlist..brilliant.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

Nic gorgeous card as per usual love the image and layout. Love Alison xx

Debs said...

WOW WOW WOW Nic - totally A-MAZ-ING!!! Love it :o)
Hope you've had a lovely weekend.
Debs xx

susiestacey said...

Stunning card Nic, love the colours you have used and your colouring is amazing as always x Susan x

Lorraine said...

Fabulous card Nic. the image looks great and I love your colouring and design.
Lorraine x

♥Gemma♥ said...

Wow Coops this is truly amazing and beautifully coloured too...
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Sandra H said...

This is so beautiful and your colouring is stunning xx

Nat said...

This is superb Nic, I have never attempted Steam Punk, but your card is perfect!
Natx

Donna Mosley said...

Gorgeous card Nic. Love the stunningly coloured image and amazing design.

Donna x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Fabulous card Coop's, I like the striking image the colours and the cogs.
Kevin xx

Jacquel said...

What an awesome card & I love the colors and other elements you've added! Thanks so much for joining us @ CWWC & hope to see you back again for our next challenge!!!

Granmargaret said...

Very lovely card

Louise said...

Fabulous Coops I totally love your card.
Louise xx

Sarah said...

Stunning card Coops, beautiful colouring and fab details x

Janette said...

Fantastic card Nic, but she would scare the life outta me..lol...looks brilliant though.xx

Hazel (Didos) said...

Oh this is super, I love everything about it. Where did you get the Arsenic ticket its brilliant? Thanks for playing along with us on MAWTT this week with our Embossing challenge.

Love Hazelxox

fionalawlor said...

Oh Wow!!
I LOVE this card, its soooo fab!! Your colouring is amazing and I adore the glittery cogs :)
Fiona x

Lozzy said...

Love it Nic, think this image is great. Love the colours and your design and the cogs go a treat..Hugs Lozzy xx

Juls said...

Whoo hooo just too fab for words!!

Nikki Craft said...

Stunning! Amazing colouring:)x
thanks for joining us at the crafting when we can challenge x
Nikki x

Louise said...

This is very striking Nic. I'd love to try some steampunk but not got enough 'bits' yet. Good excuse to get buying I think. x

pinky said...

Wow Nic this is truly amazing!

XxJULESxX said...

wow stunning!

coldwaters2 said...

Wowzer that image really does look toxic especially with those eyes, awesome colouring, stupendous design, another magical creation Nic
hugs
lorraine x

Little K Smith said...

WOW! A fabulous card hun, what a great image, wonderfully coloured as always and I love the cogs die too!
Kelly.x

Crafting Vicky said...

ohhhh wow how fabulous!!! Love all the incredible layers you have done and the colors you have used.

Sorry I'm late for the commenting...

Thanks for joining at Delicious doodles challenges. Hope you will join us next time. DT Crafting Vicky

Kelly said...

Wow! I love steam punk! You have done an awesome job with this one. Hugs, Kelly xxx

Kym's Crafty Cards said...

What a lovely steampunk Delicious Doodles card you have made here which fits perfectly the Delicious Doodles Challenge this week of “steampunk”. Thank you for entering. Kym (Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog Design Team Member)