Steampunk/Vintage Challenge - Steampunk Mermaid

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Our current challenge - Steampunk/Vintage is quickly coming to a close.  You still have a bit of time to join in on the fun and today I have my final Steampunk card to share with you...my Steampunk Mermaid.

I started off by stamping the Steampunk Mermaid on a piece of vellum using StazOn ink.  Once the ink had dried I colored the back of the image with a variety of markers and left her to dry.  After the inks had dried I tore the edges and set aside.

I created the background with pigment powders in shades of blue. I stamped the Gears background stamp using VersaMark ink and embossed it using gold, silver and copper embossing powders.  I crumbled up the mat several times to give it a distressed look, scraped the edges with an envelope opener then mounted it onto a blue card.

The Steampunk Mermaid was affixed to the card using liquid glue in the two corners which I covered up with a few metal gears.

I hope you have a bit of time to join in on this challenge...

Challenge #172 - Summertime - Beauty Fades

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Hello my inky friends! Roni here with my first card for the brand new challenge - #172 Summertime!

To get into the Summertime spirit of things I went bright...really bright for the background. This is out of my wheelhouse but I really like how it turned out. To begin I stamped Sun Tiles (Carmen's Veranda) onto a piece of white cardstock using VersaMark ink and  then embossed it with white EP.  I then had a bit of fun with pigment powders in Lime Green, Yellow and Orange.   I maybe over did it with the orange but with the powders you never can tell until you hit it with water - LOL!!  This piece was trimmed to fit an A2 size teal card.

Next I stamped the Swimsuit Girl onto a piece of cardstock and fussy cut her.  I stamped the Beauty Fades sentiment on a piece of the scrap (from the background), mounted it on teal cardstock and mounted both onto the card.

Life is Too Short

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Hello Friends!

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend. Only a few short days left in our Walk of Fame challenge...be sure to post your creations for your chance to win!

Today Mona and I are sending you a bit of advice...

To create this card I used purple tape to mask off a piece of watercolor paper and sprinkled various colors of pigment powders. I then used a wet paint brush to swish the colors around until I was satisfied with the results. You can either let the colors dry naturally or speed drying with a heat tool.  Once dry I stamped the No Hat Mona and Stay Weird sentiment with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.  

You have until the 31st to enter to win!!

Good Luck Friends!