Steam Punk Sherri Baldy image used for Color It Create It Show It Off Challenge--ATG

Never be afraid to try something new.  For me, I've always been in awe of Steampunk images but just never knew where to start with the transformation!  With some guidance from a friend, thanks Cindy!, I started on my journey using Img 131 from Sherri Baldy~  It can be found here .  I used it to REMIND everyone that there is an ATG Challenge still going on over at Color It Create It Show It Off.  You've Got to come join in the Fun we're having! 

I've been holding on to this awesome gear paper for just this moment-in golds and blacks.  After coloring him with copics, I used glossy accents on the watch faces and his goggles.  I added some cardstock gears and topped them off with metal Tim Holtz gears.  A rub-on watch in the corner finishes off the card front.  On the inside, I had this grungy classy brown letter paper, added a gear and voila!  Perfect!
We have great fun with our Challenges here and get so inspired with your creations so please come and play with us!!

Joining the My Besties International Challenge with this image

Using Steampunk Image at Craft Your Passion's Always Anything Goes!

 We're starting off the New Year here at Craft Your Passion with images from Digital Delights and the name of the image I'm using is Steampunk Tasha.  This is such a popular "theme/style" in the crafting world now I thought I'd give her a go!  The Winner's prize at our Always Anything Goes challenge will be a gift certificate to the DD store!
I started with this wonderful "gear" paper from Graphic 45's Steampunk Spells Collection.  I took a black die cut and cut it diagonally and attached it to opposite corners.  I mounted 3 sets of gears with foam dots in the corner and balanced it with metal brads (minus the brad legs in the back).  As this is double sided paper, I used the reverse side for the inside of the card and attached a Birthday greeting that I colored in.  I found this in a LSS where there were 12 different "sentiments" on a 12 x 12 scrapbook page, to be cut apart and used & colored as needed.  Was a great idea for those personal touches when time is of the essence.  Thanks for visiting and hope you'll be back soon!

It's safe to reveal my Father's Day Cards-Fred, She Says to the rescue!

There were so many Family and Friends that Asked me to help them out and make some Father's Day cards for them to give to their loved ones.  I didn't want to blow the surprise so I waited to post the pictures.  This Tool Carry-all is actually an A7 card size so it works well with the envelopes! I printed out the  tool images from my computer and fancy cut them into the front of the "box".  This is the only one where I created my own images-most of the rest are Fred, She Says pre-colored images!

On this Bluejean card, I actually took this denim like paper, scored it on my scor-pal, folded the seam over and stitched it on my sewing machine so it would really look like jeans! Added some flannel-like plaid, the great pre-colored imaged called The Old Truck Digi (comes with 3 different colored trucks and b&w), some baker's twine and a charm from my huge stash that says "Dad/Daddy".

Kind of an eclectic group of cards for my friends but it was so much fun to make them!

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 And then these 2 adorable cards from 

Fred, She Says using "Emma in her Cool Cap" and "Nolan with a Sign" which were perfect for two little kids to give to their fathers! 

I was glad they asked me, I had such fun making all the different looks for different personalities!  And it was so nice that I knew I could turn to Fred to come up with some Classic Looks!  Hope all of you had time with your Dads/Daddys/Pops and to appreciate all the things they did for you along life's path!