Celebrating 500 - Sassy Steampunk Progressive Challenge #4

Well I have done it!!!!!  I have completed the 4th and final challenge to complete the Sassy Steampunk ralley.  I am very proud of myself to be honest as it was aginst all odds, and i must admit to putting a number of household chores to the side while i worked on my cards!!!! But i have loved every minuite of it.  I love the images that we were given to work with and i am very grateful for being given the chance to use these images.  Huge thatnks to all at Sassy Studios (http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com) for making this possible and for their amazing generosity as these are fantastic images that i will be using for many cards to come!!!

For this card i wanted to use a shaped card as so far i have loved the image so much that i had not given much thought to putting  it onto a shaped card as i thought this might distract from the image.  I love stepper cards as i always think they stand out form all other cards on a shelf.  Plus i love the idea that my card will be sitting on a mantle as a work of art - even if only for  a few days!

So stepper card decided, i set about with the colours and backing papers, I love the autumn colours on this card on this card i have tried to incorporate a number of different textures and materials but without making the card look messy or disorganised.

I used different materials for the backing of the panels, i also embossing and different papers from the same pack, using coloured brads to match.  When doing the embossed panel i realised that i had embossed the paper upside down, i turned it around and re-did the embossing.  The paper started to break up a bit and looked a bit worn but i feel that this just added to the texture of the card. To try to add some different dimensions to the card i set the panels in different positions on the card.  I hand made some flowers, and used some ribbon that i was given as part of a craft goodie bag for my birthday from my best mate (and crafting buddy) Paula Dunn.

I coloured Vivian with promarkers and a touch of gel pen in white (i love images like Vivian, they give me lots of opportunities to play with shading). I decoupaged Vivians hat and skirt for added dimension.  I completed the card and then realised that i haven't put a sentiment onto it!!!  As i am a girl at heart myself and i have loved making the card i thought that the sentiment that i used was perfect.  I made a tag as it is not something i have used before but somehow circular sentiments just dont seem to suit Steampunk Vivian.  I used my distress ink on the sentiment and in my haste i smudged the ink that printed the sentiment, i thought this improved the rustic look and carried on regardless.

I dont think i have ever written so much about a card i have done which just goes to show how much i loved making it as i could go on forever!  So to the pictures .....

This is a picture of my dining table which i take over when card making and the basis of my card

 Here is a picture of me trying my layout in my head on paper so to speak!

 I tried to take a picture of the materials that  i used under the papers to show the textures. 

The final result.....

 Very distressed sentiment!

 Hand made flowers with co-ordinating glitter.

Lastly the poor spider that was wobbled around while i tried to take a good picture in natural light!

Thanks for looking!!!!!