The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #235 - S is for Steampunk

It's time for a brand new challenge over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers as we play S is for Steampunk. Edna looks amazing in all her steampunk finery.

To be totally honest, I think I got a little muddled-up with card #1 and seem to have mixed Steampunk and Fantasy!

The stamp is from Sweet Pea Stamps by Nikki Burnette and is called Arden. I don't think Nikki Burnette stamps are available these days, so I hang onto the two that I have. Here's my second effort...

I made this for my niece's birthday using my other Nikki Burnette stamp, plus a gorgeous rose background stamp from Darkroom Door. 

The current challenge at Lost Coast Design is Women, so I'm linking-up these gals over there.  

The sisters and our fabulous guest queen, have once again created some fabulous cards for this challenge and we all hope you'll come and play along!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #98 - I is for Industrial.

Bless her, our Edna certainly has a great taste in hats!
Yes, Edna has gone all Steampunk this week as we do I is for Industrial over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!!

To be honest I've never really tried the Steampunk look for a card before, but I'm loving the Gothic/Industrial vibe and finally used one of my all time favourite stamps: Sweet Pea Talsa.

I stenciled with Distress Inks to create the background and then added plenty of script in black Versafine ink. I masked Talsa and stenciled around her. The background panel needed something more, so I embossed with a quilting folder to give subtle texture. I added the sentiment and the butterflies and then threw on a few cogs for luck!

I had such a blast making this card! Come see what my sistahs produced - they rocked this challenge big time, and our Queen (The very talented Corrie) created something rather wonderful which you won't want to miss!

A CAS card for the newly weds!

My sweet goddaughter Sarah and her fiance Gary have finally tied the knot after 14 years together.

I've made them a little CAS card, which I hope will give them a giggle, using Word Art and my newly arrived Sweet Pea Designs set Take a Load.

There's a 'Touch of Turquoise' on those cute boxer shorts, so I'm linking up with the LIM Colour Week 116 Challenge!

Right then, I'm off to do the ironing....