Morning Peeps another new challenge at Allsorts and Lolo has chosen theme of 'Embellish It'. We are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons and the winner can choose ribbons to the value of £10, please note winners pays postage. There is also a second prize of a Sixxix die.
I also have a couple of shares from my post on the Chocolate Baroque blog featuring my makes from recent Craft Store TV shows, details on what I did to create them on the post here.
My embellishments come on the form of pen nibs used to create the thorax of my Chocolate Baroque Steampunk Butterflies. I always get a pang of terror when I hear the next TV shows are going to be with Steampunk stamps, I sort of just don't get the concept of weird images with screws and wings. But that's all part of the challenge of being a DT and I always do my best to achieve. With this one I stamped the background onto Oxides, added some die cut honeycomb and washi tape, cut out the Butterflies and added the embellishments.
Using above Echinacea Blueprint and below Lupin Blueprint plus a sentiment from my Life is so much Better.
Have a good weekend and my thanks as always for your kind visits and words of encouragement.
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33 comments:
your cards are gorgeous Brenda great stamps and colors
Gr Karin
Three sensational cards with beautiful backgrounds and fab focal stamping. Great idea to use the pen nibs as Steampunk butterfly bodies.
Hugs, Sarn xxx
All gorgeous cards, my fave is the second flower card;-))m
I know what you mean... Steampunk isn't "natural"... but you did well with your first card. I adore your second with this vibrant red of the echinacea bursting from their white frame, so striking! x
All your cards are stunning as always Brenda … I love the pen nibs on the butterflies, and the use of the honeycomb backgrounds.. well all of it really. I also particularly love the stamp in your second card .. and gorgeous colouring very inspiring
Pauline x
Loving your steampunk butterflies with their 'nib' bodies - that is so unexpected and absolutely perfect!
Loving the other cards too Brenda - your work is always inspiring
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine
Morning Brenda…..your cards are stunning ..fabulous backgrounds and colours as always…I really can’t get get into Steampunk but your butterfly card is inspirational..
Anne….
Wow these are amazing I was looking at the butterflies before I started reading your post nd I thought blimey they are pen nib bodies, what an amazing piece of creativity I love the colours and the chicken wire effect, the 2nd card really 'pops' with the colours I love this flower and you have created something magic, the third one is also a beauty super stamp and fabulous colours, amazing work
hugs
lorraine x
Stunning work brenda, gorgeous cards in beautiul colours. he steampunk butterflies definitely appeal to me, the pen nb bodies are a brilliant touch.
Off to my son's now...the girls are waiting.
xx
I thought I was losing it as I had seen the CB cards, but it was on the CB blog when I saw them and commented! As I said there they are both gorgeous with the lovely bright colours and perfect placement of stamps.
Your Allsorts card is so beautiful too, love the arrangement of the elements.
Gorgeous cards Brenda, what a great idea with the pen nibs and the colours on the second card are fabulous. Have a good weekend.
Pat xx
I feel the same way about Steampunk Brenda but I can appreciate the way these cards are made. The pen nibs are inspired used as the body of your coggy butterflies! Love the bright echinacea against that wonderful rainbow background too. Vicky x
PS I used to visit the beautiful North Norfolk coast regularly but haven't been for over seven years, so this holiday was a trip down memory lane as well as a new treat for Eva! It's a really wonderful place.
Fabulous cards as usual Brenda, great backgrounds and those pen nibs are genius x
What gorgeous cards Brenda, I love the pen nibs for the butterfly bodies, a brilliant idea. All of your cards are so beautifully designed and coloured, Kate x
Ammiro sempre le tue farfalle con il pennino al posto del corpo, è un abbellimento speciale e così intrigante! Credo di avere alcune vecchie penne stilografiche in un cassetto, magari riciclerò i pennini! :D LOL
Io non sarei in grado di fare una card in stile steampunk, ma le tue sono sempre splendide!
Mi piace molto come hai usato l'echinacea e hai scelto dei colori così vibranti e luminosi, danno una bella carica di vitalità! Anche l'ultima card ha il tuo personalissimo stile ed è molto luminosa.
Buon weekend!
You surely do know how to work with all kinds of stamps, I can't see a struggle with those steampunk butterflies and all of your cards are gorgeous! Great idea to use the pen nibs for the butterflies!
Lovely cards today Brenda, how clever to use nibs as embellishments, who would have thought? Your second card is my favourite, love the bright red and gorgeous background colours. I saw it the other day on facebook. Love the stamped envelope too xx
Three beautiful cards, Brenda. What a brilliant idea to use the nibs as embellishments, perfect for your steampunk butterflies. xx
Fabulous cards and backgrounds Brenda love the pen nib butterflies,fabulous vibrant Echinacea and beautiful lupins and lightbulb stamps
carol x
Beautiful stylish cards Brenda. All so very well designed. A great idea with the pennibs and very effective with the butterflies. The chickenwire is a very nice add too. A very nice effect with the dimension of the flowers on your second card. Marlies
I especially love the first card with it's feminine/steampunk style but all three have your lovely trademark inky backgrounds.
Lorraine
WOW.Jaw drops open.All your cards are soooo Beautiful in every way.very talented lady you are.xx
Beautiful cards as always Brenda and I love how you have used the nibs. Steam Punk terrifies me too, I mean what's it all about!!? All I can think of when I hear Steam Punk is Kenneth Brannagh without legs in that film with Will Smith!! Hope you are keeping well xx
Oh my word--pen nibs for butterfly bodies! LOVE it! All beautiful work!
Great cards again! Love the colours you used and just because of the pennips the butterfly card is my fav... Hugs, Gerrina
I think you have shown that steampunk can also be elegant and beautiful. Your butterfly card is lovely and your samples are too. Vee xx
Wonderful cards, Brenda! Love them all!
Hugs,
Conny
All wonderful Brenda, xxx
Beautiful cards,Brenda!
hugs
Beautifully designed cards, B, you never fail to deliver beauty and inspiration. xx[ and love those colours...xx]
Wowsa!! These cards are all fabulous, Brenda! It's hard to say that one is better than the others, but perhaps the first one is most breathtaking - I'm out of words!
The pen nibs look fantastic on your steampunk butterflies, I love it. Gorgeous CB creations too. They all have wonderful backgrounds.
Happy crafting
Tracy x
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