The Magic of Three

It's a new month and a new challenge at A Vintage Journey.  Our lovely hostess, Annie, has asked us to use the Magic of 3 and I took it quite literally right down to the word FLY. 

 

 

I did some stash diving for this one so sorry to say that I have no extra photos to share.

 

I used a canvas board for the backing, added 3 smaller canvases down the center.

I'm sure you will recognize some of the fun Tim Holtz items such as the wings and the gears in the center.  I found some Springly Sprockets that were hiding in my stash and added them.

When I was finished, I added a piece of black chipboard to frame it.

 

Pop on over to A Vintage Journey to see the great creations from the rest of the team.

 

Have a great weekend,

S@ndy 

Halloween - to die for @ A Vintage Journey

 

Hi All,

 

Today I get to share a card made with one of  my favorite Graphic 45 papers, "Steampunk Spells".  

 

When our lovely host, Anne, over at A Vintage Journey told us her theme for this fortnight is - " Halloween - to die for" -  I was excited to get started.  In addition to some fussy cutting I used lots of dies for this one.  Tim's influence is clear with all the great dies I used from his collection.  

Shown below is the inside of the card with lots of real estate to write your message.

I haven't made a cascade card for awhile so thought this would be a good time to revisit this great style.  Shown below is the base of the card.  You can see a complete tutorial on the construction of this card by clicking here.

As in all projects, some changes have been made along the way, in the end, I changed the color of the front panel to a kraft color. 

I began to gather my elements using the Steampunk Girl from Steampunk Spells and the moon from the Happy Haunting Collection. 

No Halloween Card would be complete without a skeleton so used this one from Tim's collection with the stamp and die to match.

After I cut out my steampunk girl, I thought she faded into the background too much so placed her on some manila cardstock and then cut her out again.  Then added some Vintage Photo DI around the edge.

After cutting out all the elements that I wanted for my card I started adding them.  I have provided you with a complete list of the dies I used at the end of the post.

 

 

For the clock I cut the mini pocket watch, cut a gear from black and added the cobweb clock from the paper and then added an epoxy dot that had already turned yellow from sitting in my stash for so long.  I added a charm that I found of a hand. 

 

 

Well, there you have it - hope you've enjoyed my card and you will have a "Halloween - to die for".  Have a great weekend.

 

S@ndy 

 

 

From Sizzix and Tim Holtz

 

Circle Framelits

Branch Tree

Mini Pocket Watch

Candlelight Fright

Mini Gears

Stamp & Die Set

Mini Bat & Skeleton Set

Weathered Clock

Heart Wings

 

From Spellbinders

 

Springly Sprockets