I named myself The Crafting Professor, since I'm a crafter, and I'm a college professor. I went through many, many years of graduate school, and the best source of relaxation and stress relief was being in my craft room or going to a local crop. Back then, I never told anyone that I was a full-time graduate student. I was waiting for the day I would scrapbook my graduation page. Now, I run the ScrapbookerPhD challenge blog (http://scrapbookerphd.blogspot.com), and am bringing my passion for crafting and teaching together. But here, at The Crafting Professor, I'm just sharing my work with like-minded crafters from all over the world.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Steampunk Fabulous

Project 18 of my Simply Betty Stamps Challenge: Color every image in the Simply Betty Collection. That's over 500 images not including the new releases this year. I'm proud of how far I have come, but I have a long way to go. Come join my blog and cheer me on while I work my way through the Simply Betty Catalog. 

For this project, I used a retired* image in the steampunk category. I started coloring her by choosing her clothing. I wanted bright colors (yellow and turquoise) to stand out against her red hair and brown accessories. If you can't see the sentiment, it is #Fabulous. The sentiment came from a set called Teen Scene by C.C. Designs. My mom is going to love this card because of its vintage (but steampunk) look. I have been making Mother's Day cards to send her for the entire month, not just on the day of Mother's Day. 

*This image has been taken out of retirement for a limited time. 



To finish the card, I inked the image with distress ink and layered her on a turquoise Spellbinders die cut. I added a few butterflies, flowers, and a wooden leaf. 

Challenges Entered
Inspiration Destinations: AG
Deep Ocean Challenge: Vintage
Try it On a Tuesday: Hats
Crafty Card Makers: For a Special Woman
Oh La La Creations: She's in Fashion






8 comments:

  1. A gorgeous cards is this!
    Thank you for joining us at
    Try It On Tuesday!

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  2. Lovely card thank you for joining us at Ooh La la Challenge hugs Sue DT xx

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  3. A super Steampunk card. Thank you for sharing it with us at TioT's this time.
    Yvonne

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  4. Wonderful colour choices on this fab card. Thanks for sharing at TIOT. Nikki

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  5. Love the brown and blue colour combo and your beautiful colouring of that image. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers and More.

    Bec

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  6. Great card! Thank you for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers and More for our 'For a Special Woman' challenge and at Try It On Tuesday for our 'Hats' challenge! Hugs, Pamellia DT :)

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  7. A beautiful card. Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Cardmakers Challenge. Marlene DT

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  8. I love your choice of colours, and your colouring is beautiful. Thanks for entering our 'She's in Fashion Challenge at Ooh La La Creations
    Alli x

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