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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Nevermore

One of the new stamps from Stampendous is this fabulous Raven with the background script from Poe. The DT from Stampendous are hopping this week using the super fun Action Wobbles.  You can buy these super fun wobblers at The Scrapbooking Queen.

I was inspired to make a steampunk wobbling Halloween card..

I started with misting an embossed piece of white cardstock using gray, green, purple and orange mists.  I distressed the edges.  I then repeated the process on a larger piece of cardstock to create my background.  I stamped the raven and quote on white cardstock.  I treated that background to a touch of orange and green glimmer mist.  I sponged the edges with a touch of black dye ink.

I stamped the raven a second time and cut him out using my trusty detail scissors.  He also received a little orange bath of mist.

Than the fun began with adding wobblers under the bird and the clock faces.  I added additional gears to the clocks along with the hands.  I finished it off with a few clips embossed in aged gold embossing enamel.

When you hold it upright the bird really wobbles with the chain on his hat making it really move.

Now you don't want to miss out on all the fun, hop along to see all the inspiration: 

Here's who is playing today:

We'll choose one of the above bloggers at random and they will choose one commenter on their blog at random (so be sure to comment on all of them) to win:


          6 Action Wobbles Springs
and

CRQ157 Cling Lion Baby


Have fun!

Suzz





70 comments:

Dawn said...

superb card Suzz. So much texture and movement. Love the colours and all the added embellishments.

butterfly said...

I think this is completely brilliant, Suzz... Love the distressed, embossed backgrounds and the Poe stamp is fabulous. Colours, embellishments - all great... wish I could see the Wobbles in action (off to try to track'em down!)...
Alison x

Mousebaby said...

Thank you so much for your generous contest. I have enjoyed all the blogs immensely and have attached buttons and links to my blog. This card you made is gorgeous! I LOVE clocks and it just really appeals to me in so many ways besides the wobbles. Thanks again!

Sharon said...

Adorable ... thanks for the inspiration.

Susan Martin said...

What a gorgeous card! Love your colors.. the elements are just awesome! Stunning!

Joan Smith said...

AWESOME to say the least I heart steam punk and you NAILED IT...love it so much....your ideas ROCK!!

craftymom205 said...

Great card.

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maryanns said...

Wow! spectacular card! Love all of the depth and movement in your card!

Renee said...

Nice card and distressing.

Toni said...

Super cute card! TFS.

ScrappyHappyMommy said...

love the texture in this card with the distressing! Awesome job!

Lin said...

That is a great image - great for Halloween! As always you've really brought it to life with all your embellishments, Sue!

Orlis y El baúl de Andrea said...


Elegant design and the fun touch with the woobles.... amazing card!

Cheryl Hutcherson said...

Such a beautiful card!!

Maria Matter said...

beautiful Suzanne!!

Marilyn said...

Brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing

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Angela Crafty Spot said...

What a beautifull card!
Angela
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christi said...

wow, i love the sofisticated and mature card that you made. it's and adult card with a kid surprise! just wonderful.

Joyse Interiano said...

thank you for sharing with us your proyects and givings :D

Brenda said...

Fabulous card! Love how elegant it is. I'm a new follower.

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Brenda said...

Wow, wow, wow! What an amazing card! Love that the bird wobbles with the chains on his hat, so cool!

Far North said...

What a rockin'card! Love the wobble action bird, the chains on it hat and clocks! OH I so want to see all the cards on the hop in action! Thanks for sharin!

browneyegurl35 said...

Love this card and the embellishments. Amazing what can be done with embellishments

Melinda Gleissner said...

Sue, your card is fantastic (but your cards always are)! Love the embossed clips and chain and the little spritz of green and orange.

Nette said...

Great card... I love all the detail.

Janelle said...

What a great card, Suz. How spooky of you to fright the steampunk out of me with wobbly raven and chains! LOL It's frightful and gorgeous at the same time.

Norma said...

Nice card. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Norma

Maureen Reiss said...

Fantastic card!! Really beautiful!!

Mary said...

Wow, such a great card. I love all the details, you did a fantastic job with the misting and distressing!

mary3mom at yahoo dot com

Kathy S. said...

Wow, amazing! I couldn't stop looking at your card, so much detail! Just beautiful!

Pam Hornschu said...

What a great card! I was trying to guess what part wobbles...I didn't guess on the raven...I thought it was the larger gear. Very cool to wobble with a non-cute card!

LeeAnne DeLucia said...

Amazing! I love the distress look!

Joann Hill said...

Love this one!!!
Joann

kim james said...

You do this professionally! cause it sure looks professional. You have great talent.

Sharon said...

WOW!!!!!!! This is awesome!!!! :)

Christine Kiehl said...

Wow, what a card! Awe inspiring! Thanks for sharing it on day 2 blog hop!

StampendousGraphics said...

Let me just say - SHELF!!! This is fantastic, Suzz...as always! I adore the tassle hanging from the raven's hat! What a terrific card with such a Steampunk flair...!!! Thanks for playing today!

D- said...

Your card is beautiful. TFS.
dmcardmaker (at AOL dot com)

guilinger2 said...

I love your card! wobbles are so much fun to play with!

LindaV said...

Great dimension on this card. Good work!

rjlh said...

Love the colors and texture that you used. Beautiful card.

DonnaJ said...

I am a big fan of all things steampunk ! Just love the artsy different style of it and then you made it wiggle ! Love it love it love it !

Kate said...

Gorgeous Card. So glad to be collaborating with Stampendous! this week

Lisa Somerville said...

Fab steampunk piece! Love all the added texture, dimension and cool idea-ology pieces!

TEREFUNKEN RB said...

THIS IS AMAZING! wooooow!...

Judy1223 said...

Suzanne, your cards are more than just cards, they are works of ART! I am always in awe of your work, there are so many layers of amazing colors and textures! This is an AWESOME card...I mean a WOW card!

Sue D said...

Very cool card --I like that the bird and clocks wobble.

Indy said...

What a fabulous card!

Denny said...

I lOve the mature vision of this card! Texture and movement abound. Great job, great card!

Ginny said...

Very nice card.

Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

What a Beautiful Vintage card. Wobbles make things so much more fun. Great job! Smooches...

Martha said...

I really like the vintage look in this card. The bird makes the card stand out.

Great job!!

Claudia said...

oooohhh, spooky but elegant. What a great combo.
claudiamatzke at hotmail dot com

fran at stampendous said...

WObbles that make noise--I like that!

Jeri said...

Wow, awesome image. Love how you added two wobbles to the front of the card. Thanks for sharing!

craftimamma said...

Those wobblers look like a lot of fun Sue and thats such a fabulous Halloween card. The spritzed and embossed background is lovely.

Hugs
Lesley Xx

AJ Scrapbooking and Cards said...

Wow such a lovely card! Love the embellishments used. TFS AJ~

Oneofakindkathy said...

The aged, vintage look of your card is fabulous and interesting to look at. Thanks for sharing!

Cynthia said...

Love your card. Thanks for sharing.

marg0006 said...

Wow youdid an awesome job with all the details and cool stamp.

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Jennifer said...

Suzanne,

I love the way your wobbling raven rattles!!! ;) Great idea to add the chain!

Thank you so much for sharing,

Jennifer
partridgelu at yahoo dot com

alethea said...

wow, stunning card!! HUgsxx

Linda R said...

WOW! Another amazing card. LOVE the raven image. So spooky looking. Such a great design my friend. LOVE IT..

Hugs~

Lea said...

Wow! Suzz, this is stunning! Love all the elements! Fantastic inking and embossing and EVERYTHING! Just amazing!

Carol Q said...

superb Sue. I've been admiring that raven stamp. you've created a wonderfully halloween effect with your colour scheme and added embellishments.

Jo4Him said...

Great card; love all the details. Thanks for sharing

Tenia Nelson said...

This is gorgeous!!!

shanry said...

Great job! Thanks for giving all of us a chance to win! TFS

fdgtgrl said...

Nice ... Soffisticated card ;)

Creative M said...

Very Beautiful!Love the vintage look!
Migdalia
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