Good afternoon, hope your week has started well, got my hair cut this morning, always so nice to have a good long chat with Karen, my hairdresser. I've been seeing her for so long she's now a good friend and we always have a lot to talk about. Then I finished this card. I was inspired to make it by the Challenge over at Christmas Kickstart, Gothic Christmas, I do like a challenging Challenge and I had to really think about this one. I had an idea for the design and then came the challenge of finding the elements I needed. The clock was easy, a TH die, Weathered Clock, old but much loved I cut it from a piece of smooshed card, inked the edges and scattered some Shabby Green embossing enamel over it. The boot is a Stampendous stamp, ok it's more Steampunk than Gothic but the best I could. I stamped and embossed it black onto a piece of dark red DP, fussy cut it and added details with a silver metallic pen . The foliage is TH again, die cut from white card and coloured with Distress ink, gems added for the berries. I drew the candle myself as I had nothing suitable, coloured it with markers and fussy cut. Background DP is Studio Light and sentiment computer generated. It took a while but I thoroughly enjoyed the process!
Thanks for stopping by.
Chris x
Challenge entries
christmaskickstart #115
mixitup #85
POE #121
kraftychicks #841
dreamvalley #371
hollyandivy #213
22 comments:
What a great card, Chris! I think that Gothic and Steampunk are very close cousins, so this works just fine for me. I love it Thanks for joining Carol and me at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge. Jo x
Brilliant Christmas card, love the fabulous Steampunk boot and die-cut clock, the paper is just perfect and wow well done to you for drawing the candle.
Carol x
My thoughts same as Jo that those two run closely together and you really have risen to the challenge, fabulous card.
B x
A brilliant card for a difficult theme Chris,love the candle and foliage filled boot
Fabulous gothic style card Chris, I love the deep colours and all the elements like the foliage coming out of the shoe awesome..
Luv CHRISSYxx,
Oh Chris I once would have loved those boots, well that one anyway, haha. Gorgeous card, the TH clock is a favourite, Tim always makes things to last and that candle is a lovely touch.
I wish I could get my hair sorted, my hairdresser has gone and well I am not sure of others, getting so I don't really like change, is that old age I wonder :)) xxx
Well done Chris, this is a wonderful idea for the challenge beautifully executed. I'm still thinking lol!
Always good the think out of the 'box' Chris.
FAB colours and design....LOve the boot! Then again I'm a shoe girl lol x
Chrissyxx
Great gothic Christmas card Chris!!.
The boot is really beautiful. That clock... I have it too;)
Talk about a fabulous Gothic Christmas card featuring steampunk elements that work to a 't.' The dark 'textured' background, the clock, the foliage, the candle and, especially, the fancy boot make for a WOW combination! So excited that you joined Jo and I at Christmas Kickstart.
~carol (guest designer)
WOW Fantastic card and great design. Brilliant colours too. ♥
Great spooky gothic style card Chris, love the candle with the foliage around makes it look like fingers holding it.
Pat xx
Crikey it is absolutely brilliant Chris! You have really captured the Gothic Christmas feel. I would be lost trying something like that. Well done, I love it!
What a wonderful card Chrissy and perfect for the gothic theme. I love the mixed media vibe and fun die cuts. Thanks for sharing with us at Krafty Chicks challenge. Hugs, Denise x
AMAZING! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Peace on Earth challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Peace on Earth Co-Owner
An amazing and wonderful Gothic Christmas card. You nailed it. xxx
Hi, Chris! Well, you certainly fooled me! I would never have guessed this was one of your creations just because of the theme! LOL It looks amazing, as all your artwork is. I've been cutting my own hair the past 4 years because I just cannot get out. It's not the best, but I'm passable LOL It must be nice to have been able to "keep" the same hairdresser for so many years! Wishing you a beautiful autumnal season, my friend!
hugs,
de
What a fantastic interpretation of the Gothic Christmas theme! I love how you combined the weathered clock, embossed boot, and rich colors to create such a unique festive design. The textured foliage and handmade candle add wonderful detail and personality, and it is especially impressive how you drew and colored the candle yourself when you could not find exactly what you wanted. Every element works together beautifully to create a card that is both imaginative and striking.
Brilliant and original Christmas card - I love everything about it! Xx
That gothic Christmas is a challenge that would leave me baffled, but your card turned out great! Thanks for sharing with us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!
Cool card!
Thanks for playing along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!!
This certainly has the wow factor and stands out
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