Sweet Pea Stamps Guest Designer - January 2015 - Project No 1

Here is a creation I have made as a Guest Designer for Sweet Pea Stamps.

There are far too many gorgeous images to choose from but in the end I ended up choosing an image from Enys Guerrero called "Minerva" which is available as a digital stamp.

For a very long time now I wanted to make one of these creations and eventually came across this YouTube from Katherine Skipper that shows clearly how to make a 4 drawer easel card.

 The image to me cried out for colourtones of grey, black and white and a steampunk feel.

 I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens and fussy cut around the image.

 I have used lots and lots of different dies to create the effect I wanted.  As it is something to go on my craft desk I have added a calendar and post-it note holder.

 I have decorated the card inside and out along with all the drawers.

 The drawers are now holding brads, die-cut shapes and some sentiments printed off from a CD.

I have finished this 4 drawer easel card off some dotty ribbon, Chloe's large sparkly gem, flowers, sequins, brads, post-it note pad, calendar tab, buttons, 25mm black satin ribbon overlayed with some white cotton border lace and finally a Tando-Creative key that I won in a challenge recently which I have coloured with a dark grey Graph'it pen.

I am pleased how this has come out and will enjoy it sitting on my craft desk throughout 2015.

I am entering this creation into the following challenges:

Moving Along with the Times - Dies and/or punches
4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or use a Winnie the Pooh quote
Come and Get It - Get your steampunk on
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper January Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - What's new? (I have tried out for the first time to make an easel drawer box.  It certainly took a long time and a lot of patience but I am pleased with the outcome)
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Love to Scrap! - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything goes
Incy Wincy - Make an easel card 
The Crazy Challenge - Embossing
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing
Top Tip Tuesday - Something new (I've wanted to make one of these 4 drawer easel cards for ages so I had a go.  It took a long time to make but well worth it)
Papertake Weekly - Get in shape (my 3 or more shapes are a square shaped easel card and mount underneath the image, rectangles to cover the inside and outside of the drawers, triangle corner die-cuts and circle buttons and brads)

Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook Art Contest - Progressive Challenge - Part 1
Creative Moments - Anything goes/sketch
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Inky Impressions - Folds
Fab n Funky - Button it!
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes