Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing My Steampunk Anniversary Card using Goth Dad and Goth Mom by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. In fact, I loved these cuties so much, that I created another card last year using the whole family. I will leave a link at the end of this post to that card.
I gave this fun card to my Hubby for our wedding anniversary this year. He loves anything steampunk and the Addams Family. So, I decided to add a steampunk vibe to my card with gears, a chain, a monocle, the Word Band, and my monochromatic colour scheme.
My Card Details
For my card, I decided that I wanted to colour the two images in black and white just like in the old TV series, but with a pop of red for the rose. I carried that colour scheme over with my paper choices and embellishments. The My Mind’s Eye paper was so perfect that I decided to make my card 6” x 6” and only cut off 1/8” for the card base. I lightly sponged Brushed Iron wax to my die cut corner gears to give them added dimension and placed them underneath Goth Dad. To mirror them, I place Cherry Cobbler die cut roses on the opposite corner underneath Goth Mom. A black doily helps to set off my focal point of the coloured stamps from the background.
For embellishments, I used a Tim Holtz Monocle and Word Band that mirror the Brushed Iron Wax in colour. I picked up the Ball Bead Chain from my local hardware store. The Cherry Cobbler Ribbon and Red Rhinestone, tie in my pop of red colour.
My Envelope Details
Since I went with a 6” x 6” card, I need to create a custom envelope and my Envelope Punch Board came to the rescue.
I used some retired Stampin’ Up Designer Series Paper that carried the monochrome theme over from the card. I used a sponge dauber to dab Cherry Cobbler Ink to the roses on the paper to tie in my pops of red. Some black lace fiber blend tied my envelope together with a seal and gold heart sticker holding the ends together.
For my tag, I used the gear tag die with the Brushed Iron Wax on the front of it and a piece of the rose paper.
On the back of the tag, I used a piece of Graphic 45 paper that had the words “Mon Amour”. Gomez and Morticia are always speaking endearments in different languages to each other. So, I thought this would tie in my theme.
Finally, the last thing I created was for the inside of my card. I took all the endearments that they said in the show and created a graphic with them.
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Copic Markers:
Goth Mom
Skin: W0/W1/W3/W5
Hair: T9/T7/T5/T4/T3
Dress: T9/T7/T5/T3
Rose: R39/R37/R35/R32/G21/G94/G99
Goth Dad
Skin: W0/W1/W3/W5
Hair: T9/T7/T5/T3
Suit: T9/T7/T5 (dark stripes), T5/T3/T1 (light stripes)
Tie: T9/T7/T5/T4
Shirt: T2/0
Shoes: T9/T7/T5
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Card Recipe for My Steampunk Anniversary Card:
Goth Dad, Goth Mom, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Lost & Found – Union Square Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Mon Amour Collection 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Graphic 45
Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up!
Rose Bloom Metal Die, Paper Rose
Industrial Chic – Corner Die, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Industrial Chic – Frame & Tag Die, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Gift It, Christmas Black Paper Doily, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Moonlight Mistress, Busy Box Blends
Monocles, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
30” Ball Bead Chain with Connector Clasp, Local Hardware Store
Word Bands, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Envelope Punch Board
Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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To view my other card that I made last year using the Goth Family, please click here.
To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.
Hope you like My Steampunk Anniversary Card
using Goth Dad and Goth Mom by Paper Nest Dolls
Thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Laurie