Esmeralda The Fortune Teller

This week's challenge at Through the Purple Haze Challenges is Steampunk. 

Now I'm a clean and simple girl at heart so Steampunk is a real challenge for me. 

Luckily I had the amazing Esmeralda from Rick St Dennis to use. 

What an incredible image! 

I took some advice from a friend and this is what I created.

I tried all sorts of different techniques on this that I don't normally use on this card. I used Vintage Photo Distress ink to colour the ivory cardstock I used as a base. I then used a distressing tool to roughen the edges. 

The sentiment if from the Fiskars Quotes set 'Make a Wish'. 

I embossed it with Wow Super Fine Embossing Powder.

I layered brown satin ribbon, ivory lace (with a little Vintage Photo Distress ink). I threaded an old necklace through one side of the lace and added a vintage key on a ribbon.

The letter underneath is stamped with part of a stamp from Stampin' Up's Fresh Cuts stamp set. I distressed it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and roughened the edges with my thumb nail.

I coloured Esmeralda with my Promarkers:

Skin - Blush, Sunkissed Pink, Coral, Burnt Orange with Pastel Pink Cheeks

Hair - Cocoa, Chestnut, Walnut, Copic E29

Shirt & Underskirt - Ivory, Satin, Putty

Shawl  - China Blue, Midnight Blue, Warm Grey

Wrap - Pine, Holly, Warm Grey

Wrap - Tulip Yellow, Gold, Raw Sienna

Skirt - Cardinal Red, Burgundy, Warm Grey.

I hope you like my Steampunk effort.

I'd like to enter her into the following challenges:

Left of Center Creative Challenges - Anything Goes Anniversary Challenge