Crafts and Me Challenge: Buttons and Bows

The Dynamite Digi design team at the Crafts and Me Challenge blog wants to see your buttons and bows.  Crafty Ribbons is sponsoring this challenge and offering your choice of a back-to-school or cherry pick ribbon set as a prize to a randomly selected winner.  You can find out more about this challenge and their sponsor here.

I've used this beautiful, newly released Hannah Lynn steampunk image named Miss Mirabelle.  She's using old world futuristic goggles to hold her hair back.  Her metal wings are piped into place.  It seems appropriate to dress her in a silver metallic suit.  This photo shows a close-up of my Copic-filled Miss Mirabelle image.

I've created a money holder pocket card that should fit into a business sized envelope.  The card is 8 1/2" long x 3 5/8" tall and has a pocket inside to hold some cold, hard cash as a gift.  This photo shows how the inside of the card looks with an "empty" pocket.

I've layered some Graphics45 Steampunk Debutante Modern Marvels papers with Bazzill cardstock.  Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations On The Edge Steampunk adds some bordered gears.  I've included some Spellbinders Donna Salazar Sprightly Sprockets die cuts using Paper Temptress Copper Ore and Glamour Gold Glossy with Paper Cut's Metallic silver cardstock and StarDream's Bronze Metallic text papers.  Those papers have also been punched with Punch Bunch leaves, small blossom and mini flower to coordinate metal-looking flowers with a Bazzill Basics walnut gem in the center of each.  A Bazzill Basics Vintage button is centered over the ribbon double bow.

As steampunk is the idea of celebrating the future of yesterday, I've included this Victorian text sentiment from the Crafty Secrets Medium Mouse Party set.  EK Success Jolee's Boutique has recently released a line of Steampunk layered stickers like the Gear Corners I used on this sentiment.

This photo shows my completed card demonstrating Hannah Lynn's Miss Mirabelle image and my attempts at providing her with an appropriate steampunk'd base.  I'm really lovin' the look of those Tim Holtz idea-ology Adornments Regal wings extending Miss Mirabelle's wings from the image to the rest of the card.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz "Anything Goes" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "A Pinch and a Punch!" (here)
Paper Play "Make Your Own Flowers" (here)
Moving Along with the Times "Handmade Flowers" (here)
Emerald Faerie Garden "Buttons" (here)
Crafty Purple Frog "Birthdays" (here)
Paper Crafting Journey "Sketch by Jackie" (here)
One Stitch at a Time "Use a Digi" (here)
Secret Crafter "Colors of Autumn" (here)
Craft Your Passion "Anything Goes Add a Flower" (here)

Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair - E31, E35, E47
gold - Y13, Y26, Y28
silver - C1, C3, C5
copper - E02, E33, E37, E39
eyes - BG93, BG96, BG99
outline shadow - BG99

"Top 3" Sept. 15, 2011 Paper Crafting Journey