Steampunk production at full steam

It's been a while I know but, this weekend I got a boot up the backside.  OK it was last weekend when hubby booked us to do a Steampunk weekend at the National Railway Museum in Shildon at the end of September.

This week I have made 15 cards (will be photographed later) 2 canvases, a pen holder, stand alone word and 4 plaques, (only two plaques included here as I stupidly decided to use glossy accents, so hopefully that will be dry by the end of September!!)

First up the two canvases, some of you may have seen the first one already as it was on FB last night.

Next up the two plaques

Now for the pen pot

Last but by no means least the stand alone word

I will be at the event in Shildon on the 27th September and possibly on the 26th as well.  Pop by and say hello, and have a peek at what my other half does for shits n giggles.



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Playtime with Sincerely Yours by Phill Martin products

I wanted to do something other than cards with Phill's products to showcase how they can be used in Home Decor and/or for altered pieces.

This first one uses his ink sprays to make the back ground, purples and a pink.  I sprayed a greyboard oversized tag till I was happy with the coverage and the colour.  I then stamped the dandelion clock twice in versamark and used Phill's purple cosmic shimmer embossing powder to add the contrast.

I stamped the sentiment onto a diecut shape that I had used a co-ordinating Distress Ink to colour as it was plain white.  I used versacolour dew drop ink and clear embossed.

I then went to town with the embellishments from stash.

This second piece is a hanging plaque, I used Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Paint in blue then Green to create the crackled background, I then used the Dragonfly Background stamp stamped in Archival and heat set it (I am the world's worst for smudging even fast drying ink!)  I set this aside and did the mini MDF Tag in the same way but used this for my Sentiment, which again was stamped in archival.  I then added the ribbon and the embellishments from stash, I then added a chain to hang it by.

The products used can all be purchased from Phill's shop Honeypot Crafts.



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Application Cards

I recently - unsuccessfully - applied for a high profile DT.  I was disappointed not to make the team as I really love their products, but, I was extremely pleased with what I made and the techniques I used to create the cards give I only had a day and half to make them.  I'll let you judge them tho

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Dragon's Dream TIO DT Piece - Wedding

With Helen choosing W and Lace, for this theme there was really only one option.

WEDDINGS

I started with a Kraft tag, Used a Crafters Companion Stamp of a bride stamped in versamark with Grey Cosmic Shimmer powder to emboss her in (I thought black would be too harsh) and cutoff her skirt, which I promptly replaced with some lace.  Mounted her on the tag and used the sentiment stamp in stazon black to remind what it's for.

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Dragon's Dream TIO - K and a heart

For this tag I decided to go all ink, no paint but I did cheat and use embossing powder on one item.

I started by using Versacube chalk inks to create a blended background, I then used Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder to colour the Key.  Stamping the Steampunk heart from Creative Expressions onto mirri card in a pinky red I fussy cut this out to mount with the key.  I stamped the splattered heart and sentiment from Creattive Expressions Vintage Hearts plate in cherry red Stazon.

I then mounted the key and mirri card heart.

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