SPA - Steampunk

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good weekend. The theme for this weeks Sunday Postcard Art challenge is Steampunk.

I used distress ink to colour the background. The stamps used on the background are Graphic 45 and 7gypsies stamps. I stamped the main images (Graphic 45) onto the card to place them and then I stamped them onto white copy paper, coloured them with pencils, cut them out and adhered them over the stamped images on the card. I added some wash I tape.

Thank you for visiting, you’re all very welcome. xxx

Steampunk Tag

Steampunk is the latest theme for this weeks Go Tag Thursday challenge.

I wasn't sure if I could get a tag made in time, I went to my Nephews wedding on Sunday and my Father-In-Law was taken into hospital on Monday so I've not had much time for crafting.

I coloured my tag with Distress ink and stamped some cogs and some number charts. I stamped the man onto tissue paper, cut him out and glued him to the tag. I added some tissue tape.
I stencilled the Sweet Poppy steampunk dog with modelling paste and when it was dry I cut it out and used my finger to spread some Treasure Brass over it. I glued it to the tag and added some cogs and chain from his collar to the mans hand.
Stamps used.
Stampers Anonymous - man and numbers.
PaperArtsy - cogs.
7Gypsies - clock.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

T Is For Thingamagig

The letter T is the latest letter in the Craft Barns Alpha/Dictionary challenge. I was going to do the word time for my entry but when I was looking for a suitable stamp I found a stamp of the word Thingamagig so I looked in the dictionary to see if it was in there and it was although they spell it with a U - Thingumagig.

I coloured the watercolour card with distress inks and stamped some cogs. The images were stamped onto tissue paper and glued to the card. I stamped the word and letter T and added the dictionary reference.

Stamps used,
PaperArtsy - background cogs.
Scrolls Works - two of the images.
7 Gypsies - one of the images.
Stampers Anonymous - Another image.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

Tim's 12 Tags 2014 - January

I've managed to make the January tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2014. I didn't have a lot of the elements needed but found similar things in my craft stash.

I coloured the tag with pumice stone distress ink and flicked water over it, when this was dry I sponged the pumice stone through a clock mask then I edged the tag with black soot.
I stamped the numbers with black Archival - wish I'd stamped them nearer the edge.
I adhered some silver mirri card to some scrap card to make it thicker and then die cut it using the Sizzix Alterations Weathered Clock die. I embossed the centre of the clock with a cog embossing folder. I lightly sanded the clock and then covered it with black acrylic paint and then wiped most of it away leaving black paint in the grooves. I then adhered it to the tag. I splattered some black acrylic paint over the tag.
I stamped the words onto white card and cut them out, I attached them to with mini staples.
The ticket is a 7Gypsies fabric label that I stamped the sentiment on. I went over the words with a black marker, then I attached it to the tag with mini staples.
I finished the tag with cogs, ribbon, pin and a charm that I'd adhered a date to with a domed sticker.

Two More Deco Pages

These are the deco pages that I made for Cynthia in the KCUK deco swap - the theme of her book is Vintage Travel/Steampunk.

The background was coloured and stamped with Distress ink, the two images were stamped with black Archival ink, I watercoloured the bus and edged the two images with vintage photo. I stamped the car onto shrink plastic and reduced the size with my heat gun. I embellished the page with a charm and staples.
The stamps that I used are.
Stamps Away for the bus.
Katzelkraft for the car.
Stampers Anonymous for the globe.
PaperArtsy for the gears and dots.
I don't know who made the collage stamp.

Again I coloured and stamped the background with Distress inks. I stamped the wall with black Archival. On white card I stamped the man on the bike and masked the man, then I stamped the wall over the image so that it looked like the wall was showing through the wheels. I removed the mask and cut the image out and adhered it to the background matching the two wall images. I added the sentiment, gears and charm.
The stamps I used are.
Katzelkraft for the man on bike, wall and plane.
7 Gypsies for the cogs and butterfly.
PaperArtsy for the dots.
I don't know who made the sentiment.

Vintage Stamping

I'ts the lovely Julia's turn to choose the theme for the latest Craft Room Challenge and Vintage Stamping is the theme she has chosen.

This is what she has to say about the challenge.
I love anything vintage, particularly in the craft world and I am in my element when working with this genre.  I would like to see any vintage stamping project, but just for this challenge  no cute please.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Tando Creative, who produced some of the best chipboard products (in my opinion) on the market, so a very big thank you to them.



Our guest designer for July is very talented Helene aka 2amscrapper.

Here is my DT piece.

The card I used for the background is from a scalloped edged card blank that I'd messed up, I cut it to fit the card blank that I was using and I also rounded the corners of the card blank.
I started by stamping the background with Distress ink then I added some tissue tape.
I stamped the image onto white card and watercoloured it with Distress ink, I rounded the corners and edged it with vintage photo Distress ink, I also inked the edges of the background and the card blank. I adhered some lace to the image then adhered it to the background.
I added the flowers and embellishments, then I masked the image and sprayed pink, yellow and green mica spray over the flowers and lace.

The stamps I used are.
JustRite for the diamond background.
7Gypsies for the butterfly.
Flonzcraft for the main image.

As usual the rest of the Design team have made some fabulous samples so please visit the Craft Room Challenge site to take a look.

Pen and Ink ATCs

The theme for the UK Stampers May ATC swap was Pen and Ink.

The backgrounds on all my ATCs were done with Distress ink.
The stamps that I used are
Cherry Pie Art Stamps for Shakespear, bottle and pen.
The Artistic Stamper for the nib.
PaperArtsy for the script.
I also used tissue tape and a pen nib to embellish.

The stamps that I used are.
The Artistic Stamper for the fountain pen and nib.
Cherry Pie Art Stamps for the bottle and the background pen.
7Gypsies for the ink blots.

The stamps I used for this ATC are
PaperArtsy for the hand.
Cherry Pie Art Stamps for the bottle and sentiment.
7Gypsies for the ink blots.

Steampunk Deco Pages

I'd like to thank my new followers for following me - I hope you enjoy looking at my work.

Today I'd like to share with you the two pages that I made for Wendy in the KCUK deco swap - her theme is steampunk.

I used Distress inks to colour and stamp the background. I stamped the flower onto gold metal and embossed it then cut it out and attached it to the page with a game spinner and brad. The light bulb was stamped onto card, I cut it out and covered it with glossy accents. I added a few metal cogs.
The stamps I used are
PaperArtsy for the background and flower.
Stampers Anonymous for the three gents and light bulb.

I used distress inks to colour and stamp the background. For the glasses I stamped the image onto white card and acetate - I cut them both out and adhered the acetate over the stamped image. I adhered them to the page and added some chain. I embellished the page with cogs and some gems. I stamped the words and cut them out before adhering to the page.
The stamps that I used are
Karantha stamps for the background and main images.
Stampers Anonymous for the background.
7Gypsies for the background.

Script ATCs

More ATCs to share with you today. These were made for the Paperplay March swapl

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The background is  coloured with Distress ink and stamped with PaperArtsy and 7Gypsies stamps.
The main image is a PaperArtsy stamp. I stamped it onto a seperate piece of card and cut it out.
I used a Sam Poole stamp for the sentiment.
I added some gems and staples.

The background is coloured with Distress ink and stamped with a Wendy Vecchi stamp.
For the main image I used a Chapel Road Artstamp stamped onto coloured card and matted onto black card.

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The background has been coloured with Distress ink and stamped with a PaperArtsy stamp.
The main image is a Cats Life Press stamp. I stamped it onto a piece of Stampboard and triple embossed it. I used some gold cord and gems to embellish it.

KCUK Deco Swap

The KCUK 2013 Deco Book Swap is well under way and I'd like to share the pages that I made for June - her theme is Steampunk, in fact steampunk is the theme for a few of the members in my group.

I coloured the background with old paper Distress ink direct to the card and used dusty concord and vintage photo to stamp the images.
I covered some card with aluminium foil. I stamped the main image onto card and coloured with Promarkers and stamped it again onto the metal card with black Stazon. I went over the stamping with an embossing tool and then cut out parts of the images and adhered them over the coloured image. I did the moth in the same way. I embellished the page with cogs and chain and I gave her a hat cut out of the metal card.
The stamps that I used are
7Gypsies and Creative Expressions for the background.
Non Sequitur for the main image.
PaperArtsy for the moth.

I coloured the card with spun sugar Distress ink direct to the card and used victorian velvet and vintage photo to stamp the background. The flower and leaves were stamped onto the metal card with black Stazon and cut out. I stamped the lady and coloured her with spiced marmalade then cut her out. I embellished the card with cogs.
Stamps that I used are
Scrolls Work, 7Gypsies and PaperArtsy for the background.
Stampington for the lady.
PaperArtsy for the flower.

12 Tags of 2013 - February

I was so excited when I found out that I was one of the January tag winners and still being flushed with success I thought it was time to make my February tag.
I decided to keep my tag as close to the tag that Tim made using the things that I had in my stash.
You can find Tim's February tag here.
Here is my take on the tag.

Here is a list of the things that I used.
Ripe persimmon, fired brick Distress stain.
Black soot Distress ink.
Black Archival Ink.
Watercolour pencils
Kraft core card.
QuickCutz letter and numbers die.
Art Impressions and 7Gypsies stamps.
Orange Sakura Jelly Roll pen.
Sticker from my stash.

The image was coloured with the watercolour pencils and some water.
I die cut the letters and adhered them to the Kraft core card before sanding them.
The Sakura pen was used to draw and colour the hearts at the top of the tag.

Craft-Room Colour Challenge

Another fortnight has gone by and it's time for another Craft-Room challenge. The lovely Esther has decided on a colour challenge so the challenge is Monochrome.

Our sponsors for the challenge are Tando Creative.

 

I stamped some images onto some ribbed kraft card and adhered it to a kraft card blank. I stamped the main image and sentiment onto cream card and matted them onto brown card, I embellished it with some twine.

The stamps that I used are
Crafty Individuals, the main image.
7 Gypsies, background images.

I used coffee Archival ink to stamp with.

The rest of the Design Team have made some fabulous samples so why not visit the Craft-Room Challenge to take a look.

Alpha Challenge - Letter V

I've decided to join in with the Craft Barns Alpha Challenge. The first letter is V. I've got an old dictionary and have decided to tear the pages out and stick them in a journal. The word that I've chosen is VEHICLE.

I've ringed my word but it doesn't show up very well. 

I've used Distress stain, Fresco paint and DecoArt paint on the pages.

I also used Crafters Workshop and Creative Expressions masks.

The stamps that I used are Katzelkraft, 7Gypsies and Stamp Bug.
I stamped the images onto tissue paper before adhering them to the pages. I added a few dots with a white pen.

I'm also going to enter my pages in the
Fashionable Stamping Challenge  Trains, Planes and Automobiles.

12 Tags of 2013 - January

This year I've decided to join in with the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 challenge, I wasn't able to last year.

Distress ink used, iced spruce, picked raspberries, wild honey and walnut stain.
Stamps used,
7 Gypsies Steampunk set for the hands.
Sam Pooles Art Phrases for the sentiment.

Keys

The theme for the UK Stampers January ATC swap is Keys.



Last weekend I bought a PaperArtsy/Lynne Perrella stamp set and decided to use them on my ATCs. I masked the faces before colouring the background with scattered straw, festive berries, salty ocean and mowed lawn Distress ink. I stamped the key using a stamp from the 7 Gypsies Steampunk set. The ATCs were embellished with Woodware lock and key brads.

I'm entering my ATCs in the following challenges.
Challenges 4 Everybody Anything Goes.
Fun With ATCs Something New. New stamps.
Try It On Tuesday New Stash. New stamps.
Order Of The Opus Gluei  Free For All.

Emboss It

It's Esthers turn to choose the theme for the latest  Craft Room Challenge and she has chosen Embossing. This can be heat embossing or dry embossing or you could use embossing paste.

Stamp Addicts are the sponsors for the challenge.

I was going through my embossing folders to find one to make a card and came across a set of Tim Holtz ATC size folders so my card became ATCs.

For the background I used card that I'd inked a while ago and can't remember what inks I used. After embossing the ATCs I went over the raised images with vintage photo Distress ink and then I went over this with a Versamark pen and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I used 7 Gypsies and Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stamps on the background.

This is a side view to show the clear embossing.

I'm entering my ATC in the Fashionable Stamping Challenge whose theme is Embossing.

I'm looking forward to seeing your Embossed creations and I hope you all visit the Craft Room Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the rest of the DT team have done.

Steampunk Hanging

I started of by painting some burgundy corrugated card with orange and white acrylic paint, then I coloured some white card with tattered rose, antique linen and dried marigold distress ink using the direct to paper technique, I stamped lots of images on top of this using broken china and tea die distress ink and black archival ink. I cut out three images from a piece of Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante paper, then I attached it all to the backing card. I added cogs etc and wrapped some wire round a pencil to get the curly wire.
The stamps I used are by Katzelkraft and 7 Gypsies.
I'm entering this into Simon Says Stamp and Show some metal challenge and Just For Fun steampunk challenge.

Butterfly card

This is a card I've made for a Bella Muse Challenge in Bella Creations
We were given this lovely image to use. I attached the image onto some blue card that I'd punched with a Martha Stewart punch then attached it to the card. I punched some blue card with a Martha Stuart punch and attached it to the edge of the card then I added some daisy ribbon with a few little blue gems. I also put some blue gems in the images hair. I attached the flowers and the butterfly. I made the butterfly with a Marrianne Design die. Before putting it on the card I covered it in stickles. The background paper is by 7Gypsies.

ATCs

Here are three ATCs that I made for a swap last year and never got round to putting on my blog. I stamped the main image [Crafty Individuals] on to some white card and then masked it before colouring the background with distress ink. The background stamps are by The Stamp Bug I don't know who made the dream stamp. I removed the mask and then coloured the image with felt tips and then added a little butterfly brad.

I stamped the main image [Stampington] onto white card then masked it before stamping the other images. The other stamps that I used are 7 Gypsies and Non Sequitor.I then coloured the card with distress inks and removed the mask. The clocks on the image are coloured in by using distress ink and a water brush. Last but not least I added a watch face to the ATC with a brad.
For this ATC I stamped the main Image [Elusive Images] on to white card and them masked it before colouring the background with distress ink and then stamping it. The stamps used for the background are Stampendous for the leaves and the Stamp Bug for the rest. I then removed the mask and gave her hair a little colour leaving her face white.

Journal Week 3

This is the 3rd page of UK Stampers weekly journal, the theme is school days. We had to list 10 things we remembered about school. I had to think long and hard about this as it was such a long time ago, all I kept remembering was the fact that I didn't like school.
The ink blot and fingerprints are from 7 Gypsies Steampunk set, I used distress inks to colour them. All the other bits are from a Paper Pizazz school scrapbook set and I added a few doodled flowers.