Faery Ink~ Steampunk Coco

Good Morning Crafty Friends, I'm here to share a Canavas I created  for

using the newly released "Steampunk Coco".

This image is absolutely perfect for Mixed Media with her gears and tools! Love the details on this Digital Stamp!

I started by mixing Twinkling H2O's for my background. Then I added some die cuts from the Silhouette Design Store which I enameled with Black, Bronze, Copper, Teal and Champagne Embossing Powders to get a rusty steampunk feel. 

I colored the image onto Old Dictionary Paper and used Aquarelle Pencils.
Love the aged look I got. :o)  

A sentiment, lace and embellies from my stash and there you have my Steampunk Canvas.

Hope I've inspired you to get crafty today. 

Happy Crafting!

~hugs~

MWLW New Release~ Steampunk Mini Canvas

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

I'm here to share a card I made for 

Today, we have a picture perfect new release with Young Lady Penelope. 

How awesome is this steampunk image?

I made a lil' mini canvas and tried a different technique of coloring different shades of browns on tissue paper. 

I started by priming my canvas with Gesso and then coloring with Black acrylic paint. Used Tim Holtz Harlequin Stencill for some texture; by applying a thin coat of Gel Medium, I was able to keep it white against my sprays. :o) I then sprayed some Lindy's Stamp Gang and Heidi Swapp sprays. Using a bit of gesso again, I achieved the background color I wanted.  

I printed the image onto tissue paper and colored with different shades of Browns in SN Markers and applied it with Gel Medium to my canvas.

I think if I did this again, I'd use a heavier paper for contrast. But still liked the aged look it lent to my canvas.

I used steampunk images from the internet and added some Metal Corners. I finished with Gear die cuts from Memory box which I embossed with Copper, gold and Champagne EP's. 

 The key is from my stash, which I sprayed with Tim Holtz Copper Spray. 

Hope you like my take on a mini steampunk canvas. 

Don't forget, to  join us on Friday,  Sept 25th for  Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop.  We are super excited to show you all the fabulous projects we have made for this awesome hop filled with some AMAZING prizes!

Also, Paola has  something new at MWLW...Whimsy Notes! They are these  Cute little digi stamps that are great for your pocket pages and can also be used as ATC cards.

Happy Craftin'!

~hugs~

Amy

So Suzy Stamps~ Altered Box

Good Morning my crafty friends,I'm here, with some inspiration for

With our "Happiness Is..." Challenge going on, I thought I'd do an altered box using the Happiness Is... stamp & the Open Road corresponding sentiment. I matched them with the Vintage Balloon stamp. Love this "Happiness Is..." series...there's something for everyone and for every occasion! 

I started with a small box I had and used Gesso all over, this is so that the paints and other mediums I used would have  something to grab on to -Gesso gives your projects "Some tooth". 

I then used various stencils with homemade texture paste (1 part glue, 2 parts white acrylic Paint and 2 parts Plaster of Paris or talc- Mix it up really well and voila!). This gave my box dimension and of course different textures. Allow to completely dry before next steps.

 Then I added different spray mists (Lindy's Stamp Gang, Distress Stain in Antique Bronze, Hedi Swapp Color Shine). Dry completely with your heat tool in between so they don't get "Muddy". I then stamped the Vintage Balloon onto tissue paper in Versamark Sepia (Important to use Archival Inks as then it won't smear/run). I adhered the images to the box with Gel Medium (Modge Podge can also be used). 

I embossed the  Vintage Balloon onto chipboard and fussy cut it out and added some bling for extra dimension.

 

I then created a tag using the
Happiness Is... and decorated it with Enamel Chips in Turquoise, Frantage and sprays. I finished with Brass Buttons and Gears from Memory Box- Mini Gears which were Gesso'd, sprayed and embossed. I also added some Bling to tie them in with the
Vintage Balloon. I finished with the
Open Road sentiment in Black Archival Ink, so it would stand out. 

I've been having a lot of fun getting into Mixed Media! If I don't like something, I can cover it up with Gesso, Paper or decoupage and start again! lol!

 I hope I've inspired you to give it a go!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget about our  "Happiness is..." challenge. If you don't have a blog - you can still enter over at our Facebook group

  

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Altered Eclectics September Challenge 


Crafts Galore Challenge- Anything Goes 

Crafty Time Challenges- Anything But a Card 

Digistamps4Joy Challenge #116- Anything Goes 


Rhedd's Creative Spirit Septemeber Challenge 


World Wide Open Monthly Challenge- September 

Creative Moments Challenge #76- Anything Goes with a Sentiment


613 Avenue Create Challenge #139- Anything Goes 


That Craft Place Challenge- Aug 30- Mixed Media Anything Goes 

Mixed Media World Challenge #6- Gorgeous Textures

We Love To Create Challenge #18- Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes 


PDE Linky Party- Aug 28- Anything Goes 

Happy Craftin'!

~hugs~