Hi Everyone, first of all I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone for stopping by my blog and at A Vintage Journey to see my recent DI Post. I loved reading all your comments.
Can you believe it's our 2nd Birthday at A Vintage
Journey this month and Nikki is hosting the Latest Challenge called DI Travel Bag. It's a spin on our Destination Inspiration Posts and this time you get to
play with the various items in the Travel Bag. Please check out the blog HERE for
full details.
Sorry I don't have a photo tutorial to share, I started
this late at night when lighting was awful.
My frame is GreyBoard ( 8"x10" ) and was covered in 3 shades of
acrylic paint. I stamped on some text from Tims Papillon set with Archival ink, I then stamped and heat embossed some Copper Cogs.
I scraped Tims Scissors (love these) around the edges of
my frame to give a tattered look. I finished off the edges by rubbing Versamark
around the edges and heat setting a variety of Embossing powders in place.
My cogs and little strips were all embossed with Distress
Powders and a sprinkling of enamel powders in different shades for a rusty
look.
My hinges I used Andy Skinners rust technique's on
YouTube and added a little Liquid Pearls for nails.
My Deep Red image was stamped in Archival ink onto
Speciality Stamping Paper. I shaded her in with my Distress pens and a
waterbrush, once dry, I rubbed with my finger some Distress Micro Glaze over my
image to protect it. I added some Distress Stains onto my mat and swiped my
image through. Once I was happy with the shade on my paper I stamped on some
more cogs with Archival ink.
I finished off by arranging all my embellishments and adding
some metal details.
Thanks so much for stopping by today and please hop over HERE to A Vintage Journey to see all the amazing projects from my Teamies and full
details on our Challenge. Our wonderful sponsor is Andy Skinner, his mixed media
creations are sensational - if you are not familiar with his work do check out
his Website. Andy has kindly donated a fabulous package to this month's lucky
winner which will be made up of his brand new stencils and stamps.
Crafty Hugs,
Julie x
Cheery Lynn Dies Used -
- B399 Hinges (Set of 8)
- Border#15 CABRD - 15 (Cog Border)
- CAFR-18 Frame (Set of 11)
- B340 Gears (Set of 9)
Oh this is so fun and right up my alley! Love all the rusty goodness you created and the different EP colors are totes yummy! Awesome sauce textures and the stamping is stupendious! Fantabulous design! ~Niki
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool image framed by all your wonderful gears Julie! Love the rusted pieces and pretty bee charm! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteWOW Julie! Seriously steampunk and wonderful! Love the layering of cogs and gears all the way round the amazing clockwork lady. Jenny x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great image..perfect! I love the wonderful layering of rusty cogs and gears, looking very steampunk, wonderfully done Julie. Fabulous creation! Ruth xx
ReplyDeleteI love this Julie, the array of rusty cogs is amazing and I just love the copper embossed ones. This frame has a fabulous aged, industrial feel to it with the distressed edges and rusty hinges and the image you have chosen to use fits perfectly.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
hugs Brenda xxx
Oooooh this looks like one I need to touch - love it - a real elegant yet grungy feel. Have a lovely weekend xxx
ReplyDeleteWow, this is gorgeous Julie. I love that image, so unique and fun. Your metal gears and accents are the perfect fit, amazing project. hugs :)
ReplyDeleteHello Julie,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creation Julie !
Love de details and Copper Cogs .
Greetings Doris
Brilliant,I love the steampunk inspiration Julie,might have to join in the challenge then ;)
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xxx
This is fantastic, Julie! Love all the details with the cogs and hinges.
ReplyDeleteGreat project JULIE! The background is so striking and I love how you have finished it. Steampunk with elegance, that's quite an achievement, - fabulous project!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow Julie, this is a stunning steampunk piece, I love every single little detail! I love Nikki's theme and you have done a superb job with it! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful layers of inks, powders and mediums in this lovely piece Julie. I really love all the rusted elements and your gorgeous stamped image (I only have one of their stamps sadly). So many wonderful cogs to catch your eye too! Julia S-W xx
ReplyDeleteMy gosh Julie, that is fabulous! Amazing detail on your background with all the wonderful stamping and embossing and your focal image is gorgeous, what a wonderful stamp! Thanks so much for sharing it, Deb xo
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant Julie - love the steampunk look! Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteThis piece is just so fun to look at. Great job!! Sandy xx
ReplyDeleteWow, I just love all those layered cogs in 2D and 3D - it's a fabulous effect to frame that brilliantly quirky image - love it!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Super cool! Totally inspiring! Love this Julie!!!
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