I sure hope this piece qualifies as steampunk because I'm going to add it to the large number of entries over on the Simon Says Stamp & Show blog.
On this 5x7 piece of canvas board I tried all sorts of painting techniques - because I didn't gesso it first some of them didn't work very good. Sigh. But it was fun just throwing all sorts of inks at it to see what would happen.
I stamped 'dream' in clear embossing ink and used clear embossing powder before I put the last few layers of color on the canvas. It was easy to wipe off any extra ink that I didn't want to appear.
That birdcage is 'da bomb' thanks to a technique I learned from Shelly Hickox's blog back on January 12 of this year. IRL it really does look like tarnished metal. Wow!
There are way too many steps to this project so I'll list the items and techniques I used. Hopefully you'll be able to figure them out but you can always email (link at top right) with questions.
Techniques from Compendium of Curisities: Rusted Grunge, Distress Stickles, Distress Crackle, Weathered Wood Grunge
Tim Holtz: Plaque & Postage, Raven & Scaredy Cat, Caged Bird, Mini Gears dies; 'dream'; mini stapler; hinge clip, brads; grungepaper; grungeboard
Studio 490 stamps: Sentimental Art, Art Rules, Art From the Heart, Art Gone Postal; Black Clearly for Art
Inks, etc.: Antiqued Bronze Distress Crackle Paint, Black, White Enamel Accents; UTEE; Silver, Clear embossing powders; Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder; French Ultramarine, Venetian Orange archival inks; Pitch Black, Gold, Copper, Espresso, Silver, Butterscotch, Terra Cotta paint dabbers; Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Dried Marigold, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo distress inks; Broken China, Dried Marigold distress stickles (all Ranger)
Miscellaneous: bell, vellum
Hi Susan. I love your steampunk entry into our challenge this week. LOVE the sentiment!!!I love how you've caged the cat and the bird is the one that is free! Love all the gears and the swivel clasp with the bell dangling on it; attached to the cage. Very clever design! Thanks for sharing your art with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge this week! <3 Candy
ReplyDeleteGreat to see the cat in the cage for a change! :) Great to see the cogs and gears too. The Design Team are really pleased that you joined us for the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge this week - Thank you!
ReplyDeletelove the cat in the cage, Ha! i'm not a specialist in steampunk, but i love your piece, everything just fits together so wel!! and it does look like you had fun with your inks! :)))
ReplyDeleteI love this card ... although my cats shudder at the thought. How very clever and yes, it looks steampunk to me!
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the steampunk, Susan! Very creative idea, totally love it!
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh, Susan! The cat in the cage - love it! Hmmm ... Halloween, cat in the cage ... got me thinking!
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