Steampunk

It's Monday and time for another Altered Playing Card challenge from Claudine.  She chose Steampunk or Time as the theme.  I'm not into steam punk and suppose I could have elected to create cards all about time, but I didn't.  I have the Sizzix gears mini movers & shapers so why not use them?

playing cards; gesso; dry wall tape; glitter paper (unknown source); Hero Art stamps (A3321,  C3075); Sizzix mini movers & shapers gears; distress paints (Tarnished Brass, Brushed Pewter); Ranger Black Sparkle embossing powder; Versamark; washi tape; Createx Pearlized Blue paint; TCW Mini Ledger stencil; CMS107 Steampunk; Glossy Accents; white card stock; Jet Black Archival Ink

So, get in gear...what are you waiting for?????  Join in the fun!

The sun is shining! How about some color?!?

We're swapping spring-themed ATCs in the EWV group. I wanted to post something with some color today so I morphed one into card. The background stamp is one of Wendy's newest - love it! The flowers and leaves are polished stone on glossy paper but I stamped on the back side so I wouldn't have any outlines showing. An ultra-fine black marker gave these some dimension along with rolling them over a skewer. Add a few gems - I'm ready to see these in my garden! The butterfly was stamped on Lucky Squirrel's Clear Shrink Plastic with Ranger Snow Cap Pigment Ink. The antenna and trail are Christmas tree hooks I found on clearance ($0.09 for a pack of 150). The green beads were also a clearance item from years ago. I painted the chipboard scrolls with Ranger Salmon Paint Dabber but it was too pale. With my pinkie I dabbed a red metallic Createx paint over that. Oops - too in your face! I added a layer of Ranger Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint. Still a bit bold so I smeared some white acrylic paint over the cracks then wiped it off with a damp cloth. Now that's much better! The tag (yes, a stamp!) and blue layer are edged with Ranger DI Brushed Corduroy, the tag has a bit of Broken China in the center. All stamps are Wendy's. I have several large drawers of fibers & ribbons and always think I should get rid of some but then how else would I have been able to come up with this spring color combo???

I'm a WendyVecchian and I live in the state of Creativity. Enjoy today for what it is!