This week over on Make My Monday

We are still on the Steampunk theme, but this week the challenge is to make anything but not a card.

Now this is not the original box I made for this challenge, but somehow over the last week since I finished it I have managed to misplace it! This one I managed to get done on Sunday using Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante paper and a box I had bought for something else and never used. This box I covered with tissue that had been stamped with a cog stamp then stuck to the box with wet glue. Once dry I wiped gold paint over the edges, then added cogs and flowers that had been cut out from the Graphic 45 paper. I used a large image for the top and a row of smaller images around the sides.

Please go over to Make My Monday to have a look at what the rest of the team have been up to.

Thanks for reading,
Cath

Sorry this is late....

So sorry if you came earlier for this post, for some reason Mr Blogger decided to delete the post I had scheduled ready to post, so here goes my second attempt.

This week over on Make My Monday we are adding metal to our Steampunk. When I picked the theme of Steampunk a few months ago the rest of the ladies on the design team were all a bit apprehensive about this theme but they have all really got into the swing of this and are making some amazing pieces, just go over to Make My Monday to have a look.

My card this week is made with Design 45 paper and Tims metal flowers.

I loved the colours in this picture from their Steampunk range, I just added the ribbon through the flowers and kept it all in an Art Nouveau/Steampunk style. I am looking forward to seeing what others do with this theme as there has been some great designs on the Make My Monday blog.

Thanks for reading,
Cath

Silent Sunday.

Photos from this week.

Thanks for reading,
Cath

Mid-week Motivation

This weeks challenge was to use Monochrome when doing your Steam Punk piece. I know a lot of people have a problem with this and stick to Black and White, but I have found if I only have the colour I am going to use out on my desk and no other I don't get tempted to add anything else.

 For this card I have just used Walnut Stain distress ink, blending it over the edges to get a dark base card.

I then made a nice puddle of ink and water on my mat and dunked my card in to it to get a lighter, patchy background.

I then used the ink pad to ink up my stamp and stamp onto plain card. I have found if you use these inks to stamp on glossy card you can emboss them if you are quick even though they are dye inks.

I then stamped onto the background once it was dry and stuck this to the card I had edged, then added the topper I had smudged with a water brush to it with foam pads.

I hope this gives you some ideas when using just one colour.

Thanks for reading,
Cath

This weeks card for Make My Monday.

This week on Make My Monday we are going Monochrome, still with the Steam Punk theme but just using one colour.

 So for my card I used Walnut ink distress ink and stamps from 7 Gypsies, Personal Impressions and The Artistic Stamper. The background was made by spreading the ink on to a craft sheet, spraying with water and then dipping the card into it. Most of the stamping was done straight onto the card except for the man, hand and word. I stamped them onto cream card and added with foam pads to give a bit of dimension to the card. I love the differing colours you get from the same ink when you use it in different ways.

Do come over to Make My Monday and see what the Design team have done this week, there are some great ideas.

Thanks for reading,
Cath