Breath, Dream Explore

Hello and Welcome to my blog  :)  I have a sweet little card to share with you today which was one of my samples for the Chocolate Baroque tv shows in December, using some of the fabulous Steampunk stamps.  I have used stamps from the Steampunk Funky Fish and Punky Expressions sets; Distress Oxide inks, black Versafine ink, metalic acrylic paints, clear texture gel, a stencil, die cuts and some air dry clay embellishments from my stash.  

  

I began by creating the background panel.  I took a piece of white card and blended three colours of DOs on it, then added some worker images randomly.  When all that was dry I took a stencil, applied texture gel through it  and left it to dry naturally.  I then added some ink around the edges of the panel.

I die cut some leaves that I would use for seaweed, and added some ink to the edges.  On another piece of white card I stamped a sea horse image in black ink and embossed it with clear EP.  I then painted it with metalic acrylic paints and cut it out.  I also coloured some air dry clay shells with the paints.
    

I took a white base card and stamped the same worker stamps around the edges to create a border.  I attached the background panel to the card then added all the embellishments.

I am really pleased with this card, it's a cheerful little project that would cover many occasions and recipients.

Thank you for dropping by today, I hope that you've enjoyed this post and that you will visit my blog again  :)

Imagine What Lies Beneath

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  I have another of my Chocolate Baroque samples to share with you today, featuring the lovely Steampunk stamps from the shows last month.  For this card I have used stamps from the Steampunk Funky Fish and Steampunk Sea World sets, Distress Oxide inks, black Versafine ink, clear EP, pearlescent ink sprays, metalic acrylic paints, a white pen and an embossing folder from my stash.

I began this project by creating the background.  I took a piece of white card and spayed it with a couple of pearlscent inks and left it to dry.  I then embossed the panel in a folder from my stash, I thought the swirling pattern represented the underwater currents of the ocean.  I then blended DO ink around the edges and matted the panel onto black card.  

I took a white base card and stamped around the edges with one of the large images using DO ink then attached the panel to the card.  

I stamped some fish and a sea creature image onto black card using black Versafine, and embossed them with clear EP.  I coloured the images with metalic acrylic paints and added white pen as highlights before cutting them out.  
  

I shaped all the images with a ball tool before attaching them to the card with 3D gel.  I took a spare piece of white card and stamped a sentiment in black ink and embossed it with clear EP.  I blended a little ink around the edges of the panel then attached it to the card.
  

I had a ball creating this card, I love the little mechanical fishes and creature!  I love the textures that I've created too.  I think this is a cheerful little card that would suit all sorts of occasions and recipients of all ages.

Thank you for stopping by today I hope you've enjoyed this post.  Feel free to take a look at my other work on this site, and I'd love it if you left me a comment!  Hope you'll visit again soon  :)   

Curios Adventures

Hi and welcome to my blog  :)  I have a mixed media Steampunk wall hanging to show you today which was one of my samples for the Chocolate Baroque tv shows last month.  I LOVE Steampunk and I LOVE mixed media so this project was definately a labour of love for me!  I have used stamps from the CB Steampunk Sea World, Steampunk Funky Fish and Punky Expressions sets; chalk acrylic paint, metalic acrylic paints, Distress Oxide Inks, gold Soft Form Paste, gold pen, black Versafine ink, Versamark ink, gold EP and a selection of stencils from my stash.
  

I began by creating the background on an MDF panel.  I gave it a coat of white gesso, and when it was dry I painted a coat of blue chalk acrylic  onto it.  I let that dry then started to layer up several stencilled images using DO inks.  I wanted to create a sense of being deep under the ocean so some of the stencilled images were done in shades of blue on the blue background  to give depth to the piece.  I took some gold Soft Form Paste and added it to the bottom edge of the panel through a stencil to create a sea bed and to add texture. 

I then stamped  several fish, sea creatures and quirky machines in black ink onto black card and embossed them all with clear EP.  I painted them all with metalic acrylics to emphasize the mechanical nature of the images.  I cut them all out and shaped them with a ball tool before attaching them to the panel with 3D glue gel.




The larger images had some 'sand' or 'sea bed' attached to them so I placed them along the bottom edge, above the textured sea bed.

Once the bubbles had been added to the 'thingamybob' I added Glossy Accents to give them a domed shine.  

I stamped a few sentements from the Punky Expressions set onto black card and embossed them with gold EP.  I added gold pen around the edges of the sentiments and the edges of the panel.  I attached the sentiment panels with 3D glue gel, then punched a couple of holes on the top edge of the panel and threaded some cord through to hang the panel up with.

I had so much fun creating this mixed media piece, from layering the stencilled background to attaching all the images.  I never tire of creating art with these fabulous images!  

Thank you for dropping in today, I hope you've enjoyed this post and maybe it will inspire you to have a go.  Feel free to browse here some more, leave me a comment, and I hope that you will pop in again soon  :)