Small Fabric Steampunk / Gothic Book

After I'd printed some images onto fabric and cut them up, I started to lay fabric and trims around them to start to build up a page.

I did the same for all of them and added a few emblishments.

Nothing is stuck down yet as I was still playing around with placement etc.

Ribbons, lace and ric-rak.

Once everything was glued down on the pages I played around with the placement of them and paired them up.

Then the pinkish set of pages.

And the next two pages, these are five and six.

And the last two pages.

I put the pages together in the same way I'd made the other two books sandwiching lace inbetween the layers. I laid out the pieces for the front and back covers. At this point, nothing is stuck down.

This is the front cover stitched and glued down with all embellishments attached.

And the back cover which I've left pretty plain as it needs to be flat when laid down.

And this is the spine which has been re-inforced with cardboard to give it extra strength.

And finally a view from the top with the book closed.

And this is the bottom.

This was a thank you gift for Sheilagh who very generously posted me a huge stash of fabric. I made her this because she showed an interest in the first one I'd made, but I couldn't give that one away.

This one is a little smaller and measures approx 6.5" x 9". I just hope she likes this one as much as the first one.

A Couple of Tags

Finally felt okay enough to be able to move some stash around to get to other stuff and ended up making these two tags. I've been wanting to do something like this for a few weeks now.

I embossed the card using a cog folder, coloured it in silver Decoart media paint and then rubbed over it with black carbon media paint.

The top half is white embossed and coloured with carbon black media paint and wiped back.

Crackle paint on the heart and covered with black antiquing cream and wiped back.

Pretty much did the same with this one except I used gold and transparent yellow oxide for the embossed background and again I tinted it with carbon black Decoart media paint.

The embossed stamping was coloured with platinum silver embossing powder. I used a dirty wash for the background and added a wooden cog.

All products used are from the DecoArt media range.

Know in your Heart

Used soft gel medium to adhere bits and bobs to a square canvas. Black and white gesso used to cover the background including splats. Metal embellishments added to finish.

Wooden heart painted in white crackle paste, coloured with red chalky paint and wiped back the black antiquing cream.

Close up of some of the textures.

All products are from the DecoArt range.

Tag Swap - Texture

Sad, sad day, the last scrapings of my DecoArt media white modeling paste. Good job I have some more on order!!!

I managed to scrape enough out to put through these stencils.

I added white crackle paint to some areas and then covered everything with gesso.

I painted this one with a few colours of DecoArt dazzling metallics, venetian gold, emperor's gold, mink pearl and champagne gold.

Then I rubbed the whole thing over with relic chalky paint and wiped it back and ran over the cogs with champagne ice metallic lustre.

You can still see the shimmer from the dazzling metallic paints.

Next I painted some die cut cogs and an arch in a couple of coats of relic chalky paint and stamped script over them with everlasting chalky paint.

I stamped the Dream On image from my newest Finn set and added some gears for the hair, along with the chipboard cogs, prestuds, washers and gems.

Close up of the metal cogs and clock pieces.

Close up of the cogs, stenciled and chipboard ones.

And finally for more texture, I went over the words with glossy accents.

I used the DecoArt multi surface satin paints on this tag, chartreuse and true blue.

I stamped the main LP image and added a flourish, splats, blots in black stazon and script in olive green stazon.

I painted the two PA chipboard shapes in multi surface satin for the butterfly and serene for the flower shape. Stamped the LP images in black stazon and gave them white cheeks.

Added dots and a few hi-lights with a white posca pen. To bring out the texture I used metallic lustres in turquoise on the chartreuse and emerald on the true blue.

Close up of the chipboard butterfly over the main image.

More texture where the crackle paint was added. I think this would have shown up better if I'd of used some white antiquing cream to hi-light the cracks. 

All products are from DecoArt.

I'm also entering these into this weeks PA challenge which is gels and mediums.

TH May Tag Inspired by Alison

My take on T!m's tag for May courtesy of my mate Alison. I didn't much like this months tag, but then I saw what Alison did, which you can see here, and had to give it a go.

Emma Challenge

Emma and I challenged each other to make something in 2 hours. We each picked 2 elements which had to be included. Emma chose, wings and numbers and I chose acetate and metal. I put some GP through the bingo stencil and coloured the canvas board with a mix of green and blue gelatos.

I stamped the butterfly onto acetate in black stazon, cut just the wings out and heated them with the heat gun so they slightly curled and added a mini bulb for the body.

Close up of the tissue tape, grunge paste and script stamping in crushed olive and peacock feathers distress ink.

Simon Says Wednesday have a theme of anything goes this week.

Playing with Numbers

Over at Artful Times this week they have a theme of spray away. I took this photo as I didn't want to spray too much and thought most of it might end up getting covered up.

These are the 3 sprays I used. They are all browns.

I didn't really know where I was going with it, I was just playing, but this is my finished piece. I managed to sneak in some of my gelli plate pages, along with tags, stamped images, tissue tape wooden pieces and various other bits and bobs.

Close up of the tissue tape and some the the metal embellies.

I also added a vellum and corrugated tattered florals flower and a stamped butterfly and one covered in UTEE as over at Anything But a Card they have a theme of spring forward and are suggesting butterflies and flowers.

Another close up of the stitching on the tag.

And finally a close up of the sprayed ink.

A Vintage Journey have a theme of spring flowers and I'm hoping mine qualifies as I've used two of T!M's tattered florals!!