Nevermore Haunted Cottage

Our Design Team Sister Raquel from My Sheri Crafts challenged us to make a Halloween project for treats, bags or any cute projects. I was so excited when I made this Haunted Cottage from SVG Cuts using the Nevermore Paper Packet since it features two favorites of mine--Steampunk and Halloween! I used black cardstock for my base and inked it up with White Daisy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad. I inked the edges of the designer paper with Cocoa Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad. The windows had vellum under it. The roof was stamped with images from Steampunk Scoundrels. Now all my cottage needs is an electronic tealight and it's all set for Halloween!

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A Steampunk Masculine Card

What better card can one give to an engineer who's turning 50 than one that's Steampunk-inspired?

I used paper from DCWV and Prima, Tim Holtz and Graphic45 stamps, Tim Holtz dies and spinners then inked everything and voila!  The perfect card.

Happy 50th Deane!  May you have 50 more. :-)

Join us today at My Sheri Crafts and share your amazing vintage masculine cards!  This challenge is hosted by our design sister Sue.

Steampunk Debutante Shadow Box

I altered this shadow box for a swap at the Cricut message board.  I used paper from Graphic 45's Steampunk Debutante paper pack.  The plain cream background paper was from DCWV and I stamped it with stamps from Graphic 45 and created a butterfly border at the top.  I also added some butterflies at the backround paper to customize it even further.  The grungeboard gears and large clock were cut using Tim Holtz dies and I added some Tim Holtz metal gears on the centers.  The clock is flanked on the left by a metal butterfly from Graphic 45 that I embossed using an embossing folder from Tim Holtz.  To the right of the clock is a butterfly with a clock face from my stash.  To jazz up the steampunk lady's look, I added feathers from Michael's and pearl wings from ZVA Creative.  The metal clasps were received from a swap (thanks to Honey Cat's mom!) .  The pearl heart is from Recollections and the red rose is from Prima.  The images were all pop-dotted for added dimension.

Steampunk Inspired Dressform

Can sleek and steampunk coexist with each other?

I tried to challenge myself with this altered dressform.  The top of the dress was made out of Tim Holtz tissue tape, inked around the edges and draped on the dressform.

The a-line skirt, which was made of brown packing paper was stamped using Graphic 45 and 7 Gypsies stamps.  I sprayed the paper with Gold Glimmer Mist and added Viva Decor Pearl pen flourishes and pearl dots on the butterflies.

I added braid from my DT sister Charlotte and clock faces from my stash to complete the look.

Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Altered Notebook

The bi-weekly theme at My Sheri Crafts is "Back to School". It will be a long while before the Little Bean will have his pictures taken for his school-themed layouts, so I decided to make something that I will use to jot down notes while I get schooled on the joys of parenting. :-D

I took a 99 cent composition notebook and altered it with paper from Graphic 45 and Bo Bunny. I added bloomers from Webster's Pages along the spine. The gears, spinners and book corners are from Tim Holtz. I also used Tim Holtz's Sizzix dies to cut the grungeboard pieces. The teal baby roses are from Prima. I made the flourishes using Liquid Pearls. The pink lace and clock face were from my stash.

Steampunk Debutante Altered Notebook

I love Steampunk and it was such a happy coincidence that the Graphic 45 paper came in peach. lol! I bought this notebook from Hobby Lobby at 50% off, and I covered it using paper from K&Co's Handmade Stack. The main image is from Graphic 45's Steampunk Debutante paper pack. I used lace, pearls and a flower from Prima. I wanted more pearls, so I used Bronze Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

I made a mini folder for the inside cover. It was quite easy; all I did was trim and inch from a piece of 8"x8" paper, scored the bottom part at 3", then folded it over. I also made small diagonal slits to make opening and closing so much easier. The Paris-themed paper on the first page is from Gardiner.

On the back of the notebook is a dressform from the Summer in Paris cartridge, that I cut at 5".

The Eiffel tower was also cut at 5". I used some Steampunk-themed stamps at the back cover to personalize it.

Lavinia From Kraftin' Kimmi

I wanted to color this Steampunk cutie so badly when I first saw her. :-) I used Nestabilities for the frame. Paper is from Basic Grey's Capella line. I also used vellum paper with a script print and I lightly adhered it to the paper; and no, my card is not crooked. lol! The pearl stick pin is from Maya Road, and pearls are from Recollection. The "gold buttons" in Lavinia's dress and shoes, as well as her earrings were made using Viva Decor Pearl Pen in gold.

Copic Markers used:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02,
Cheeks: R01, R20
Hair: E51, E53, E55, E57
Goggles: C1, C6, C8
Glass in goggles: B00
Shoes: C1, C6, C9
Dress: YG11, YG63, YG67, YG95, YG99

Steampunk ATCs

The Steampunk movement was my inspiration when I made these Artist Trading Cards for My Sheri Crafts. The paper is from the Lost and Found paper stack. I also sprayed some cream-colored cardstock with some Moonlight Mist (Pirate's Plunder and Mystical Marcasite)from Lindy's Stamp Gang. The images were from http://classroomclipart.com/, mounted on 2x2" Memory Glass using Glossy Accents. The glittered paper was also embossed using the following folders: Clockworks and Diamond Plate from Cuttlebug, and Bingo and Patchwork from Tim Holtz. The ink used are: Chocolate and Blueberries and Rich Rustics from ColorBox. I used quite a motley of embellishments...die cuts made using Gadget Gears, and metal embellishments from Idea-ology, Jo-Ann's, The Paper Studio and bits and pieces from my stash.

Steampunk Inspired Jewelry

My earliest memories include watching Victorian and other period movies with my mom. She had the penchant of dressing me up in frilly outfits and granny boots. I also remembered playing with quaint household gadgetry like wine decanters with musical boxes and brass cigarette dispensers, which my family had collected through the years. I was raised the Steampunk way without even being aware of it. :-)

My friend Kimi told me today that they had the Industrial Chic line of jewelry pieces available at Michael's. She gave me the link, and I knew I had to get some of them to add to my collection. So here are what I came up with...



Both necklaces are 18" long. The necklace on the left has spinners and gears from Tim Holtz, and the cameo is from Madame Delphine. I made the necklace on the right for hubby. He was the one who taught me to play dominoes, hence the choice of pendant. He also picked the muse token as a dangler for the pendant.