Sunday, 6 November 2011

Steampunk and distress inks

Well, taking a break from the Christmas cards one day this week I had a sudden urge to work with my favourite subject - steampunk, and my favourite media - distress inks! So here is the first of three men's cards:

"Enjoy the journey"

The background for all these cards was made by dipping white card into drips of distress inks & sprayed water on a craft mat to make a stormy sky.

"Side view"

The images were all formed by stamping onto white card before heat embossing for added dimension, cutting out, and shaping from behind with an embossing tool. The images were then attached to the card using dimensional glue. This gives a "roundness" to all the hot air balloons and the globe.


"Side view"

The sea on the globe was coloured using watered-down distress ink and a paintbrush.

"Tempus fugit"

The flying clock on this card was stamped onto spare inked cardstock before diecutting into a circle. More distress ink was applied to the edges of the circle to make a frame. Pefrect Pearls were also added to the spray water on the background. It adds a lovely glittery gold shimmer, but doesn't show up well in the photos.

"You're my Top Priority Number One Guy"

This last card has a couple of dimensional features - there is a little owl charm in the top right, and one of the top-hatted gentleman has been picked out with a frame lined with acetate and decorated with some liquid pearls. Of the three cards, I am least happy with the layout on this one, I don't really like the way I have a line of images along the top, but I like the frames chappy so may use him again someday on a different project.

Entered for the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - In Time Gone By
Let's Ink it Up - show us your favourite technique (at the moment, mine is this distress ink background)
Paper Sundaes - rectangles
Craft-Room
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23 comments:

  1. Unknown6 November 2011 at 17:37

    Fab mens cards, love the steampunk theme, great technique. Thanks for joining us at LIIU, good luck. Hugs Suzanne x

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  2. Mandy6 November 2011 at 18:36

    These are all fabulous,love your backgrounds....Thank you for your visit,lovely comment and for becoming a follower...
    Mandy x

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  3. Shirl6 November 2011 at 18:36

    Such a fabulous card for our first entry. That stormy sky looks fabulous must try that technique and love all the stamping.

    Thanks for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

    Hugs Shirley x x

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  4. Jayne6 November 2011 at 19:27

    Great cards, love your use of distress inks, I am just starting to use these and need a bit more practice I think, lol!
    Love Jayne. x x

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  5. Marie-Louise6 November 2011 at 19:36

    Brilliant cards. Love the backgrounds.

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  6. annesyme6 November 2011 at 20:21

    Great cards I love them all!!
    Anne x

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  7. Wendy6 November 2011 at 21:36

    Fabulous male cards.
    Wendy xx

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  8. Teresa6 November 2011 at 23:01

    Fantastic card and the blogs looking fab too! Teresa xx

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  9. Tamara Morton6 November 2011 at 23:54

    Thank you for entering into my candy and for becoming a follower.. Posh Cat Crafts
    Hugs
    Tamara

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  10. Carrie's Corner7 November 2011 at 03:33

    Wonderful steampunk cards and I love love that stormy sky you created! Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley Challenges.

    Hugs
    Carrie

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  11. Lynn Stevens7 November 2011 at 05:00

    I Love all your Chrismas cards but you can't go wrong with Steampunk!!!

    Thanks so much for posting my giveaway. I have put you in for the surprise as well as the bonus draws.
    Best of luck
    hugs Lynn

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  12. Livert7 November 2011 at 09:48

    Cool card. Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley challenges.

    Liv

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  13. sara7 November 2011 at 12:24

    fab card love the background thanks so much for joining us at paper sundaes this week
    hugs sara x

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  14. Silvia(Barnie)7 November 2011 at 19:32

    Wonderful creations, love the blue backgrounds. Thanks for joining the Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

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  15. Zoechaos9 November 2011 at 09:20

    Fabulous card love how you stamped embossed and then shaped your own elements thank you for sharing with us at Craft-Room challenge XOXO Zoe

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  16. Mervi9 November 2011 at 17:17

    Absolutely gorgeous cards!!! Stunning creations.

    Thank you for sharing this with us at Craft-Room Challenge, good luck;-))m

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  17. Nikki Byrne9 November 2011 at 20:42

    fabulous card and colours, perfect for our challenge here at Craft-Room this fortnight. Good luck. hUgs


    Nikki DT

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  18. hazel10 November 2011 at 08:05

    Fabulous cards, the backgrounds are wonderful. I love them. Thank you for joining us at Craft-Room Challenge.
    xxx Hazel.

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  19. Maria10 November 2011 at 19:12

    These are three stunning cards! The backgrounds have turned out beautifully and I love the way you have rounded the balloons to give them some dimension! Good luck and thanks for joining in at the Craft-Room Challenge! Maria x

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  20. BarbaraW11 November 2011 at 04:36

    I love steampunk too. Great men's cards. Thanks for sharing your art in the Creative Inspirations Paints challenge.

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  21. Esther12 November 2011 at 22:06

    That stormy sky is amazing...fab steampunk card...love the others too, Thanks so much for joining our craft-room challenge..Esther xx

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  22. Debi13 November 2011 at 18:59

    these are ALL Fab!!! thanks for joining us at craft room challenge, Debi x

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  23. kbrandy415 November 2011 at 02:13

    Fabulous cards and technique!! Thank you for sharing at LIIU and good luck!

    Hugs
    Hazel xx
    P.S. I have Christmas candy on my blog

    http://hazelshandmadecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-christmas-candy.html

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