Thursday 12 July 2012

A Little bit of Steam-punk

I had to make a tag to go with a box I've made for a friend. The box is steam punk themed so the tag had to be. It so happens that there is a Considering Steam Punk challenge started over at DragonsDream Tag It On this week. I don't know if this'll count as the ingredients are Fantasy, Inventions and Victoriana. The fantasy is missing here. I'll no doubt be doing another in the next fortnight but this will have to suffice for now.

The light's a bit glarey tonight, but more detail can be seen on the following closeups.
Triple heat embossed with copper and the word stamp "Steampunk" pressed into the warm embossing powder. Then run through my BS in a folder and cut out with fancy edged scissors.
cog stamped using brilliance gold and a screw brad in the centre of one.
more stamps in black with a piece of a tando compass chippy left over from the box this is to go with. Inked in black and some more copper embossing powder.
The base of the tag is painted card using the "aged leather" technique picked up from Andy Skinner's Timeworn course.  All the stamps are from his Personal Impressions Steampunk range. A small length of chain with a heart charm as the ties.
Centre stage is a woodcut penny farthing from Crafty-Embellies as are the little wooden cogs at the top.

I'd like to enter this tag into the challenge over at
DragonsDream Tag It On - Considering Steam Punk

18 comments:

  1. wow Helen stunning..so many i have not heard of..must go learn..you are awesome as a person and artist..steam punk is so fun to me and you make it come to life.
    hugs,
    susan s.

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  2. Wow! I really love that leather look! Great tag.

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  3. It's a stunning tag. I love the background and the rusty colour. Pity about the Victoriana and fantasy, as you said, but fab anyway
    Thanks for TIOing with us
    Frankie
    xx

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  4. this is stunning, i just love it xx

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  5. This is amazing. Loving the Steam Punk 'industrial' effects. Fab!!
    Ax

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  6. Great tag, love the penny farthing. Thanks for sharing with us at Dragons Dream. Elizabeth x

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  7. excellent, now off to sing I want to ride my bike in a steam punk manner.EE

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  8. Love it!!! great elements and rusty feel.. simply Brillant.. Thank for sharing with us at TIO... May x

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  9. Very beautiful tag, i love the leather effect and the little bicycle. thanks for sharing at Dragons Dream TIO

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  10. You have time to make a tag with all the ingredients for sure, but this is great so far! Thanks for joining at TIO.

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  11. I just want to touch this!! I love all the texture x

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  12. Hi Helen this is amazing. I love all the texture and wish I could touch this fab piece. Good luck in the challenge x

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  13. Hi Helen this is a brilliant piece. So much texture that I just want to touch it. Very inspirational. TFS and good luck in the challenge x

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  14. Very cool. Always good to see andy's techniques in use. Love the steam punk embossed Demi tag.
    Mark

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  15. Wohow, that's a fabulous tag with wonderful texture. Thanks for dreaming with us at TIO this fortnight.

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  16. This is wonderful, so much texture and I love those little wooden embelishments. Thanks so much for sharing with us again at TIO x

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  17. Fabulous tag! Love how you have embraced the Steampunk theme! Thank you for dreaming with us x

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