Then as an angel face and wings…

Not only is it release day for the gorgeous Steampunk Gals images at Simply B Stamps, drawn by the uber talented Betty herself, but we’ve also got a new challenge at Simply Steampunk Challenges to use wings or grunge it up.  For my project I got to play with the image of my awesome teamie, Lisa H.

I decided to use both challenge options and grunge up my “secret box” as well as adding some beautiful wings in Steampunk style with lots of metal as well as cogs and clocks and pocket watches galore.

The box is rather special, perfect for keeping some suitably Steampunk jewellery inside.

I first saw this box on a challenge blog and I had to go look at the creator’s blog, Cindy, of Cin’s Creations, is an amazingly talented crafter.  She is also generous with her crafting and kindly offered the Silhouette file for the box to readers so after becoming a follower I sent off a request and quick as a flash I had the files and a link to another crafter’s blog post, Norma of From My Craft Room, with instructions for making up the box.  Having the cut files certainly made making the box so much easier and both she and Norma made exquisite secret boxes – go check out their amazing work.

To decorate my box I distressed all my designer paper, which, helpfully for a grunge themed project, was already grungy in style.  On reflection I think I should have done the base in a Tim Holtz Distress brown cardstock but I am still pleased with how the box turned out.  I distressed up some of my embellies too, not having enough variety in aged gold.  For the wings on the top I aged my copper metal sheet with Vintaj Patinas that matched the colours of my designer paper.  The sentiment comes with Steampunk Lisa H; I just used Photoshop to give it a steamy kind of effect.

 

So hopefully you’re feeling inspired to get all Steampunky and grungy or to get out all those winged embellies in your stash and will come play along with our challenge.

As this is definitely not a card I’m entering it in the current All Crafts Challenge at Craft My Life.  I’m also entering it the current anything goes challenges at Crafting From the Heart and Scribble & Scrap.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (cheeks E01, E02, R02)

Eyes B93, B95, B97, 0

Lips RV34, RV63, RV66

Hair BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, 100

Outfit BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99

Dies & SVGs etc

Angel Wings SVG

Spellbinders Nestabilities – Stately Circles

Embellishments

Eyelet Outlet Brads – Gears & Pocket Watch

Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms – Iceberg

Kaisercraft Paper Blooms – Iceberg

Metal Wings from LSS

Petaloo Darjeeling – Dahlias Teastained Purples

Prima Junkyard Findings – Tiny Clock Parts

Watch Parts from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Krylon Leafing Pen – Copper

Rub’nBuff – Gold Leaf

StazOn – Black

Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Tea Dye & Walnut Stain

Vintaj Patinas – Jade, Moss & Verdigris

Papers

7 Dots Studio 9^th Wave – Deep Water, Seam Foam & Stormy Sea

American Crafts Cardstock – Black

Artools Metal Sheet – Copper

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk – Steampunk Lisa H

Challenges

Craft My Life All Crafts Challenge December / January – Anything but a card

Crafting From the Heart #3 – Anything goes

Scribble & Scrap Challenge # 8 – Always Anything Goes

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