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Monday 28 January 2013

Starting to make gifts again.......D

I went a little mad today. like you do, when you in a craft shop lol.  I bought 8 canvases and more paints.  So what could I do but to break open the plastic on the canvas and get messy.  I have many stamps that have never made light of day.  I decided on steampunk divas, beautiful set of stamps.

First of all I gessoed the canvas and the following layer was a mix of white and taupe acrylics.  I stamped the entire background with a clock collage stamp using coffee archival ink.  I stamped the images from the set onto tissue, seperating them by tearing and layered them onto the canvas.

Once dried I used a TH clock diecut as a mask and used texture paste mixed with a little brown acrylic to fill the gaps.  Does that make sense lol.  I pulled the mask away and dried it off a little.  I then spread crackle medium over the top to age it a little. I used the actual diecut, after having the same treatment, cut and placed on the canvas.  The hands of the diecut I triple embossed using black utee and wiped perfect pearls over the top.  I deliberately snapped one of the hands before sticking to the Crafty-Emblies pocket watch face which had the rock candy treatment.

I used a couple photo holders (forgotten their proper name lol) with timeless and search on them.  I created the sentiment using my thingymajigmachine!  - Use your time wisely to create yourself.

I used brushed cordurouy round the edge of canvas and brushed sporadically over the entire piece.  I then sprayed a golden mist over it. 






Well I think thats it for now.... I do hope you like my effort tonight.  I certainly enjoyed making it.

Hugz Elaine xxx


 

22 comments:

  1. Wow - this looks great Elaine - what a wonderful showpiece! Nicola x

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  2. This turned out fabulous color is beautiful nice start on the canvas and love the stamp set..

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  3. A Wonderful textured piece...Thanks so much for sharing with us at Craft-Room..Esther xx

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  4. What an awesome steampunk design.
    Thank you for joining us at Creative inspiration paints.
    CI design team member
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  5. So pleased you got messy - its a fab project, love all the texture. Thank you for sharing with us at the Craft Room challenge this time! SUZANNE X

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  6. Thank you Elaine for sharing this lovely creation with us at Craft-Room Challenge;-))m

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  7. When I saw this at MIM, i went WOW, Just fabulous!!

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  8. This is amazing love love the textures and colors on this awesome. Will look for you at the next CI Paint Challenge

    Monica

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  9. Hello. I Popped by from MIM to see your Beautiful creation. Faye

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  10. Fabulous project, I love the colours which you have created for it. Such a fabulous design. Thank you for sharing with us at Lady Anne's Challenges. I hope we see you again soon.
    Love ~ Lady Anne xx
    Lady Anne's Challenges

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  11. Wow Elaine this is amazing hope you can join Love to Create again next week for our Birthday Challenge Hugs Sandra DT xx
    http://careyscards.blogspot.co.uk/

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  12. Great card, thanks for joining us for Vickie's Challenge at Lady Anne's.

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  13. Wow- I am just beginning to dabble in mixed media- this is an amazing project! Love MIM- so fun to find so many 'new to me' Papercrafters out there in Blogland! I am #65 : )

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  14. This is a truly stunning piece of art, I love all the different texture you have created. Thanks for joining us at Craft Room Challenge and good luck with the draw. Julia xxx

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  15. WOW! Thats a stunning project you have here! Its beautiful!! Thanks for joining us this week at Love to Create!

    Mei (DT)

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  16. What a fantastic project... I love what you did here... WOW!!! I saw this over at MIM and came to see more detail. Glad I did.

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  17. A fabulous creation! Thank you for entering the Artistic Stamper challenge.

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  18. Fantastic artwork! Thanks for sharing it with us at The Artistic Stamper!
    Alison x

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  19. Fantastic work. I love to get messy too. It's so much fun and that is what is important in life too.

    I saw you at Make It Monday. Thanks for inspiration.

    p.s. my projects is 202 if you would like to stop by my blog too.

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  20. I love this Elaine! The colours are gorgeous and I love the layout. I just love it!

    Sheena
    xxx

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  21. brilliant job Elaine, love all the depth of colour, and texture- thanks for sharing with us at Craft Room Challenge, Debi x

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  22. Ooh gorgeous Elaine, well done :-) Thank you so much for joining my All Crafts Challenge, hope to see you enter the new challenge starting tomorrow! Elaine-xxx-

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Thank you for your comments. I really do appreciate them and they make my love of crafting much more worthwhile.
Hugz Elaine xx

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