Wednesday 26 July 2023

THE PAPER SHELTER 2023 SUMMER BREAK CHALLENGE: ANYTHING GOES


Good Morning lovely crafters!


Our theme at The Paper Shelter this week is:
ANYTHING GOES


 I absolutely love Steampunk themed 'things' - clothing, cards, etc, so I just had to choose Steam Punk Girl for this one.    

I have coloured the image with Copics, and then cut her out by hand.

I had SO MUCH fun creating the background for her.  I started with black card, and added all my background goodies: Scrap FX laser cuts, Ultimate Crafts lace, Reeves Modeling Paste to add some depth, and then Prima Mini Art Stones, to roughen that surface a little.  


Once that had had a chance to dry overnight, I sprayed everything with Gesso.  Unfortunately I only had white Gesso on hand.  If I'd had black, I would have wiped some of the colour off, once it was added, to reveal some of the black underneath.  Another night to dry, and then I could start playing with colour.  


I chose the Prima Metal Rust Set of Rust Effect Paste, and painted over everything.  After yet another night to let everything dry, I touched up those areas that still had white showing through, and gave it a few more hours to dry, before assembling everything.  


I've mounted the image with puffy pads, and added a few Solid Oak Inc Steampunk embellishment; a Ribtex lightbulb and rose chain; Tim Holtz gears; and a few metal brads from my stash.








Up for grabs at The Paper Shelter this week is our usual fantastic prize!  Our winner will win a $30 store voucher if you've used a Paper Shelter product on your entry (you could choose the pre-coloured image, the black and white digi, or the digital paper that comes in the set), or 3 digis of your choice, if you've used another brand.  You can enter the challenge up to 3 times, provided you've used a Paper Shelter product on at least one of them.

Thanks for popping in!

Linda

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 2329: Anything Goes
Worldwide Crafts and Colorists Challenge #7: Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Jan's Digi Stamps July Challenge: Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Corrosive Challenge #7: Anything Goes (2nd entry)

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4 comments:

  1. Karen C27 July 2023 at 08:41

    Wow!! Great Steampunk artwork!! I love how you did this! Marvelous! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges!
    Hugs,
    Karen C

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  2. Lori Podolsky29 July 2023 at 03:32

    Linda, you outdid yourself this this remarkable card. It was wonderful admiring all your details, and how you achieved them. SO impressive. I hope your well-deserved break is enjoyable. Take good care of yourself Hugs xx

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  3. Jan Mahew29 July 2023 at 19:21

    Very creative Steampunk background perfect for your beautifully colored image, Linda! Thank you for sharing your creation with us at Jan's Digi Blog Challenge. Good Luck!
    Hugs,
    Jan
    (Owner & Illustrator of Jan's Digi Stamp Shop)

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  4. Suze30 July 2023 at 07:03

    Stunning card Linda. I like the grunge look of the background. Thank you for entering the Anything Goes Challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps.

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