Boozybear Special IX

Servus, hi and welcome to the last post of our boozybear special feature!

Claudia here with this final project featuring Glenda - the designer and owner of the boozybear etsy shop  - and her fab steampunk chipboard pieces by showing steampunk/industrial style projects done by my wonderful DT - each using the same boozybear parts but in totally different projects and ways of using them.

So throughout the last months you have been provided with extra project posts over here and I have been so happy to have the opportunity to not only show some of Glenda's amazing chipboard designs but also let my DT each have the stage to herself. (to make it easier for you to compare the projects there's a list of previously posted boozybear projects with links to every new project post...see below)
I find the idea thrilling to see how differently the same chipboard pieces can be approached. I hope you do too. ;)

*Here's the link list to previous boozybear projects done by the DT:

Boozybear Special I
Boozybear Special II
Boozybear Special III
Boozybear Special IV
Boozybear Special V
Boozybear Special VI
Boozybear Special VII
Boozybear Special VIII

So today it is my turn to share some boozybear inspiration - so here we go!

As you can see I didn't use the largest clockface pieces in the back, but the others immediately sparked the idea of a mechanical wind up heart with wings and a propeller. 

The balsa wood heart and the old picture stand had been waiting in my stash quite a long time to be used....now was the time!

I started with adding a base coat of Raw Umber DecoArt Student Acrylic paint to the heart and painted the wings, key and propeller with DecoArt Extreme Sheen "Vintage Brass" and "Bronze".

Once dry I created a feather-y texture on the wings using DecoArt media Heavy Gel Medium and let it air dry. 

I also used the Heavy Gel Medium to adhere the clock face and gears to the heart. 

This is how the texture from the Heavy Gel Medium looked on the finished project:

While the assembled heart was set aside to dry I painted a quick coat of DecoArt matte Decou-Page to the stand to provide more tooth for some paint to adhere. 

Once the Heavy Gel Medium on the wings had dried I applied some DecoArt Sparkling Turquoise Metallic Lustre to the raised areas using my fingertip. 

The steampunk heart got a coat of Bronze Extreme Sheen that I stippled onto and inbetween the glued on pieces and the heart with an old and worn bristle brush. 

Once the bronze paint was dry, I stippled on some DecoArt media Carbon Black fluid acrylic paint here and there. 

I did the same with Quinacridone Gold...

...and to finish my steampunk parts off, I dry brushed them with a mix of Titan Buff and Prussian Blue Hue fluid acrylics. 

The wire stand was treated pretty much the same...only that I started with the Metallic Lustre as a base coat instead of the Extreme Sheen.

I felt the wings and heart still looked too "clean" - so I added some white DecoArt media Crackle Paint to the wings with a palette knife...

...and sprinkles of Carbon Black, Turquoise and White Shimmer Mister to the heart:

The little propeller was fixed to the bottom of the heart using a round toothpick. I hand drilled the hole and inserted the toothpick with some glue. 

Then it was time to assemble my flying wind up steampunk heart with matte Decou-Page. 

The stand and the propeller came last.

Done!

Steampunk and hearts always go together so well, don't they? 

I hope you've enjoyed the read and recommend you check out Glenda's wonderful range of chipboard pieces over at her boozybear etsy store! 

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Our January challenge is still open until the end of the month and I would love to see you play along! And if you haven't taken a look at the makes of Team A and  Team B yet, I highly recommend you do so...loads of inspiration there to find! I promise ;) 

Hugs and happy crafting!

Claudia

XXX

MCESP - "Merry Christmas Extra Steam Power" by Kerstin

Servus and welcome to our little Christmas surprise Kerstin has prepared for you!

Our actual December challenge is in full swing and you still have time to play along until the end of December - if you need a bit of inspirational input, just check out the challenge post HERE.

But enough of the ordinary challenge talk - let's raise the curtains for Kerstin and Mister Coolman!

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Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! Kerstin here to share the last post for this year over here on SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!

The year of 2016 is almost over and Christmas is fast approaching! As always there is a colourful hustle and bustle as well as calmness and reflectiveness and we also love to look back on the year - the right time to say

a big THANK YOU

to our hard working 

and reliable big boss,

Claudia,

our two generous sponsors,

my talented teamies

and

our faithful followers!!!

Mr. Coolman - the one and only ;) - is here to wish you a merry and bright Christmas and a happy new year:

"Hi, I am Mister Coolman! I started out as a styrofoam shape...

...and then Kerstin took away my hat to paint it black. Luckily it was glued back on - imagine how I would have looked without a hat!!! ME!!!!

Then I was painted with the products shown below...

...and given a tie, two snap fasteneres as eyes, a nose made from an old clockwork and a fancy moustache (that once was a pin). 

Before I got my arms and some other embellishments, Mistress Kerstin let it snow (using DecoArt SnowTex) because after all deep within I am a true snowman, right?

My arms were made from gears and cogs from an old taken apart clockwork - of course these had to be artificially rusted to match my cool steampunk outfit and as always that worked pretty well with the fab DecoArt media paints! 

And so I could be enlightened now and then I also got a lightbulb from old Christmas tree fairy lights. I even got wired so it can be lit!!!! 

A splendid dorsal view, 

can be delightful, too. ;)

That's it so far about my making. If you want to learn more about it or my maker, click here. "

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May the spirit of the season bring you happiness and joy! 

Merry Christmas and warmest wishes

from me and the whole DT! 

Kerstin

August 2016 Extra Steam Power with Nate

                                                                     


This time our talented DT member Nate has created a project to fuel your creative steampunk mojo!

 NATE

Bonjour à toutes!

Hi, all!

Transformation d' un grimber en maître du temps monter sur une boite en carton , travaillé avec papiers métal et peintures DécoArt.

An altered box with the "Master of Time", covered with metal foil and painted with DecoArt products and paints.

The embossed and painted panels to cover the box with. 

Sides, box feet and clock face were painted with DecoArt Americana acrylic paints.

A look inside:

What a beautiful clock face!

And that iron gate is just the perfect addition! 

The Master of Time!

He is wearing a crown and a monocle with a flaming red lense. Quite impressive and intimidating if you ask me...(and the two birdies just add that touch of mistery to it that I love! So cool!)

When the gates of the box open, you can see the hour glass in front of the clock face. 

The sides show images of a skully lady and gentleman...

...and the back side shows the pretty couple in all its liveliness.....erm...well... ;)

I hope you enjoyed Nate's project as much as I did! It is so brilliantly made and I love all the texture and metal effects she has created! And there went such a lot of love and labour into this one! Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing, Nate! Mwah! XXX

And thanks for stopping by, dear steampunk friends! There are still two more weeks time to join in our summer challenge! We hope to see your fantastic projects being shared with us soon!

Hugs and happy crafting,

Nate & Claudia 

xxx

More Extra Steam Power from Maura!

Servus and welcome back to another dose of steampunk mixed media inspiration! This time Maura is sharing some of her fabulous and imaginative art and how-tos with us! Enjoy! (and don't forget to join in our summer challenge! There is still time until the end of August to play along! You get to the challenge by clicking HERE). 

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"We all need a bit of extra steam to get through the summer, right? Especially when it gets hot, we want that steam power to work on cooling us off.  Well, here is a "hot" project for the summer! 

I have been having a blast playing with Tyvek lately and making charms for an upcoming art retreat in the fall.  I am reusing mailing envelopes made out of Tyvek and painting them with DecoArt paints. This time, I tried painting both sides of the material and I found it gives it a more finished look.

I was feeling experimental, so also tried some stenciling just to see if it would add anything.

Next step, heat the painted Tyvek with a heating tool. I do this over a wood board with a craft sheet on top and in a well ventilated space. The more you heat it, the more it bubbles and shrinks, so watch carefully to get it right where you want it.

Look at that texture! Oh yes, I do love this stuff!

A touch of gold for highlights and around the edges to attract any dragons out there looking for treasure...

I added a large eyelet, then hung or attached some charms. Here are the finished pieces..."

SUPPLIES:

DecoArt

 fluid acrylics in cobalt teal hue, Prussian blue hue, and quinacridone gold

Dazzling Metallics - glorious gold

Mister - carbon black 

Andy Skinner whirlpool stencil