Mid Month Reminder - Top Hats and Moustaches

Servus and welcome to our mid month reminder post for the actual challenge

Top Hats and Moustaches!

It's Team B's turn to share their projects today and you really would make them very happy if you visited their blogs and maybe even left a short comment there. You get to their blogs by clicking on their names. For larger views of their projects simply click on the images.

Laura 

Dee

Hi everyone I did my piece for the blog using Tando 

creative Chipboard clock and circle.

 

I used Deco Art Media paints and mediums to create it also 

Frantage embossing powders.

Full details on my Blog,.

Why not have a go and join in with us this month.

Kerstin

my idea was to made a card (15x15 cm) in mixed media style

''I'm heavy on wire'' really simple and fun

for a friend to tell him

Don't worry, be happy!

 Claudia

I still can't quit doing Halloween themed projects - so this time even my make for our Steampunk challenge had to be a spooky art journal page! And doesn't that top hat suit Mr. Skeleton well!  

Niki @ Pawsitively Creative

I am enjoying Halloween so much I just had to add a skull to my Steampunk design! Meet Mr. Debonair! He sports a handmade top hat and a wonderful, curled moustache. I wanted to work with a limited color palette so chose white, black, silver, and a punch of red. Carpe Diem! ~Niki

 

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Didn't promise too much, did I? ;)

Our challenge is still open until the end of the month and our randomly chosen winner will receive a prize from Inspiration Emporium this time! So go for it! 

 You will find the inlinkz below but if you haven't checked the makes of Team A first, which you can find over HERE, I highly recommend you do so. The linkie is there as well. 

Hugs and happy steampunk crafting!

Claudia & the SASPC Team

xxx

Sorry! Belated Top 5 and Winners Post for the September Challenge!

Hi, servus and soooo sorry for a belated Top5 and winner's post! I was struck down by the flu and forgot all about this post inbetween headaches, sneezes, using up billions of hankies and drinking felt barrels of tea....

So here they come - our Top5 - and as usual they were really hard to choose and many were close up. Which comes as no surprise as you all keep entering utterly fabulous artwork to our challenges! You are our stars!!!!

Top 5

(in no particular order)

Ngaere

Irina

anenglishlady

image entered via instagram

so we cannot display it on our blog

(click her name to get to the picture)

Angela

(Felix,the crafty cat)

Kathi

And the winner of September's prize,

donated by 

is

Sabine!

Yay! You're on a run of luck as it seems, Sabine! Congrats on your prize win! Have fun with your voucher and I will email BastelWelt Schobes so they can send it to you asap!

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Our actual challenge "Top Hats and Moustaches" is still on until the end of the month and on October 15th there will be another bundle of inspiration from the DT to get you going! So don't miss that! Once more sorry for the delay! Hope you are all well and have a happy time crafting!

Claudia & the SASPC Team

xxx

Top Hats and Moustaches! - the October Challenge

...starts today and we are so excited to (hopefully) have you play along with us again this month!

Team A are already eager to present their inspirational makes for October and will once more have a hard time voting their personal Top5 from the "Tag it!" September challenge. These - and our prize winner will be announced on Saturday, 10th October. So make sure you check back to find out if you are one of them!

"Top Hats and Moustaches"

are two of the "ingredients" we all love about Steampunk art! So show us your "moustached" canvasses, cards, tags, objects,....those top hats sitting on...well, whatever you think they can sit on. lol

Anyway - we hope you are not too busy with crafting away on Halloween projects only and maybe find some time for a little Steampunk piece too this month.  

As usual all media and techniques (except totally digitally created projects) are welcome - as long as they have a steampunk, vintage or industrial theme to them. The challenge will be open until the end of the month and on October 15th there will be a second round of inspiration for you (provided by the lovely ladies from Team B) and our prize sponsor for this month's challenge will be revealed as well!

But now on to the makes of Team A: 

Brigitte

Pocket letters, my new toy....

9 ATC, background inked with stencils,

dies, transfert, stamps...

more details on my blog

Susan

Trick or treat

- more details on my blog

NATE ..

minis canvas transformé en boite à rasoir 

la suite des détails sur mon blog

Zoja

This is my art-jourmanl page about bird which collects curious objects...He couldn't steel moustache, so he took a hat :)

Agnieszka

Here is an attempt at a clean&simple steampunk style. 

It was quite a challenge for me, to keep things simple - not sure

I managed to keep them clean... ;) Had to remind myself to keep calm

throughout the making process. Check out some close-ups on my blog.

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We hope to have you join in our top hats and moustache fun soon!

Hugs and happy crafting,

Claudia & the SASPC Team

xxx

Tag it! - Mid-month Reminder

Servus and welcome back to the presentation of the tags of Team B which is not only meant to provide you with additional inspiration but also to remind you that our actual challenge

"Tag It!"

is open for two more weeks (i.e. until the end of the month). We want you to create one (or more) tags in steampunk-, vintage- or industrial style and it is totally up to you which techniques and media you use. Maybe get out one of your almost forgotten favourite steampunk stamps for example...??

This month's prize is sponsored by

who are giving away a voucher for shopping with their wonderful online store to one winner (whom we will - as usually - randomly draw among all proper entries).


And now on to the tags the ladies from Team B have made! They all have once more put a lot of love and labour into creating a bundle of fabulous inspiration for you! (And if you haven't yet checked out the tags Team A have done, I highly recommend you scroll down two posts and get another dose of wonderful steampunk inspiration)!

Dee

Hi everyone I hope you have all had a good summer and are 

ready to join in with us here at SASPC with

our create a tag.

I used 2 Tim Holtz texture fades  and all Deco Art

media products.

Andy skinner stencil and stamps plus Tando creative

chip board cogs.

So why not come along and play with us let your imagination 

fly and see where you go. If you would like more

details on my tag pop over to my Blog.

Niki @ Pawsitively Creative

I wanted to show a more feminine version of Steampunk so butterflies and a handmade bow are front and center on this tag! Feel free to check out my process if you would like to know more. I can't wait to see what you all create! Hugz ~Niki

Kerstin

Metamorphosis - from a ravenous caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly
Time makes it possible, that was my inspiration for a tag with metallics and 3D effect.

Laura

One of my favorite things at the moment is to use metallic silver and rust paint.
I think of it as a 'before and after' effect!

Claudia 

Do tags or not do tags - that is my actual question. I admit for quite some time I didn't find this format attracting anymore but at the moment I really enjoy doing tags as they are the perfect format to get back into the crafty saddle after a long mojo-less time. And who says rubber stamping, mixed media and tags can't be combined? On my tag I used rubber stamping alongside one of my almost forgotten favourite Tim Holtz background techniques and acrylic paints, walnut ink and other mixed media.  

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To take a closer look at our teamies' projects simply visit their blogs - you get there by clicking their names. Maybe you also take the time to leave a short comment (and make someone very happy ;). 

The challenge is open until the end of the month and we would love to see your tags! We would be very happy if you took a minute or two to take a break from Halloween crafting and shared a tag with us! 

Hugs and happy crafting,

Claudia & your SASPC team

xxx

Our Summer Special 2015 Winners!

Servus and welcome to today's announcement of our Top 5 and prize winners from our Summer Special Challenge!

We really had a hard time choosing and with a lot of entries it was very close. But then it always is as you all keep entering your fantastic artwork to our challenges - which makes us very proud and happy because it is you who make our little steampunk/vintage/industrial mixed media challenge corner so special! Thank you ever so much (and maybe this is the right spot and time to remind us of the new challenge that has just started - find more information about it HERE)!

We also had three fantastic prizes to give away to three players (drawn randomly from all the proper entries) and here they are:

the prize donated by lovely Iris from

goes to

Sabine

(artbeeart)

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the prize generously offered by

goes to

Lucyna

(Lula)

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and the wonderful prize sponsored by

goes to

Irmgard

(nichtniedlich)

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Congrats on your fantastic prize wins, ladies! Please, email me under vonpappe2@yahoo.de so we can arrange everything to have your prizes sent to you asap. Have fun shopping and crafting! xxx

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And now on to our Top 5

(appearing in the order of their entry numbers)

To visit their blogs just click on their names.

Toni

mayoori

Irina

Max

Julia Kissel

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Huge congrats on making our Top 5, ladies! We really loved visiting your blogs and taking closer looks at your fantastic creations! Thank you so much for sharing! Please, feel free to grab the Top5 badge from our sidebar for display on your blogs! Well done!!! xxx

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But we had a lot of projects entered to our summer special that were close up and I know I am repeating myself when I say that (but I just have to): ALL the projects you keep entering to our challenges make us so happy and proud and show us that the love and effort we put into running this challenge blog and providing you with lots of different approaches to steampunk and industrial or vintage art pays off! A huge THANK YOU for that to all of our true (and new) players out there! Mwah! X

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Our new challenge has just started and this month we want to see some tags. Tags are always a great quick, easy and rewarding way to get back into the crafting saddle after a summer break. And of course you can enter up to three times - so just take a leap and "tag it!". And don't miss our second round of inspirational DT work on 15th September! 

Hugs and happy steampunk crafting,

Claudia & the SASPC team!

xxx

"Tag It!! - Our September Challenge

Servus and welcome back after a hopefully wonderful summer holiday you have all been enjoying thoroughly!

Our summer special challenge had loads of amazing entries and we want to thank you all for playing along and sharing your wonderful steampunk, vintage or industrial projects with us! We will announce the Top5 on Saturday, 12th September - as well as the winners of the three fantastic prizes donated by La Blanche, Irishteddy's and Retro Kraft Shop of course!

We are also very happy about the great response to our new facebook group that is meant to provide you with a platform where we can all share steampunk related projects and inspiration that isn't related to any challenge themes. If you haven't joined in yet - HERE's where to go to.

But now let's start over after the holiday break! The theme for this month's challenge asks you to

"Tag It!"

We want to see your creative tags with a steampunk, vintage or industrial theme.


Team A have as usual outdone themselves and created a truly amazing bundle of inspiration to get you started - see for yourselves:

Agnieszka

This tag is all about spreading your steampunk wings...
Dark, sparkly, eerie steampunk wings... ;)
You can see some close-ups on my blog.

 Susan
 

My Tag is vintage with a twist...
See more details on my blog

 

Brigitte

I want some new colors for this month... bright pink and green
stamp, dies, altered bottle cap....
more details on my blog

Zoja

I wanted to find something more romantic and nostalgic in steampunk, so I made tag trio about mechanism of memories garnering...

More details on my blog.

 



Nate 

Bonjour à vous ,
Je vous présente mon tag steampunk  DT sur le thème de Paris .
" Le machiniste "
D'autres  photos pour les détails sont sur mon blog .

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As usual our challenge will be open until the end of the month and you will find some more inspiration from Team B on September, 15th - alongside with the announcement of this month's prize sponsor. So make sure you check back! 

Hugs and happy crafting,

Claudia & the SASPC Team

xxx

Extra Steam Power #3

Servus and welcome to another dose of "ESP" (Extra Steam Power) that will hopefully spark inspiration and have you wanting to rush to your crafting desks. This time lovely Kerstin from Scrapbook Dreams is sharing an easy to follow tutorial in which she shows how to get most out of your everyday stamps by adding a steampunk twist to them. Enjoy! xxx

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Hi everyone,

Kerstin here today with a simple stamp technique, where you can "design" your own steampunk stamp 

- Two become one new -

with special effect ;-)

 All you need is:

two clear stamps and an ink pad 

for another variation an embossing ink pad, heat tool and embossing powder 

Are you ready to go :-)?!

• 1. Ink your first stamp
• 2. remove the color  with a lint-free cloth in the centre (or wherever you want)
• 3. stamp with your first stamp
• 4. find out wich part of the gear stamp suits. Using a clear stamp makes this pretty easy as you can see through
• 5. ink only the part you need and stamp it on top the first stamped image
• 6. voila, that's all :-) 

• optional: if you use embossing ink and powder with step 5 you can also create some extra sparkling effect and texture

 

I used this technique on my art journal spread Under the Sea, 

more details you can see on my blog.

                               

 

 
normal stamp Lionsfish

and the new steampunkfish

There are so many ways of combining your stamps!

Just try it and surprise us with your results (maybe already in  

our Summer Special Challenge)!!