I love Steampunk, but I don’t get to craft in that style nearly as much as I’d like. I also love and naturally craft in the Cutsie and CAS styles (yes, they don’t normally go with Steampunk). So I was really happy to get the chance to do a light almost CAS Cutsie Steampunk altered canvas project just for me (also something I don’t often do – craft something for myself). š
This project was something I crafted as part of the Diemond Dies Spring YouTube Hop (links to the other hop stops are in the description box of my video (see below)), and each design team member is giving away a $10 gift certificate to Diemond Dies so go hop along and get lots of great inspiration!
For this project, I made faux metal gears usingĀ recycled cereal boxes,Ā the Diemond Dies Steampunk Gears Die Set and the Steampunk Gears Mini Album Die Set,Ā some DecoArt Media black gesso and fantastic DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Black Shimmer and Silver Spark (I also used these Metallic Lustres to change the bronze metal butterfly to more of a steel-looking Steampunk butterfly; the gears on the wings and key body were glued on with E6000). Ā My readers can get 10% off and free worldwide shipping at Diemond Dies by using the coupon code: thankskristina on any orders of $35 or more.
Anyway, since the video is a process video of me making the whole project start-to-finish, I’ll simply share that the product I used to do the image transfer was Americana Decor Image Transfer Medium and the border texture and ink splotching was made with DecoArt Dimensional Effects through the DecoArt Americana Pixelated stencil and DecoArt Media Shimmer Mister in Turquise.
The following are all of the Copic colors I used to color up these adorable Hatters girls from The Greeting Farm:
Pink Haired Girl (a la Niki Minaj – HAHAHA): Skin: E000, 00, 21, 11, 04 and R20; Yellow/Gold: Y32, Y35 and YR 24; Burgandy: R83, 85 and 89; Hair: RV00, 52, 55 and 66
Irish Girl: Skin: E000, 00, 21, 11 and R20; Hair: E97, 99 and 29; Red flowers: R83, 85 and 89; Green: G85, 94 and 99
White/Blue Girl (a la Elsa from Frozen): Skin: E000, 00, 21 and R20; Hair: B60, BV 31 and B21; Medium Blue: B21, 24, 95 and BG45; Dark Blue: B63 66 and 69
Blonde Girl: Skin: E000, 00, 21, 11, 04, and R20; Hair: Y21, Y26, YR24, E25; Grapes: V12 and 09; Strawberry: R83, 85 and 89; Blue plum: B34 and 39; Hat and blouse: BG45, 49 and 78; Grey skirt: C3, 6, and 9
Peacock Feather Girl (a la me {smile}): Skin: E000, 00, 21, 11, and R20; Hair: C6, BV04 and BV08; Hat and outfit: V12, 06 and 09; Ribbon, collar and bow: BV01, 04 and 08; Peacock feathers: G09, YG21, E13, B04 and B69
The following is the process video:
This altered canvas is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Butterfly Beauty Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Make it Girlie Challenge
Fab ‘n’ Funky Winged Things Challenge
Art Impressions Show Off Your Stamps Challenge
Sandee and Amelie Anything Goes Steampunk/Industrial ChallengeĀ – WINNER
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes Challenge
Not Just Cards Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Cute As A Button Challenge
Crafty Girls Creations Anything Goes Challenge
Seven Hills Crafts April Colour ChallengeĀ – (right)
A beautiful coloured steampunk around with the beautiful indeed background………your images are adorable with the beautiful colouring and super sentiment!!
hugs
Heather xx
Thanks so much for joining you with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Thanks so much Heather! I really appreciate your kind words and you taking the time to stop by and take a peek. Big hugs, Kristina
Love this little canvas, the images are really cute and your cogs and gears look fantastic!
Thanks for joining us at Fab N Funky this week.
Chris
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Awww thanks so much Chris! I had so much fun making this canvas, and I was so glad I was able to alter the metal butterfly to fit the color scheme and theme of this project. š TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Awesome. Thank you for joining us over at Craft Your Passion challenge. Hope to see you again.
Lots of Hugs
Tammi,
Thanks so much Tammi! I so enjoyed getting a little messy making this altered canvas. š Thanks for stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
hello! this is a fab cad, the bold colors and texture rock! I am so glad you played along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!
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sparkle & shine, kindness *~*
Thanks so much Teresa! I had so much fun making this. By the way, I’ve just followed you on IG. YAY! TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
What a great saying, and I love how you went steampunk with it! Those gals do look sassy! Love the metal butterfly, Kristina. So glad you joined our Monday Butterfly Beauty challenge at Simon Says Stamp!
Thank you so much Maura! I loved making this canvas and was so happy I could finally use that altered metal butterfly when I discovered that the DecoArt Metallic Lustre would work on metal too. YAY! TFStopping by and your kind comment! Hugs, Kristina
Great canvas! Love the embellishments! Thanks for sharing at Crafty Gals Corner!
Thanks so much Judy! I had so much fun making this canvas. I love combining Cutsie with Steampunk. LOL TFstopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Gorgeous project, love all the characters and your coloration! Thanks so much for playing in our Seven Hills Crafts challenge this month ā I hope we’ll seen you again with your creations next month!
Julia
Thanks so much Julia! I really enjoyed making this project and using all those colors. I am a new fan to Seven Hills Craft Challenge Blog and I am loving it! TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Great job on the colouring and all the die cut steampunk goodness looks great on your gorgeous canvas!
Thank you so much for sharing it with us at SanDee&amelie’s Steampunk Challenges!
Claudia x
Thanks so very much Claudia! I had so much fun making this canvas in the cutsie/steampunk style. LOL TF stopping by and leaving your encouraging comment! I so appreciate it, as I was feeling insecure about it not being Steampunk enough. š Big hugs, Kristina
Very nice little artwork with the cute Ladies and the wonderful gears around them. Well done.
Greetings
Sabine
Thank you so much Sabine! I love these cutsie ladies too. š tfstopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Great canvas with a super image and colours, I love all the embellishments, thanks for joining in our challenge at Fab’n’Funky, good luck.
Pat xx
Thanks so very much Pat! It was so much fun to make and I loved getting all inky and covered up with mediums and … well, making a mess while crafting this. LOL TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Such a cute project! Thanks for joining our “Show Off Your Stamps” challenge at Art Impressions!
Thanks so much Karen! It was a fun canvas project! I don’t usually like getting my hands inky and covered with mediums, but this was worth the mess. LOL TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina