by CraftyPaws | Apr 26, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Steampunk
Today I’ve made a card for a dear friend who is contemplating shuttering his start-up. It has been his baby, and a lot of dreams and hopes are being dashed as he makes this decision, but I think he is right to close this chapter and move on to the next. I made...
by CraftyPaws | Jan 1, 2015 | Altered Items, Steampunk
This was a multi-day Steampunk project that took as much thinking time as creation time. I am so glad I tried this and got to use some items that I have been “hoarding” for a while. XD This was truly a “labor of love” and I love how it came...
by CraftyPaws | Jul 21, 2014 | Altered Items, Steampunk
After days of prepping different portions of this project, I was finally able to complete this alter project today. If you are interested in the faux metal techniques I used on the Diemond Dies Steampunk Gears*, please CLICK HERE and HERE. If you are interested in...
by CraftyPaws | Jul 15, 2014 | Altered Items, Steampunk
OMG, I am in love with this technique. It involves fire (which I have always been fascinated by since I was a kid), and the look of grunge metal, which I think is so cool. All you need is some die cut pieces that would look cool as metal (I used Steampunk gears dies...
by CraftyPaws | Jul 14, 2014 | Altered Items, Steampunk
I am working on a large Steampunk project. As I go along, I thought I would share the different components with you all. To transform the small gears that I cut using my Diemond Dies Steampunk Gears dies, I used multiple layers of heat embossing. I first painted the...