Meet,\u00a0McSteamy<\/a>. \u00a0He’s another Steampunk digi that I created to say thanks again for the nomination and votes in the Steampunk category of the YouTube Crafty Academy Awards (hosted by Betty, YT: Scrappassion01<\/a>), I wanted to do a companion digi to “Steampunk Scarlett,” which I released two weeks ago, and I wanted her counterpart to have his own sex <\/a>appeal. So naturally I turned to none other than Patrick Dempsey, who played Doctor McDreamy, for some inspiration. \u00a0LOL \u00a0Actually, I was never really a fan of Grey’s Anatomy, but when I released Steampunk Scarlett, crafty friend Amador (YT: Amadoreros), commented that she was “McSteamy.” \u00a0Right then, I knew the direction this digi was headed. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

To create this Steampunk-lite tag (I didn’t add a lot of metal, gears, dark colors, etc.), I used some wonderful papers from K & Company as a base. \u00a0There is a map pattern to the top paper, which alludes to the adventurer\/explorer that I imagine McSteamy to be. \u00a0LOL \u00a0I added some\u00a0Tim Holtz tissue tape which I darkened with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink (to give McSteamy something to stand on). \u00a0I inked the edges of the papers with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers and Walnut Stain. \u00a0Where I tore and rolled back a bit of the top paper, I inked both sides of the paper and tucked behind some brown lace and a blue rose to add some interest.\u00a0Because I\u00a0did not want to make the tag too feminine, I stayed with blue and green hues and used paper, rubber, velvet, and feather\u00a0flowers (quite the mix eh?). \u00a0The flowers were mostly Wild Orchid Craft or Prima.<\/p>\n

To color up McSteamy, I paper pieced his fabulous coat using one of my all-time favorite Graphic 45 papers, “Steampunk Spells.” \u00a0To add depth, I added shadows to this paper pieced portion using Copic colors: C3 and 5. Actually, I wanted that coat with that fabulous paper to be the main focus\u00a0of the image so other than the skin tones in E000, 00, and 11; the only Copic colors I used were: C1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. \u00a0I used different combinations for his pants, vest, and cravat. For a little sparkle\u00a0to the “metal” parts of the digi, I used a clear star Sakura Gelly Roll pen on his monocle, vest buttons, cravat pin, and clock edge. To add a bit of shine, I also used Glossy Accents on his eye, monocle, pocket watch, and shoes.<\/p>\n

The tassle on the tag is made from hand-dyed seam binding in blues and greens and some fun eyelash trim in blue, green, and purple. \u00a0Overall I kept this tag more simple, but I like the final result with McSteamy taking center stage.<\/p>\n

The following is a video share of this tag:<\/p>\n