Scrapbook page layout with Funky Fossil Steampunk Cat stamp and stencil

Dear Reader

I designed the stencil below so that it was easy to repeat.  You just overlap the footprints from the previous "print" and off you go.  

This is what I did to create this background for this 12x12" scrapbook page.  I trimmed it down so that it could have a nice mat to frame it.

I then masked off the little fish and footprints so that I could create a frame for my photograph.

Next I prepared the stamped images which I cut out on my Brother Scan n Cut and made a shrink plastic charm too.  The wooden gears were sprayed with black soot distress oxide spray.  I cut the square die cut in half to create corners.

Next, I layered everything up and stenciled on the photo

I love a bit of texture and dimension.

 

Steampunk Cat Mixed media canvas

 

Hello dear Reader

Welcome to the first project made with my new range of stamps, stencils and papers!

If there is a link with a line under it, click on it to take you to the product on Funky Fossil's website.

This is a 12x12" canvas that I covered with the 8x8" papers called Engine Room by Funky Fossil.  The pealed paint page in the middle is a full sheet and then I cut the purple one in 4 to fill the sides and the tread plate into quarters to go in the corners.  I inked the edges of the paper with Black Soot Distress ink.

Next I worked out where I wanted the Laser cut gears.

I stamped the cat from Steampunk Pets into some Hearty Clay, tore the edges, curled them over and let it dry.  Then I added Distress Oxide spray in Brushed Corduroy and filled in the line work with black paint.  When that was all dry, I rubbed gold wax over the top to bring out the details. (I was having so much fun doing this that I forgot to photograph the step out progress - I will have to do a whole post on this process another time)

I sprayed the wooden gears with Black Soot distress Oxide and let them dry.  Once I glued everything in place I added glossy accents where I wanted the giant micro beads and then finished off the gears with the half pearls in 2 sizes.

I also added some black soot distress to the edges of the clay.

Below is the finished canvas where you can see that I used the gears mask with black soot distress ink on the 4 purple pieces to add extra interest.

Steampunk Menagerie designs for Funky Fossil UK

I am so excited to announce that Sarah, the owner of Funky Fossil in the UK has invited me to join her team of designers!

I have come up with some steampunk pets and farm animals as my initial 2 stamp sets and then made some generic stencils to go with them as well as 6"x6" and 8"x8" paper pads with background themes called Engine Room.  There are 3 washi tape rolls too, which are winging their way to me as I write... so no samples of the washi just yet.

Over the next few days and weeks, I will be posting projects with step out photos and instructions.

They launch on Create and Craft today at 5pm BST

I have stenciled these in Glamour paste 

The next 3 are stenciled with distress ink and then I sprayed the stencil with water after working through it and printed the stencil onto the paper.

Cat stencil above with the fishbone and tiny paw print and the dog stencil below with bones and a ball

Good luck horse shoes and 4 leaf clover below

These are the 6"x6" and 8"x8" papers

Washi tape in 2" and 1/2" wide