Gina's Steampunk FANTASTIC Journey

Hello and welcome everyone!
 I am over the moon excited to be the September Guest Designer at Gina's Designs!!
The first time I saw Gina's laser cuts used were on a friend's blog. 

 Straight away I had to go check out the store and you know what-sent my first order in that day! ")
Thank you,Nichola Battilana for
 turning me on to Gina's Designs!

 For my first project, I went all out with Steampunk!
 When I received my pieces I knew I had to use the steampunk parts first thing-

 I love the chipboard assortment that Gina's has

​to offer,so much to choose from​ and so detailed & intricate.

"Fantastic Journey"

The substrate here is an upcycled jewelry box. 

 Perfect to showcase Gina's steampunk elements!

I tore out the insides and gave an overall coat of black gesso.

After the gesso dried I added vintage dictionary pages which were stamped with steampunk shapes to the inside,back and sides of the box.

 This little lady with the missing hand became my Steampunk star once she was refitted with a Corset and Dressforms turned Caged Hoop Skirt from Gina's!

For my Gears,I coated them with embossing powder and then layer and layers of paint for a grungy,rusty look.​

With the Black Steampunk Cardstock Doily Set, I used embossing paste  mixed with Mica powder through a gears stencil over areas on the doil​e​ys. 

When dry,I added color with Media Line Acrylics to the embossed areas and then I cut and molded the doilies onto different areas of the box,inside&out,using 3D gel paste.

                                            

for this Doily I used embossing powder as well as embossing paste

Here I used hands from the Clock Hands Set

which I attached with a furniture tack.

                                                          

Next for my Steampunk lady, I used two different sizes of the Dressforms cut and fitted to make her cage dress. After cutting off the leftover netting from the doll,I wet down the cages to make them pliable.Then,I molded these,glued in placed and continued to paint them once the glue dried.Next,the Corset from the Dressforms Set was glued on and tiny watch gear embellishments were added.At this point she needed coverage for her 1.5 hands,so gloves were made and glued in place.Her ensemble was then finished off with black lace for a bustle and along the hem of her skirt with a layer of red trim.After her top hat was glued in place, more tiny watch parts were added to her hat,gloves and hem of her skirt.

 Here you can see my lady was also fitted with glorious Wings painted,drybrushed and edged in gold.

Inside the box you can see more of the Steampunk doily as well as
 FANTASTIC from the Word Ribbon 3 Set. 

Vintage tube bulbs were glued in the box and more Steampunk Doily added to the front corners .

and now for some close ups...

the circle piece was off of something I disassembled and kept parts from- I have no idea what!

feet were added using large tacks glued into drilled holes

 

 

Gina's Products used:

 Clock Hands Shape Set 

Gears Shape Set
Dressforms & Wings Shape Set

Dressforms 2 Miniature Shape SetCardstock Doily Set Steampunk

​Word Ribbons 3

Steampunk Shape Set

Other products used:

Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder-

Vintage Photo

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste-

 Clear

Finnabair Art Ingredients Mica Powder-Copper

​Finnabair 3D Gloss Gel​​

DecoArt Media Line Paints

Katzelkraft Steampunk stamps

E600 Glue 
StencilGirl Stencil-Gears by Mary Beth Shaw

I absolutely had a blast making this piece and can't wait to show you more of my creations over the next few Wednesdays- so be sure to stop back!!

 Please stop in at the teams blog and have a look at the design teams projects as well as Gina's FB page for challenges and more inspiration!

I can't thank you enough for all of the blog love you leave as well as your encouragement and support!! You are the best!!

Hugs & Peace

Jackie ")