A Steampunk Spells Compendium

This week craft club at Crafty Bunch was Halloween themed and we got papers from Graphic 45's Steampunk Spells collection to use. I started off by making a LO at club.

Having advance knowledge of what we would be working with I had prepared the die cuts in readiness and selected some suitably spooky photos (I am the vampire on the right!) The title is the name of the event; an annual occurrence at the local living history museum. When the photos were taken (back in 2000, I forgot to check and add the date until after I'd taken the pic) my friend (pictured on the left) worked there so myself and another friend (not pictured) took the opportunity to dress up and go along. I remember my make up took me ages that evening and my family couldn't believe what I had done to myself. I also remember it was a wet night and when I got home I had to take my costume off just inside the door because the bottom of my long skirts were soaked and muddy!

Anyhow having made the page I wanted to use the rest of my paper (I actually purchased another different sheet to stretch them a little further) and I made three cards; two for Halloween and the third for my brother's birthday (it's ok he doesn't read my blog!)

 I kept them pretty simple because the papers are very detailed and just added a few highlights; an additional balloon on the first card, glossy accents on the spider web of the other Halloween design and an embossed sentiment on the birthday card. I had to use perfect pearls on the sentiment because I embossed it in gold and it was far too bright!

My final project with these papers is something different for me because I don't often make what I call dust gathering items. However I loved this image and had to do something I could keep.

It is a hanging made on a chipboard base. I added gears and a raven that never made it onto my scrapbook page and watch and bat images that I cut out of one of the papers. I used clear embossing powder on the watch and then glossy accents on the bat (it was a later addition). I also used glossy accents to pick out the gold parts of the image and add a little texture. Finally I added ribbon to hang it with and filled the centres of the gears with some distress stickles. It is now taking pride of place on my inspiration pin board in my craft room.