My Steampunk Hat.

“Take off your hat," the King said to the Hatter. 

"It isn't mine," said the Hatter. "Stolen!" the King exclaimed, turning to the jury, 

who instantly made a memorandum of the fact. 

"I keep them to sell," the Hatter added as an explanation; 

"I've none of my own. I'm a hatter.”― Lewis Carroll, 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland &Through the Looking-Glass.

I created two 12"x 12" pages using photos of the Steampunk Hat that I made. 

You can see more of my hats here.

Close up of chipboard, brads, wooden letters, Gears, etc.

Close up of cardboard gear.

 

 I painted the chipboard and letters black and then when they were dry, I added gold acrylic paint with a fan brush.

My inspiration was Mirror Mirror by Robin Shakoor from
Creating Keepsakes Sept/Oct 2012 Robin Shakoor's Gallery - Scrapbook.com

SUPPLIES: 

Viva Decor Steampunk Gear Background Stamp.

Time to celebrate Graphic 45 Cling acrylic stamp

Bead Landing™ Found Objects™ Antique Silver, Copper And Brass Gears.  

Gears stencil.

 

Prima – Cling Mounted Rubber Stamps – Musicale	“Time to Fly” cling stamp by Paper relics.
Classic Flourish Filigree Cling Stamp by Inkadinkado	Ranger Ink – Perfect Pearls Mists
Clear Scraps – Mascils –  12 x 12 Masking Stencil – Cog Wheels	Clear Scraps – Mascils –  12 x 12 Masking Stencil – Sprockets Gears

 

Prima - Finnabair - Wood Mounted Stamps - Rusty Cog, Vintage elegance Metallic stickers, wooden letters, card-stock, chipboard, acrylic paint, paint-brushes, chipboard, fan-paint brush, eye-shadow applicators,  ink-pad, mists, Brayer, adhesive, mounting squares foam pads, brads, etc.

TECHNIQUES

 

Background made with mists, stencils, stamps and ink.

 

  Hint: I pour my mists over in smaller mister bottles and dilute them with Alcohol. I attach the small misters to the bottles with elastics. Caution: When working with alcohol, make sure you are in a well ventilated area.

DIY Cogs and gears for cards, scrapbook, art journals, mixed media projects, etc

DIY Cogs and Gears

Applying ink from the ink-pad to acrylic stamps using a brayer.

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Steampunk Hat.

I ♥ Hats

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Gentlemen.

 

 I used a photo of my grandfather Jan Smit seated and an unknown gentleman. 

The photo was taken Circa 1930 possibly in Clanwilliam, Cape Provence, South Africa.

   

 There is more information on the tags. The photo was restored and colorized by Restoring and Coloring Old Family Pictures, a Facebook group. The layout is 12" x 12". I have scrap booked photos of my grandfather before, you can see the layouts here and here.

MY INSPIRATION 

“Communique – Desk Top Card” by Gloria Stengel.

Possible supplies gathered in an Options 12" x 12" Clear Scrapbook Case.

The open case with Stickers, stamps, a punch, tags, etc.

I used a paper gift-bag which I got from a friend as a background.

SUPPLIES:

PANFELOU Clock key Transparent Clear Silicone Stamp/Seal 

11 x 16 cm 

Ali Express

Deep Red Stamps – Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp – Roman Clock.

Martha Stewart Edge Punch — Oval Border.

Amy Shaw How To Line Up Martha Stewart Border Punches 

The punch I used is in the upper right hand corner, left of the Butterfly punch.

Some of the other supplies and tools I used were: A Black Zig Millennium pen, Martha Stewart Edge Punch—Oval Border, card-stock, Acrylic cling stamps, Acrylic stamping blocks, Forever in time tape/ruler sticker, Foam pads, Forever in time Alphabet stickers, reinforcement rings, acrylic paint, a paint-brush, nail-polish (to paint the tops of the brads, brads, ribbon, paper trimmer, photo trimmer, corner rounder (nail clipper) Hot-glue, pen nib, ink-pad, eye-shadow applicator, Dymo tape, a Dymo machine, pencil, eraser, paper piercer, hole piercer,  paperclip curl, etc.

 

I covered the paper with Matt Modge Podge by Plaid,  using a foam brush, to seal possible for acidity. Here it is being flattened under a piece of glass.

 

Construction of the pockets for holding the tags, using mounting squares. 

Timeless.

Timeless.

TOKELOSHE ©

C.P.M. Truter.

This is a photo of my Great Grandmother taken circa 1880. 

It was restored and colorized by Restoring and Coloring Old Family Pictures, a Facebook group. 

I have used this photo before restoration, you can see the post here.

Close up of bead-work, charm, title, lace, etc.
Click here for more of my Bead-work.

Close up of card-stock, lace, beads, handmade paper, etc.
The card-stock is Core Impressions by My mind's Eye-Lost and found Collection-Color Core Card-stock.

I added Gold  Ranger Ink – Perfect Pearls Mist, but its doesn't show up on the photos.

Sanding the textured cardstock 

 

Some of the other supplies and Tools I used were: Chipboard letters. lace, acrylic paint, beads, wire, a charm, 3 d pop squares, adhesive, photo mounting squares, fabric die (to color the lace), sandpaper, paintbrush, ink, pliers, needle nose pliers, hot glue, glue gun, Pencil, eraser, ruler, scissors, etc. My inspiration was "Grandma Minnie" by Diana Twedt from the Legacy Inaugural edition, Autumn 2002 by Somerset Studio.

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Chrissie

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Paper Dolls

paper doll

noun

Definition of paper doll: a paper or cardboard representation of a person usually in two dimensions for children to play with.

This layout is 12" x 12"

 

My inspiration was: "Best Friends" by Christy Riopel from Canadian Scrapbook magazine Summer 2013.

 

Hint: I punched out circles with a punch, using Elmer's repositionable glue and covered the openings of the letters to prevent the ink from covering them. You can also use sticky notes.

 

 I used a plastic sink mat which I got at the dollar-store as a mask. I used the same mask for my Mirra layout.

Supplies and tools: Margarita Memories Mists, alphabet stencil, Card-stock, ruler, pencil, eraser, Black Zig Millennium writer, Black Ink-pad, Eye-shadow applicator, 3D pop squares, photo mounting squares,  Crafts Brand spray paint from the Dollar store, small scissors, etc.

Download Stacy Cohen's template here!

Sources: Free Doll Collage Template by Stacy Cohen at Creating Keepsakes.Collage Paper Living green Artist paper Designed by Raquel Joya for Stampington and company 

Some of my mom's paintings, she painted under the name Mirra.

My mother Miriam Smit was a self-taught artist. When I was about 6 years old, she made some paper-dolls for me. I remember they were very beautiful, but unfortunately they didn’t last long. These photos of my mom’s paintings remind me of them, as they were painted in the same style. I am fortunate to have a few of my mother’s paintings and photos of most.

 

Although My mother painted mostly with oils, this looks like a watercolor.

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Mirra.

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