Steampunk Art Journal I Tutorial I Mixed Media I Sunila Mahajan

 Hello Bee Arty Lovelies,

Hope you are all doing well! Today, I'm sharing a pictorial with you all. I'm creating a steampunk vibe journal page in my art journal . 

Here's a look at the page:

Let's dive right in into creating this!

Step 1- Choose a stencil and apply colour paste through it. This instantly adds colour and texture to the page. On such a page I usually like to have a big composition on one part of the page and little cluster opposite that. That's how I decide where I want the texture to begin within.

Step 2- To add more texture, pick a background stamp and stamp with ink. Now black ink always works, however since I had a steampunk page in mind, I used brown ink.

Step 3- Choose dies that'll go with the theme of the page, and die cut these to add as embellishments and layers to create the composition clusters.

Step 4- Fussy cut elements from the paper collection to go with the theme, and start arranging the elements to form the two clusters.

Step 5- As always, add words/phrases to add meaning to the page. I also added splatter with mica powders mixed with water and Artist Inks.

Here are some close ups of the completed page:

I hope you enjoyed this! Follow me on Instragram (@sunilamahajan) for more inspiration!

Supplies used:

Colour Paste

Artist Inks

Mica Powders

Distressed Bricks Stencil

Punk It Up Stamp

Blossom Gear Metal Die

Rustic Blossom Paper Collection

Grungy Tag by Aditi Mahajan

 Hello everyone,

Today I'm sharing with you all a mixed media style grungy tag. I've combined different collections and elements for this tag. As always, I love creating simple yet effective things, that aren't time consuming. 

Here's a look at the tag

I started it of with a pattern paper for the base of my tag. I then used a background stamp and stamped with black ink, randomly. 

I then mixed the mica and shimmer powders with transparent matte paste and applied it through a stencil. While that was wet, I sprinkled glitter onto it. Once dried, I splattered colours on the background, for a rusty grungy effect. 

I coloured the die cuts the same way, fussy cut some elements and created a composition, gluing them. I finished it with a phrase to add meaning to my tag. 

I hope you've enjoyed this project! 

Supplies:

1. Forever and Always Paper Collection

2. Time Flies Paper Collection

3. That Way- Stencil

4. Memories- Rubber Stamp

5. Mica Powder- Sage

6. Shimmer Powder- Candy

7. Artist Colour Inks- Cider

8. Die cuts- Gears and Bulb

STEAMPUNK HQ by Suzy Loudon

 I very rarely do double layouts these days, but with too many great photos of a recent holiday to NZ I decided to challenge myself. And what better way to start than with some pics from the Steampunk HQ.

I also decided to play along with the December Colour Blast Challenge. Pop over to the Facebook Page and enter before it's too late. 

Here's a quick link... Colour Blast Creative Corner

To begin with I grabbed some metals and chipboard and painted them randomly with Heavy Black Gesso. The metals I didn't cover completely but the chipboard got a full covering.

I prepared my background papers.

I backed my photos onto black card the flipped them over and added some box cardboard for added height.

Using my Colour Shimmer Cubes I activated my Apple of my Eye and Deep Water with my water brushes. Then painted random sections on the painted areas of metals & chipboards.

I heated each metal individually with my heat gun until it was nice & hot.I then quickly sprinkled some Colour Embossing Powder in Sienna over the hot metal. The heat was enough to melt the embossing powder but occasionally needed a quick heat with the gun. Slow process but worth the effort.

 With my chipboard cogs I used my embossing dauber to lightly dab sections then covered it with the Sienna Embossing Powder then heat activated it.

I used some Stormy Weather Colour Paste through a stencil

Then some Leather Colour Paste through a different stencil.

For my title I grabbed some black chipboard letters. I covered them completely with my embossing dauber. Then sprinkled each one with a little Sienna Embossing Powder & Leather Embossing Powder &  heat activating them. 

But before the original embossing powders had set I sprinkled a small amount of Steel Embossing Powder & again heat set it. This gave them a great metallic effect. 

My chipboard I embossed with Sienna & Steel Colour Embossing Powder

I received this cool steampunk embellishment from a friend...thanks Shaneen. All I did was add a tiny bit of Steel Embossing Powder to highlight.

Using my Bling, Sienna & Dusty Charcoal Shimmer Cubes I painted this chipboard.

All that was left was to stick it all down.

Here's a few close ups.

Thanks for looking.

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas. Hope you get to spend it with your loved ones.

See you next time,

Suzy

Steampunk Bunny by Krisy Podolak

Hi Colour Blast Lovelies.

Krisy back again today to share with you a project that I started back in November but then I put it aside and finally found time to finish it.  This project is a KMart hack.  It started as a $5 cheap looking money box and I think it ended up pretty awesome.

Here's what it looked like in the beginning:

And this is what it looks like now:

 So how did I go about altering this little bunny? 

First, I applied a base layer of colour.  I used Colour Paste in Leather and a paint brush.  I applied quite thick layer and then over the top I applied a rough layer of Bling.  Then I set it aside to dry.

Once it was dry, mark out some armour lines with a white marker and glued on some modelling clay in long "snake" rolls.  This was to become the welding of the armour.  I didn't wait for it to air dry I just glued it on and carried on with the next step which was gluing on bits and bobs. Steampunk is a style that incorporates all things mechanical.  The definition as defined by Wikipedia "Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery."  

So, I set about gluing on cogs, metal pieces, wings, clocks, letters, a bottle cap.  At this point I am not concerned at all by colour.  I will be applying more layers over the top.  At this stage this is what it looked like from all sides.  I am not concerned by the hot glue showing either.  This will add to the "welded" look.

Then I started adding more layers of colour.  

I started with Dusty Charcoal Colour Paste and began focusing mainly along the welds.  Then I applied a layer of Leather focusing mainly on highlighting and covering any raw chipboard/wood veneer pieces.  Over the top of that I added some Deep Water Colour Paste.  The idea of the Deep Water is to create an oxidised effect. The same process as when copper is exposed to air over time.  It is only light and rough.  All these layers are applied with a really stiff old brush.  I am looking for texture also and the stiff brush helps achieve this.

I should note I applied colour where it was required without any concern for what I was covering. Colour Paste sticks to everything.  So I didn't need to prep anything so that it would "stick".  I just painted it on.

Next I added more layers.  I added some Steel Colour Paste because frankly Steel is a metal so the colour would be required and it is a nice contrast to all the dark colours.  Finally, I added some Bling Colour Paste.  I didn't dry between any of these colours.  It was a hot day and plus I wanted the colours to mix a little bit and blend.  As a final colour step, I added some Colour Mica Powder in Espresso randomly over the whole piece to give it a little shine and a tiny bit of Polar.  I added it with a dry brush and loosely brushed it on the tacky Colour Paste. I mainly focused on areas that needed a highlight like inside the ears and under the arms.

As a final touch, I added some more embellishments keeping them raw so they are a nice contrast to the ones covered in Colour Paste.  I added some old copper eyelets, a clock, some old watch cogs and a chain for his monocle.  And that is it.  Once it's fully dry in a few days I am going to apply a layer of Matte Spray varnish to seal it. Here is what the finished piece looks like from all angles.  The shine of the Colour Paste and the Mica Powder make it hard to photography properly but it is pretty awesome.

Thanks for looking today.  I hope I have inspired you to look at cheap finds a little differently.

Krisy xx

Steampunk Inspiration - Part 2 with Trudi Harrison

Hi Everyone!

Trudi back with the second part to my project that I shared earlier in the month with you. You may recall the steampunk inspired heart:

It now adorns the front cover of this paper mache mini album:

The cover was altered with Colour Pastes and Shimmer Sprays.  Dusty Charcoal Colour Paste was first applied with a palette knife with a slight stippled effect created.  Masked detail was then added with Leather Colour Paste and a cog stencil.

Leather and Deep Blue Colour Shimmer Sprays were then spritzed over the top.

I created a frame from heavy cardstock.

 

Dusty Charcoal Colour Paste was applied over the top with a palette knife.

A stipple effect was created by pressing the flat part of the knife up and down.

A heat gun was used to dry the paste - this also created a lovely bubbled effect which adds extra detail to the texture.

Leather and Deep Water Colour Shimmer Sprays were then spritzed over the top.

 The frame was attached to the cover with foam tape. 

More colour was added with Deep Water and Sunshine Colour Shimmer Sprays.

 Chipboard elements were altered with Colour Shimmer Sprays -  Dusty Charcoal, Leather, Deep Water and Sunshine.

 

A button medallion was first painted with Deep Water Colour Paste and then accented with Leather and Deep Water Colour Shimmer Sprays. 

The reverse of the cover was altered similarly as the front.

The mini album pages were adhered together and a 3D window box effect created by removing a rectangle section with a craft knife. 

Masked detail was added with Leather Colour Paste.

 

 Charcoal and Leather Colour Shimmer Sprays add colour.

 The depth of colour was built up with accents of Deep Water and Sunshine.

 Another altered frame was created and chipboard elements added for embellishment.

 Chipboard was spritzed with Leather with accents of Deep Water Colour Shimmer Sprays.

With sadness, this is my last project for Colour Blast as a Design Team member.  I would like to thank Colour Blast for the opportunity of being part of this fabulous team.  It sure has been fun working with your awesome products and sharing some happy inspiration along the way. 

Thanks so much for dropping by today, to see the products used today along with the full Colour Blast range follow the link to the website.

Till next time,