October Theme Swap

The Theme for this month ......STEAMPUNK!!!!!!

I found a piece of stencilled paper left from another 'session' so I cut this to size and then had a good stamp around the edges with a small stamp and a Versafine Onyx ink pad.  

At least doing this I don't have to try to be 'arty'!

I placed these pieces of paper to one side and stamped some of my Chocolate Baroque images onto a separate card, fussy cut them out and painted using watercolours and mica powders.

I sorted some chain links, cogs and gears cut out from an earlier die cutting session and added several to each card.

I then searched through Tim Holtz Word Book and, after adding them to the cards, highlighted the words with a black gel pen.

Looking at them now, I think I should have maybe used a paler ink for my border stamping .... ah! well!

My returns featured really different ideas:


Love all the elements used on this card.
Thank you Kathleen.

Subtle steampunkin' colours.

Thank you JanS.

Change of mood with the purple glitz.

    Thank you Barbara.