Our Steampunk Journey Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing Our Steampunk Journey Card using the Stamperia Vagabond Series of paper and die cuts to create my anniversary card for my Hubby. 

The Details of Our Steampunk Journey Card

My Hubby is always encouraging me to do what I love and explore mixed media more since I am still a novice. So, I decided to create a fun mixed media front with a steampunk feel for his anniversary card. He loves anything steampunk and I bought the Stamperia papers and all the bits in anticipation of making a card for him.

For my card, I only used papers and die cuts…no stamping or colouring for me which is a rarity for me! Lol! But, when I saw the Stamperia papers, I knew that I wanted to create a 3-step fun fold card that would keep on going as my hubby opened it…almost like a mini album. I even decorated the back of it and made a custom envelope with the papers.

Fun with Mixed Media

For my mixed media, I sponged black gesso on my chipboards and then rubbed with my fingertips the Brushed Iron and Firebird waxes over the “Love” piece to help differentiate it from the other chipboard pieces. Next, I added some Gilding Flakes to give it some shimmer and brushed more wax where needed to give it a gritty feel. More gears that were rubbed with the Brushed Iron wax were adhered with glossy accents on top of the “Love” piece for dimension.

Once that was done, I added a gear frame tag behind the decorated chipboard that consisted of a snippet of paper with a small clock. The gears on this tag were lightly rubbed with the Brushed Iron wax as well. I added a few clear die cuts from Stamperia to represent my theme of a marriage being a journey, albeit a steampunk one! Lol!

A monocle with an attached ball bead chain was glued in place with glossy accents. A scattering of red rhinestones added some sparkle and brightness to the front.

For my backdrop of my focal point, I decided to use a clock since it is the epitome of steampunk! I fussy cut two clocks out from the papers…one for the front and one for the back of the circle since you will see it when the card is opened. I needed a 5 ½” circle to mount these clocks and since I didn’t have a die that big, I pulled out my retired circle cutter from Stampin’ Up! It was what they used before they had dies!

Inside Our Steampunk Journey Card

For the inside of my card, I used several steampunk dies cuts and brushed the Brushed Iron wax on them to bring out the details. I even brushed it on the black edges of all the folds and card base. Of course, I used lots of die cut gears again with a stylized steampunk key, watch and wings! A few clear die cuts from Stamperia were added inside to continue my theme of a journey.

Since the back was so long, I used two different papers and pieced them together to create a continual scene of a pilot in flight on one side and flight gear on the other.

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Card Recipe for Our Steampunk Journey Card:

12” x 12” Paper, Sir Vagabond Aviator, Stamperia
6” x 6” Paper, Sir Vagabond Aviator, Stamperia
Sir Vagabond Aviator Collectables, Stamperia
Steampunk Greyboard Cuts and Scraps, Stamperia
Sir Vagabond Aviator Clear Die Cuts, Stamperia
Black Gesso, Deco Arts Americana
Makeup Sponges
Verdigris Gilding Flakes, Cosmic Shimmer
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax – Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax – Firebird, Prima Marketing
Industrial Chic – Frame & Tag Dies, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Industrial Chic – Mixed Essentials Dies, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Garage Gear Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Monocles, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
6” Ball Bead Chain with Connector Clasp, Local Hardware Store
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Black Ribbon, From my Stash
Floral Romance Seal, Stampin’ Up!
Silicon Craft Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Circle Cutter, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Up!

Basic Black and Very Vanilla Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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To view my other mixed media piece, please click here.

To view my other steampunk cards, please click here.

Hope you like Our Steampunk Journey Card using the Stamperia Vagabond Series!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie