How does your garden grow for Country View Crafts Challenge DT

well what a wonderful lot of entries we had last month...and now onto this months challenge which is How does your garden grow?. make sure you pop across here to the challenge site as there are treats a plenty in store this month as well as a super special Guest Designer and  some other guest designers, so there will be stacks to inspire you all month!..so pop here

So here is my piece and I went for a garden with a difference...:

 

I started with a papier mache hanging board and glued lots of gear die cuts to it. I love cogs...so much...then when they were all stuck down, (I used cosmic shimmer glue..which is fab fab fab!) I coated the whole thing in gesso. Then I set to work using some home made sprays using mini mister bottles, water and re-inkers in walnut stain and frayed burlap (my love affair with this colour continues!) I also used  lots of water... I played and played until I was happy and then dried it.

 

 

 Now onto the fun of the flowers..

 

 

I decided to create imaginary flowers with imaginary leaves for my steampunk garden . I applied DIY aluminium tape to cardstock, but ranger foil sheets would work and then die cut flowers using the tattered floral die. Then I embossed them using new gears embossing folder. next to add colour, I used alcohol inks in various brown colours and then when dry I shaped.

 

 

The centres are bottle caps ( thanks Hubby for your help consuming the bottles of beer!). I added some idea-ology gears and mini gears and then out came my melt pot. I melted some clear ultra think embossing powder which had ambered and poured it in. I am thrilled with how these turned out! expect to see more...soon...

 

Then I added some rusty wire for stems and idea-ology light bulbs for leaves...hope you like my steampunk imaginary garden...

 

 

 

 

make sure you pop across here to see the wonderful Dt and Guest DT makes and also keep popping back as there will be a jam packed month of inspiration form the Dt and lots more guest designers!

and maybe show us how your garden grows.....?

 

have a fun and inky one!

trace  x