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Wednesday 1 May 2013

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

26 comments :

  1. I love your Steampunk garden and it was nice to see the make.

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  2. wow love the steampunk flowers you created!!

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  3. Loving these flowers and feel a play session coming on....

    Sally

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  4. Terrific ideas on this tag-I love the background images and colours

    Chrissie x

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  5. Love the pink in the background, but your flowers; WOW! Just beautiful... The lightbulbs are a super idea! Hugs, Gerrina

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  6. Stunning Trace, love your steampunk take on this challenge! Very original!

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  7. This is such a fabulous make trace! I love what you've done with the background and the flowers are genius. I want to reach out and touch it! Light bulb leaves are a great idea too. Love it. Chris xxx

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  8. Loving those flowers Trace!! And that gesso'd background is a joy to behold. Boy, you have been busy. Hugs, Jenny x

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  9. Absolutely love your grunge steampunk flower garden, Trace! The background is stunning, with those embedded cogs and great spritzy look... and the flowers themselves are complete showstoppers - wow, wow, wow!
    Alison xx

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  10. This is absolutely stunning xx luv it xx Gail T xx

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  11. these flowers look amazing Trace - I do love the detailing on the petals - brilliant - wow xx

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  12. What a fabulous background and your flowers are just stunning. Lovely take on the theme x

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  13. This really is a stand out and look at me project Trace, your ideas are always inventive but this goes to the next level! Love the fabulous flowers, the gorgeous background with the cogs and those really quirky leaves. It's another wow from me! Hugs, Anne x

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  14. Can we say, "COOL?" Love those steampunk garden flowers right down to the UTEE beer bottle cap centers! What a great husband you have to help you like that! The background is equally amazing! Love this!

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  15. Your garden is really amazing, so love the steampunk flowers, you are so clever.

    Eliza

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  16. Fantastic idea for this project, so industrial, I love it. Thank you for your inspiration!
    Hugs from Poland
    Anna
    A follower of your blog

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  17. Love this tag Trace... WOW, LOVE those flowers they are AmAzing... you clever girl... Hugs May x x x

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  18. Such creative flowers and the little mini lights are too cute!

    kind regards, Alie :-)

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  19. Gorgeous Trace, I love your flowers and the gears in the bottle caps are brilliant, Nice when you can involve your husband in the creative process too lol xx

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  20. Love those amazing flowers and the mini light leaves! Wasn't that kind of hubby to help out with the bottle tops too! Hmmmm..... Margie x

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  21. This is an amazing project Trace, such creativity and gorgeous flowers. Love it all.
    Hugs Brenda xox
    PS arrived and catching up with everyone, want to see your domino book xx

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  22. Wonderful flowers Trace - I haven't made those metal tape flowers for ages and you've just jogged my memory about them! I love the texture you get from the embossing folder. Great 'Trace' colour palette too! The flower centres are so clever. . . .
    Hugs, Juliaxx

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  23. How cool, it's a breathtaking project.

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  24. Wow, that is GORGEOUS. I love it!

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  25. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Oh yeah...did I mention i LOVE this! Pinned!

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  26. wow, what rich textures in the flowers. beautifully done xx

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