Steampunk Idea Book

Every day this week, the Stampendous team has been collaborating with the team over at Clear Scraps to create some amazing projects; I shared my Baroque Bouquet card on Thursday.  Today we've all joined together for a fun blog hop (complete with a great prize!) to show off more goodies from each company.  I created an "idea book" for a very special someone.  Ready to see it?

This is the outside of my book. It's actually Mixables Sassy 8x8 album; some pages are acrylic and some are chipboard.  Before getting started, I painted the chipboard pieces with acrylic paint and set them aside to dry.  I once again turned to my favorite inks, from the good folks over at Tsukineko.  To create the cover, I used Stazon Jet Black and Forest Green directly on the acrylic (I stamped on both sides, for visual interest).  Then I sprayed some of their Goosebumps texture spray (have you tried this stuff? It is super cool!) and poured on Black Glass Glitter and Chiffon Color Fragments (links to all Stampendous products are at the end of this post). Fun fact: see the pages with the type coming out of the typewriter?  I actually masked each one, and stamped portions of the Dream Text background in the appropriate direction!

Inside the book I attempted to fill it with all sorts of small envelopes and notepads, to create an actual book that someone could use.  I stamped the gears around the edges of the chipboard in Tsukineko's Versamark ink (I'd be lost without this stuff!) and used small pieces of cotton to apply different colors of chalk to them.

Throughout the book I used several other inks, from what is hands-down my favorite line of Tsukineko inks...Memento.  There's Tuxedo Black, London Fog, Gray Flannel, Espresso Truffle, and Peanut Brittle in here! Through a bit of trial and error, I discovered that the Stazon inks work best on the acrylic pages; I used Memento or Versamark everywhere else.  But that's the beauty of the Fran•táge technique - it helps cover mistakes!

On the pages above I included two types of notepads. The small blank ones are post-it notes, for doodles and such.  The spiral notebook was fun to create.  I disassembled it, painted the backside with acrylic paint (I glued the front piece to the chipboard, rather than try to paint over the royal blue), and stamped on it. Once I put it back together I adhered it to my chipboard!

The next to last page in my book just has two larger envelopes on it, for stashing paint swatches or receipts or whatever strikes her fancy :) I am really hoping she enjoys using this book as much as I enjoyed making it for her!  Isn't it fun to do something special for someone?

Now...for even more inspiration, be sure to hop along to all the other stops today, to see what else is being shared!  Everyone's projects are so different, and SO gorgeous!  And the prize pack is amazing, so be sure to check it out over on the Stampendous blog!

Stampendous Impressions (here is where you will find all the details on prizes to be won)

Clear Scraps (they'll be sharing some prize info too!)

Jennifer Dove Bonner

Taylor Usry (you are here)

Cyndi Bundy

Kristine Reynolds

Steph Lee (Arty Carty)

Pam Hornschu

Janelle Stollfus

Suzanne Czosek

April Derrick

Wendy Jordan

Lynn Mercurio

Wendy Price

Jennifer Ingle

Susie Moore

Krissy Fossmeyer

Tenia Nelson 
Lea Kimmel

Complete Supplies: 
Stamps: Clockworks, Steampunk Gears,  Altered Type Alphabet, Elegant Borders,  Vintage Typewriter, Guys and Gears, Gears Kiddo, Patent Man, Hollyhock, Romantic Border, Crumpled Edge Border,  DaVinci Horse, Dream text background, Steampunk Balloon (all Stampendous)
Card Stock: Cream (Mohawk); Red (Bazzill); Various envelopes/bags (Creative Impressions)
Patterned Paper: American Crafts
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, London Fog, Espresso Truffle, Peanut Brittle, Gray Flannel; Stazon Jet Black, Forest Green; Versamark (all Tsukineko)
Accessories: Black Glass Glitter, Chiffon Color Fragments, Shabby Green Embossing Enamel, Aged Taupe Embossing Enamel, Tea Stained Mica Fragments (all Stampendous); Goosebumps Texture Spray (Tsukineko); Ribbon (May Arts); Washi Tape (Love My Tapes)
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