Mechanical Elements

I arranged and stuck down an array of different resin elements with nothing in mind of what I was going to do with the rest of the project!!

I added a steampunk industrial paper to the bottom and then stencilled over the top of it with 3d gel so it would be clear when dry. I used various different types of paints on the resin pieces until I got what I liked.

I printed, cut out the added the AHW image. I printed it out quite large to fit in the bottom corner.

I added some metal cogs to the image.

I added some gold coloured wax to bring the background out as I'd used clear 3d gel.

Close up of the coloured resin and metal embellishments using acrylic paints, metallic paints and sparks.

Outlined the image with midnight blue Art bar and added a sentiment.

Challenge for the Girls

When we all met at NEC earlier in March, I took a challenge kit for everyone which I had put together from my personal stash.  All four were exactly the same and this is what was included.

We all got together on a Teams meeting and crafted and chatted together using the kit elements.

I started by planning my first substrate.

Using more from the kit and some from my own stash I started to build up the composition.

After I'd added the frame, I added the main focus, the moth.

I then stuck everything down and made a few alterations along the way.

And here is my final finished piece.

Next I took the clipboard, started to rummage through what was left and started placing the pieces.

Once I was happy with the general layout, I used a stencil to create a background.

This is what I ended up with.  I had a fab time in our crafting session.