Valentine Card (Slightly Steampunk Style)

It's that time of year when everything turns to love.  Hubby and I have been together many years. Over that time, we have given each other most types of cards, so it's not easy to try to make something different.

This year, I decided to go in a slightly "Steam punk" style.  He's an engineer, so I think he will appreciate the cogs etc.

I have had a pack of coloured textured paper for years, so I decided to use some of it on this card.  The brown paper looks a bit like leather.  I found an off-cut of tape measure paper and cut off a couple of pieces and stuck them into position.

The MDF cogs came in a Craft Box from last year.  I coated them in Cosmic shimmer "Old Gold Gilding Wax" and then stuck on top of the textured paper.  

I then die cut a heart (using a Tonic Die), in red paper and backed it with cardboard to stiffen it. I added a touch of the gilding wax to the edges of the heart.  I glued it into position, but had to elevate the area that doesn't sit on the cogs with a double layer of foam pads.  

I used a Stampin' Up "Expression Thinlits" to die cut the love word and punched the small red hearts with an Xcut punch.  Finally, I glued the key and the little fluted edge sequin style discs into position.

Take A Seat (Steam Punk Style) Tag

Yesterday, I sat down at my desk to craft with a total blank mind.  I went through my scraps of paper and found a piece of red mottled paper and covered a tag.  I then took a script and music stamp and stamped a couple of areas.  I then inked a couple of the corners.

Next, I die cut some cogs and then inked them in browns and rust colours.  I found an off cut of a paper tape measure and inked it in the same colours. I then stuck them down.

I found part of an old ticket, inked it and stuck it to the left.  I die cut a couple of numbers and stamped an hand with a finger pointing.  Finally, I used a Tim Holtz paper doll, coloured in his face and the waistcoat with Promarkers and then stuck him down.  

For this tag I really struggled as it felt I was totally out of my comfort zone.