No stamping involved!

Shocking, but true! Here's a wall hanging that I just completed that does NOT have any stamping whatsoever! Nor does it have any Copic coloring! What it DOES have it lots of layers of paper, paint, ink, plus die cuts. Oh Yeah. There's a bit of stenciling involved too!



So here goes. This wall hanging started out as a flat canvas that I had messed up previously. I brushed Claudine Hellmuth Studio Black Gesso over it so that I'd have a cleanish background. I heat set that, then brushed on a layer of Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gloss Multi Medium to adhere some very old 7 Gyspies map paper over the canvas.

White Linen Dylusions Spray was sprayed over the patterned paper to whitewash it. That layer of paint was heat set, but the tan color was still a bit too strong, so I used my brand-new-to-me Picket Fence Distress Paint to make the background even whiter, yet retain the look of map paper. Now I must admit I was really on the fence about this paint because I really was not happy with the first generation of Paint Dabbers. My plan was to let the product shake out, read the reviews, etc. etc. Me being me, I caved in and got a few colors of the Distress Paints to try out. And I love them. Yay!

So I dabbed on some Picket Fence Distress Paint, spread it out with a cosmetic sponge, then heat set it. Then I grabbed a very old, yet much beloved Clouds stencil by Fairy Tale Creations and started to dab and sponge on Chipped Sapphire, Broken China, Picket Fence, and a tad of Spun Sugar Distress paints over it to create a cloudy background. When I was done I heat set the paint. I went back and added a bit of color here and there as necessary and heat set those as well.

The next step was to grab my Steampunk Lace 6x6 Stencil by Artistcellar, sponge Chipped Sapphire and Spun Sugar Distress inks over it, and heat set. This step was repeated a few times to add a bit more gears and such around the image. Then I set the piece aside for a while.

SCACD's Alice's Clock Statement Corner was diecut from black textured cardstock and added to the lower left hand corner of the canvas.

Plain Grungeboard was die cut using an Alterations Sewing Room die. I rubbed it with Frost Dazzle VersaMark ink, then dumped on some clear embossing powder. This was done several times to add a nice thick shiny layer to the dressform. I also used the dressform die to die cut Inkssentials Metal Foil Tape and an Inkssentials™ Sticky Back White Canvas ATC. The Foil Tape took a ride through my Big Kick in an Vintaj Steampunk Parts Sizzix DecoEmboss Folder, was adhered onto the Sticky Canvas dress form, and trimmed. Some Black Soot Distress Paint was dabbed onto the embossed tin tape, then rubbed off, leaving the tin with a nice aged look.

I traced the dressform onto a scrap of hoarded blue Bling specialty paper by FiberMark (sadly no longer in the paper crafting biz) and cut it out. A border punch was used on the hem of this part of the skirt. I die cut the black Bling overskirt using SCACD's Nature's Tapestry Fan die, then adhered it over the blue Bling skirt. The outfit was then assembled on the dressform, a glittery ribbon was added for a belt, and an Idea-Ology Mini Metal Gear was added with a blue mini-brad for the belt buckle. A tiny key was colored with a red Sharpie marker, then strung with Red Scrapper's Floss. The dressed dress form was then adhered to the canvas.

SCACD's Steampunk Wings Pair was used to die cut Blue Bling specialty paper. The wings were positioned and adhered to the dress form and the background.

An Ideology Time Piece clock face was painted with Smidge of Blue Claudine Helmuth Studio Paint, allowed to dry, then sanded to reveal the raised metal numbers and details. Another Ideology gear was added to the center of the clock with a red mini-brad. The Regal Adornments Crown by Ideology was highlighted with Sharpie markers, then adhered over the clock with dimensional foam adhesives.

Red Rhinestones were added to the Steampunk Wings Pair and the Alice's Statement Corner die cuts to finish the piece.'

Thanks for visiting today and for reading all of this!

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