Steampunk Father's Day Card Tutorial

I’m continuing my experimentation with Imagine Crafts' Metallic Brilliance Inks and created this Father’s Day card using two of my favorite themes – cats and Steampunk! My somewhat lengthy and verbose tutorial is below!

Here's my card!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Starlite Sillver, Starlite Black, Lightning Black, and Cosmic Copper Brilliance Inks 

Turquoise Gem and Mango Madness VersaMagic Dew Drop Inks

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink *

Sponge Daubers

Fantastix

On Point Glue

Tear-It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

140 lb. Black Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Designs

5” x 7” Gel Press

4” Brayer by Speedball *

Foundry 3D Alterations Foundry Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Gears Alterations Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Sprightly Sprockets Shapeabilities Die Set by Spellbinders Paper Arts

Sentiment Labels Die Set by Spellbinders Paper Arts

Nuts and Bolts Craftables Punch Die by Marianne Designs

Mini Gears Die Set by Memory Box

Premier Ink Blending Tools by Hunkydory Crafts *

Premier Ink Blending Sponges by Hunkydory Crafts *

Steampunk Pets Clear Stamp Set by Funky Fossil Designs

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle *

Copic Markers:

 Cat's Fur C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C8

 Cat's Ears and Nose: RV91, R30, R000, R00

 Cat's Eyes: B23, YG01

 Helmet and Jacket: N5, N6, N7, N8

 Goggles and Ornaments: BG11, BG13, BG18

 Goggle Lenses: BG10, BG90

 Brass Bits: Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Spray Mister

Curved Craft Scissors by Fiskar’s

Heat Gun

Misti Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Please Note: The products marked with asterisks ( * ) are available at Topflight Stamps!

Tutorial:

Step 1:

Use a brayer to apply Starlite Silver Brilliance Ink to a 5” x 7” Gel Press. Place a piece of black mixed media paper onto the Gel Press. Smooth the back of the paper to transfer the ink and pull a print.

Step 2:

Repeat Step 1 to enhance the coverage.

Step 3:

Clean the brayer, then use it to apply Starlite Black Brilliance ink to the Gel Press. Place the print back onto the Gel Press inked side down. Smooth the back of the paper, then pull the print. Heat set the inked paper, then clean the brayer and the Gel Press.

Step 4:

Place the inked black mixed media paper into the Foundry 3D Alterations Embossing Folder. Spritz the back of the paper with water. Close the folder and run it through a die-cut machine.

Step 5:

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink to the high points of the embossed paper. Heat set.

Steps 6A and 6B:

Use Fantastix to apply Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Ink randomly to the high points of the embossed paper (6A). VersaMagic Ink has a matte chalk finish which comes out when it’s heat embossed. 

Use another Fantastix to Apply Mango Madness VersaMagic Ink randomly to the high points of the embossed paper (6B). Heat set the panel and set aside.

Step 7:

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the cat from the Steampunk Pets Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock. 

Step 8: 

Fussy-cut the image and use Copic markers to color it. Use a dark marker to edge the cut image. Set aside.

Step 9:

Use the largest die from the Sprightly Sprockets Shapeabilities Die Set to cut black mixed media cardstock two times. You will end up with two cogs and two circles.

Step 10:

Sponge Lightning Black Brilliance Ink over one of the cog die-cuts and one of the circles. Heat set both.

Step 11:

Use On-Point Glue to adhere the inked cog atop the other one.

Step 12:

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Starlite Silver Brilliance ink to one of the circles from Step 9. Heat set.

Step 13:

Place the silver-inked circle into the Gears Alterations Folder and run it through a die-cut machine.

Step 14:

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink to the high points of the embossed circle. Heat set.

Steps 15A and 15B:

Use Fantastix to apply Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Ink randomly to the high points of the embossed paper (15A).

Use another Fantastix to Apply Mango Madness VersaMagic Ink randomly to the high points of the embossed paper (15B).

Step 16:

Use Tear It Tape to adhere a slightly larger circle to the back of the stacked cog die-cuts.

Step 17:

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Starlite Silver Brilliance Ink to a strip black mixed media paper. Sorry that there’s no photo. Use cog dies to cut the silver-inked black paper.

Step 18:

Use a C2 Copic marker to color a piece of white cardstock. Use magnets to secure the colored cardstock onto a stamping platform. Place the “Happy Father’s Day” sentiment stamp facedown on the colored cardstock. Ink the stamp with Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Ink and stamp. Repeat inking and stamping if necessary to attain a good impression. Remove the stamped cardstock from the stamping platform and heat set the ink.

Step 19:

Use a rectangle die to cut the sentiment. Use the matching nameplate die to cut the Lightning Black circle. Adhere the sentiment die-cut atop the nameplate die. Sorry that there’s no photo.

Step 20:

Use Tear-It! Tape to adhere the embossed circle and the Steampunk Cat onto the cog die-cut. Use the tape to adhere the sentiment as shown.

Step 21:

Use On Point Glue to adhere the gears, cogs, and screws to the sentiment die-cut.

Step 22:

Cut black cardstock to 10” x 7”. Score at 5” and fold to form a 5” x 7” card. Use Tear-It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the front of the card.

Close Up of the Finished Card

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