New Cog Mask

Steampunk well definitely magical worlds think Edwardian Sci fi 'War of the worlds', 'The time machine' all those elegant costumes both Ladies and Gentlemen wore, and the fantasies they wrote much as I love modern Sci fi there is something special about Jules Verne and Co.

This slightly altered wooden frame then. Frame from the £1 shop already stained but not varnished so it came ready to alter. Using the new Tando Cogs Mask marked the basic frame with Distress inks in Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge. Next Tando Cogs from Large Heart Cog set, Large Cog set and Small Cog set, these were coloured with Distress Inks, and then Glimmer mists. Cogs arranged and then glued together, once they were fixed the cog mask laid over and Cosmic Shimmer in silver sprayed over. Cog piece attached to frame and then some washers, altered glue, Viva Ferro paste and various metal embellishments. Needing a picture stamped a butterfly in Brilliance ink and remembered that I have a shrink piece from the same stamp.

Lots of different Tando products went into this

More steampunk by Cheryl

Keeping with the Steampunk theme, take a look at these gorgeous pieces by Cheryl again using our cogs....aren't they just fabulous.  Do pop over for more details HERE and have a browse through her inspirational blog.  We've also added a link to Cheryl's blog in our right hand column.

 

COGS & DRAWERS!

Hellooooo, its Karen here for you today!  When we think of COGS I think most of us these days think of Steampunk type crafting.  I have done something different with mine though.  I have used them to decorate a mini chest of drawers...

These little cogs are sooo easy to cover with paint, I have used some bronze Eco Paint, which goes on like a dream!  I painted & stamped on the drawers before embossing some circles onto it to match in with the cogs.  These cogs are available in 2 sizes, I used the small ones which are approx 40mm across.

Wouldn't these make fabulous wheels too?  Thank you for dropping by today, for more info on what I used please pop over to my blog for a nosy ~HERE~  HUGS XXXX

Two for one!

Hello, Joanne here. I do love to find ways to stretch my crafty supplies so before we move to today's main project, I have a little "bonus" ATC for you!

I'm loving all the embossed metal that's around at the moment but I've been determinedly holding out against buying more supplies and adding yet another aspect to my papercrafting addiction! I did have some sheet aluminium in my stash though and I own paper stumps for colouring so with the application of a little imagination, my chipboard cogs enabled me to make this! I just laid my metal over the shapes (I did one at a time), rubbed over with the paper stump to get the basic shape to show through and then embossed with the tip of the stump. Easy peasy and you get to use the shape itself for something else :o)

And the something else in this case was this wall clock...

I bought a cheapo clock (£3.99 in Poundstretcher) a while ago with the idea of tarting it up for my craft room. The cogs seemed perfect for the project! This is a 30cm clock so you can see that the cogs are a decent size. I've combined with a bit of stamping, a bit of sponging over a mask and quite a lot of embossing powder and acrylic paint in one way or another!

Here's a little detail shot for you. I love how the teeth of the smaller cogs fit perfectly together. If you were very clever, I reckon you could use them to make an actual turning mechanism on a card or maybe a page in a mini album.

All materials etc are listed {here} on my blog if anyone would like more detail.

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting!