Elizabeth, this is GREAT! Thanks for the detailed description, I would have missed so many of the great details. I'll definitely be saving those little safety pins in the future. I'm sure your brother will appreciate the very personal details of this card!!
Oh Elizabeth - This is over the top outstanding!!!!!!! Love every little detail!!! So glad I'm not the only one to save little bits and pieces of things, cause I know I'm gonna use it some day!!! I absolutely love, love, love this card!!!!
Beautiful guy card! The design, elements, creativity, are all amazing. Super cool! Love the zipper , bg colors, drywall tape, granite piece,and all the ingenuity!
What a perfect masculine card ! Love the steampunk feel ! Please know that I have been following everyone here whenever possible. My Dad has been in the hospital for the last almost 6 weeks so we have been traveling back and forth between the two cities 2 hours apart constantly, plus working full time. I feel so guilty not having the time to come on here and tell everyone I am still loving to check out their work. Keep on with the beautiful work and know that while I may not have time to comment I am checking in whenever I can ! Hugs Lorie
Love reading all the details! A lot of thought and work went into this. Very innovative, especially the aluminum shavings! Great job and I know your brother will certainly appreciate every element you used.
Oh my this sure has the WOW factor. I just love the background. what a lucky brother. he will love this. so much work and detail. love all the metal embellishments. fantastic page, LOVE IT!!! fave
WOW! So intricate and I love how you collected most of the pieces! He'll love this, not just because it is home made but because it is so his lifestyle!
This is a gorgeous rustic beauty!! Love that zipper, the key & lock, those shavings, everything. Great design! Your brother will love this (anyone would!)
Oh for the love girl you just crack me up with all your "findings"! So clever you are & this is an amazing guy card, he will love it. I like how you did the zipper. I think I need to send you a care pkg. My son used to work for Ross Reels & I have so many pieces of parts you would love....hmmmmm!:))
Hi everyone! Sharing a steampunk card I made for my special brother's 60th birthday. As many of you know, I tend to use some off-the-wall things on my projects sometimes and this one has quite a few, so here goes...The piece above the cogs is aluminum shavings! My son drilled a hole to make a washer in some aluminum and that's how it came out! I thought it was cool so I kept a few of the pieces! I used TH alcohol ink to color it to match, because it was rather bright silver and I wanted it more rustic. The springs are from a broken paper punch, the zipper and snaps are from an old pair of jeans. The tiny safety pins came with tags on some shirts I got my husband for Father's Day. Oh yes, and the tag with 60 on it is actually a sample of Formica granite I got from either Lowe's or Home Depot! Also used drywall tape as you can see. My brother is a diesel mechanic and he owns half interest in a truck shop in Fresno, CA (where I'm from originally). He's worked on all sorts of big rigs, including caterpillar engines, for nearly 40 years. I felt this type of card was appropriate for him.
I used the drywall tape as a stencil to make my background using Tsukineko Brilliance Dew Drop stamp pad in Cosmic Copper and Galaxy Gold. The skinny black and goldish ribbon is some I've had in my stash that I got at a local craft store.
The little lock and key charms are from Hobby Lobby. The clock on the zipper pull, pen tip, mini key and cogs above the word band are from Nini's Things that I won in a drawing. The 029 tag is from Blue Moon beads.
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