Masterboard "Use it or lose it" Monday.

       Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you a card made with this Masterboard:

Or actually copies of this original (Made with an Altenew stencil).

Scan the original and then you can alter the colour, I use Picasa for this and it's great fun seeing what you end up with.

I did get a bit carried away I think!

This card was made using a small piece of one colour as the background to the diecut fish die (Memory Box).

Attach the background behind the die cut image and stamp the sentiment (Free stamp by Crafty Individuals from a magazine) be sure it's dry and then emboss the netting (3D embossing folder by Spellbinders). I went over the net very gently with blue ink to help it stand out a little more.

I used a brown sheet of the paper to layer the finished design and finished with dots of blue Stickles Glitter glue and that's it.

Clean and Simple? maybe!

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

Masterboard Monday Use it or Lose it.

     Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you a card made with this Masterboard:

I have already used part of this one and had a small piece left-over from the earlier project so thought I'd try a new embossing folder on it by Spellbinders to add extra detail. 

This was only meant to be a test piece but it worked so well that I decided to make it into a card.

I rubbed over the embossing with a file to remove the colour and show up the detail then layer it up with matching colours.

It's not easy to see it but the birds were covered in Stickles Glitter glue to help them stand out.

And a little detail for the inside.

The birds are from a set by Oakwood (Sunshine and Showers) and the sentiments by UNIKO.

I love being able to use up the leftovers and there's always a way. 

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

Boilerplate Mini Me

Hi Blogbuddies  I could not resist the challenge at SanDee and Amelie's.
This month they have asked us to make a doll or a robot.

I knew what I wanted to make, (in my head at least) but it took a while to work out how to do it.
Once I got it together I made it fairly quickly lol!

Before I go any further I should explain the robot's name.

Many of you who are interested in Steampunk may already have heard of Boilerplate.

He was a fictional robot and the brainchild of the artist Paul Guinan. Guinan photo-shopped Boilerplate in a variety of historical settings and some people believed that the stories were true.

Anyway, that's were my little robot got his name from.

These are the things I started with:

• A multi vitamin tub,
• A bottle top,
• The lid off an air-freshener,
• Roll of Aluminium Foil Tape.

Never let it be said that I don't recycle lol!

 I covered these with the sticky back Aluminium Foil Tape available at Screw Fix and B&Q (normally used for pipe lagging and duct sealing).
Next I cut the strips into small pieces and attached them roughly to create the background.
The tape also works well when embossed as you will see later.

 

I think it already looks quite cute, what do you think?

 

The next stage was to emboss the aluminium foil that was to be used to complete the texture on the body and then I cut this into small pieces and attached it to the body, head, neck and wheels.

This was then coloured with Black Alcohol ink which was allowed to dry and then rubbed down to remove the excess colour which leaves it with an antique appearance.

 

For this I needed:

• Tim Holtz embossing folder,
• Spellbinders 3D M-Bossibilities Creative Cogs and Industrial embossing folders,
• Ranger Black alcohol Ink,
• A soft white cloth,
• A Tim holtz blending tool,
• Ranger Blending solution.

When applying the alcohol ink, I find it best to dab it on, if possible and if the tool dries just add more blending solution and/or ink.

It is possible to seal the colour but I find that after rubbing it down there is very little colour that comes off it.

• I also made a pair of wheels which were attached with wire,
• A pair of paper clips were used for ears,
• A pair of Teddy bear eyes,
• A pair of light bulbs for ears,
• A Tim Holtz Key (every robot needs a key to wind him/her up),
• Buttons for wheel hubs.
• A heart stud, every Tin Man needs a heart lol!
• Fancy silver pipe cleaner wires twisted to make the arms,
• His sleeves are the numbers off an old ski lock.

I attached the head so that it could move allowing for repositioning, giving the robot a life of it's own lol! (He does tend to look a bit like a nodding dog sometimes).

 
The above picture has set me thinking that he could have spare heads (like the robot on Red Dwarf), perhaps he could have a special Sunday head or a party head, or am I just going completely mad lol!!!

And here he is in various poses.



 
Now that's got to be cute!!!



 
Back and side views.



 
And here he is having found a few friends.





 
 

 

What a transformation from an old tub and a few waste tops.

All thanks to SanDee and Amelie for their inspirational challenges.

 

Big Hugs

Angela x

 

I am entering my robot at SanDee and Amelie's "Dolls and Robots September Challenge"