Living In A Bubble: Steampunk Style

Hello friends!  Jan here with my first post as a member of Hobby Baby Design Team.  I'm so excited to be part of this team and have an opportunity to work with these amazing products!  The Globes are so much fun to work with and they can be used in altered art projects as well as framed projects. The NEW chipboard gears were the perfect size for the head trinket.  I heat embossed the gears with Micro Copper Powder.   Globecraft Memories is generously offering 25% off your entire purchase!  Use coupon code TS25.

I started with a cardboard birdhouse.

Use the Oval Frame as a template and cut an oval in the front of the house.

Paint the house, base and the head with black acrylic paint.

Paint the spigot knob and roof with copper acrylic paint.  Let dry.

Heat emboss random areas of the knob using copper powder.

Heat emboss the chipboard gears.

Ink chipboard frame and stamp script.

Using Crop-a-dile, punch holes in the center and insert a battery operated tea light.

Glue the tea light in place.  

Glue metal gears and chipboard gears to head trinket.  Glue over the tea light.  Glue the Globe over the head trinket.

Using Glastique, adhere a beaded chain around the outer edge of the globe.

Add corsage pins, charms and chain to the base.

Insert the spigot knob in the base of the house.

Using glue for metal, adhere clock parts and gadgets to the house.

Make Steampunk words for the roof.

Glue into place on the roof

I painted coffee stir stick with black and copper acrylic paint.  I added silver rings to the stirs and glues them to the house.  Black on the roof and copper on the house.

Glue sticks to the roof and house using a Quick Dry Adhesive.

Hope you have enjoyed my "Living In A Bubble: Steampunk Style" Project.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

More Where That Came From

Experienced papercrafters enjoy the challenge of using a variety of favorite products in one project.  I loved creating this project because it allowed me to design, create, and test my imagination on how to use favorite products in new ways.  Here is my finished product embellished with my new favorites - Piccolo Decor sets and Vintage Copper Enamel Powder.  Embellish your everyday projects with these at 25% off.  Visit Globecraft Memories and enter the Discount Code TS25 for 25% off your purchase!)
 

 

This project may look much more complicated than it really is.  The hardest part?  Deciding what type of trinkets to include in the shadow boxes...but by the time I was finished, I was almost wishing I had more boxes!  For step-by-step instructions, click here.

Here are close-ups of all the great embellishments...or visit the gallery for a slideshow.

     

    

    

     

        

                     

 

I might add, one thing I know I will do differently next time around....include a Globeframe from Globecraft Memories on top of the center drawer.  But that was an afterthought - with no energy to tear the door apart to add the frame...maybe later....I believe it could fairly easily be placed right on top.  But you may want to think ahead and include that from the beginning...I think a small bubble frame will add even more to an already fun project.

So Charming--

Hello everyone!! Welcome to my first post as a Hobby Baby Design Team member!! I'm so super stoked to play with these products and share them with you.

Today I'm using a new release piece that will be available on the website soon! Be sure to keep an eye out for it at GlobecraftMemories.com -  if you so have a hankering to pick up some of these amazing bubble pieces be sure to use coupon code TS25 for 25% off your entire order!!! 

Now.. onto my piece:

To accompany the beautiful Globecraft Memories goodies I used Echo Park Paper's This and That Charming patterned paper, brads and coordinating stickers. I also used Distress ink in vintage photo and Memento's tuxedo black ink. 

First, I cut the papers down to match the size of the frame pieces. To cut out the centers so my photo showed and my bubble popped through I flipped both pieces over (The paper and the cardstock frame base) and traced through the frame onto the wrong side of the paper. Then I had a guide to cut out the circle!

I layered the paper on the frames and glued with a wet permanent glue. Distress the paper and add some doodling!

To make the rosette I cut a piece of patterned cardstock to just under one inch, and scored it every 1/4 inch on my Martha Stewart scoreboard. fold and glue edges! Then I just layered what stickers, embellishments and brads I thought looked well together. Don't forget to distress any pieces before gluing them down! 

Here you can really see the dimension the piece has.. including the space between the two frame pieces! I used a 1/8th pop dot from EK Success to create lots of dimension - just put it between the two frame layers! 

Let me know what you think and if you have any questions I'd love to answer them! -DeeDee

To the Moon...

HELLOOO, Hellooo, helloooooo

Happy Friday Everyone.
I want to share this little frame I did last night using the Hobby Baby Cardstock Bubble Frame by Globecraft Memories.

These cute little frames are so easy to work with and really your imagination is the limit on what you can do with them.

I love how the globe helps give the project the space feel. I used the To the Moon paper line from Fancy Pants and fussy cut out the spaceman. The title stickers is from K&Company...I think they work well together. I hope you enjoyed this little project as much as I enjoyed making it.

And so you can enjoy playing too, Hobby Baby is giving you a

coupon it is TS25 good for 25% off your order to GlobeCraftMemories.com website..

how FABULOUS is that?

Hugs~~
Molly

Piccolo Powders

Hi, this is Candy and I am so excited to share a card I made with some brand-new products from Globecraft Memories.

SUPPLIES: Chipboard pieces & Enamel Powders: Piccolo; gems: KaiserCraft; paper: Theresa Collins; sentiment stamp: Impression Obsession

These are from the new Piccolo line. The Piccolo Card Decor pieces are made from compressed, high-quality chipboard and then cut with a laser for small, intricate images. The chipboard is stronger and thinner than traditional chipboard die cuts, making them perfect for both card making and scrapbooking. When combined with the new Piccolo Enamel Powders, the results are spectacular.

Piccolo Enamel Powders are similar to embossing powders, but they go way beyond what any embossing powder ever thought of being. These powders can be heated a little for an interesting texture or heated a lot for a smooth shine. They come in a variety of textures and colors ... I used Brown Stone, Mardi Gras and Enchanted Aubergine in this sample. Just look at the texture and depth of color ...

Isn't it beautiful?

The Enamel Powder Adhesive is applied in a paint dabber, rather than an ink pad like traditional embossing powders. It is quick and much easier to use, too. I love it!

For the butterflies, I heaped the enamel powder on top of the chipboard and heated it from a distance until it warmed up enough to not blow around. Then I moved the heat gun closer and heated until the powder was completely smooth. I love how it bubbled and added such depth.

I used Globecraft Memories new Glastique in a matte finish to adhere all of the parts. You apply the glue, hold it for a few seconds (a little longer when gluing onto an enameled surface) and then let it finish drying. The matte finish doesn't show if you are a sloppy gluer, like me, and it holds extremely well.

You can try out all of these products for yourself and save 25 percent by using this special coupon code: TS25. How great is that!?!

Click here and start shopping today.

Wall hanger....

"Potholes"

Supplies

Robin Nest Papers: Getaway Glitter Cardstock 

Want2Scrap Bare it all chip board

Robin Nest Rubon - Family Tree

GlobeCraft Memories Globe

Wire

Palette Ink pad - Landscrape from Stewart Superior

Miracle Tape from Viva Las Vegastamps!

Vellum quote 

Cream Cardstock
Embossing Enamel 

Directions:

1) cover Want2Scrap chipboard with Robin Nest Paper's (so many to choose from).  using my Miracle tape.  

2)  covered frame to Globe with more Robin Nest papers...  

3)  On front of globe i rub-on "Sheltering Tree" (another amazing Robin Nest rub-on).  On Cream Cardstock I used "Tree" rubon from the same collections as the quote.

4)  Put globe together..

5)  Made my two embellishments (left and acorn) cover with embossing enamel from GlobeCraft Memories.

6)  add the vellum quote and I am done....

close up of the globe and the cool Rub-on from Robin Nest

  

My little embellishments...