by Roni Johnson

It’s almost time to welcome in the bright shiny New Year. I thought it would be fun to do so Steampunk style by creating a realistic looking metal plate for the background complete with an aged green patina.

Directions

Step 1

Press the Celestial Copper ink pad onto the craft mat; mist the ink with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz.

Step 2

Press a 6” x 6” piece of tan cardstock into the ink mixture. TIP: If there is ink left over on the craft mat, dab additional pieces of cardstock or tags to pick up the extra ink for use on other projects.

Step 3

Repeat steps 1 and 2 using Golden Glitz and Dark Brown Shimmer inks letting it dry between colors.

Step 4

Repeat steps 1 and 2 a final time using Encore! Green Metallic Ink to add the aged metal patina to the inked cardstock.

Step 5

Stamp the metal plate image onto the inked cardstock using Black Shimmer Delicata multiple times until the piece of cardstock has been covered.

Step 6

Sprinkle Clear Embossing Powder over the entire piece; shake off excess powder and return it to the jar. Heat with embossing gun to melt the powder.

Step 7

Sponge Black Shimmer Delicata along the edges of the panel with a Sponge Dauber; mount onto black card base.

Step 8

Cut 4 clock corner pieces from black cardstock. Trim the clock hands from two of the die cuts; ink the clock hands with Golden Glitz ink. Ink Black Shimmer ink on the two remaining corner pieces.

Step 9

Glue the gold clock hands onto the inked clock pieces.

Step 10

Spread a thin layer of Copper, Gold and Silver Creative Medium on scraps of cardstock; allow it to dry. Die-cut several gears from each color of the CM covered paper.

Step 11

Die cut three pieces of each word – Happy, New and Year; glue the three pieces of each word together creating a raised sentiment.

Step 12

Cover each word with a layer of Sparkle irRESISTible Pico Embellisher.

Step 13

Adhere all the elements to the card front.

Supplies

Imagine

• Delicata – Black Shimmer, Golden Glitz, Dark Brown Shimmer, Cosmic Copper
• Sheer Shimmer Spritz – Sparkle
• Encore! – Green
• Embossing Powder – Clear
• Creative Medium – Copper, Silver, Gold
• irRESISTible Pico Embellisher – Sparkle
• Sponge Daubers

Other

• Memory Box – Gear Die
• X-Cut – Sentiment Die
• Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design – Clock Corner Die
• Just for Fun Rubber Stamps – Metal Plate
• Cardstock – black, tan
• Adhesive
• Heat tool
• Die cut machine

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