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History of... by mrich2500 featuring steampunk home decor

Scraps of Darkness "My Guy" Kit Project #2

Today I would like to share with you another project I created from Scraps of Darkness Septemeber kit...MY GUY! I love working on canvas or canvas boards so that was my base for this project with some Steampunk added for good measure. Here is all the information you need on this months kit ingredients ;)

Supplies used:

Prima Marketing Craftsman Collection

Prima Marketing

Kaisercraft Sears & Son Collection

Handcrafted Wood Tiles

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Post Card, Blue Skies

Viva Decor Croco Transparent

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Gathered Twigs

Tim Holtz Distress Stain Tarnished Bronze

Tim Holtz Stamp

Eyelet Outlet brads - "Screw"

Misc. Embellishments ~ 7 Gypsies, Prima

Helmar Adhesive ~ 450 Quick Dry, Acid Free Professional Glue, Liquid Scrap Dots

Off to do some more creating...have a fabulous day!

I *heart* learning....

I have discovered in my adult years that I have a real thirst for knowledge...I really crave learning new techniques, new ideas, new materials and I'm on a constant search for anything that fits in this category. Many of you know that I live in an area that offers very little in the way of classes so I rely heavily on the internet for this. I read blogs, follow link after link, sign up, join sites, take this and take that and I love it, 99% of the time. This project is one of those..aha moments...must learn technique...searched & searched until I stumbled across Ten Seconds Studio  As much as I wanted to jump right in and buy all that Ten Seconds Studio has to offer I tempered my desire and went on a search for a kit. This is what I found at  Jack & Cat Curio blog, exactly what I wanted...a kit that gave me the opportunity to work with metal and dabble in some Steampunk art. 

This is so much easier to create than appears and it is definitely a technique I will use again. After apply the metal strips {self adhesive} and creating the embellishments it all went together in a jiffy with Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. I was able to finish this in an evening...now that's the type of project I like working on! I love my plaque, I love the metal, I love the technique. And this is what happens when I go out searching for knowledge!!! Hope you enjoyed your visit...I've been neglecting my blog...only because my "real" job interferes with my "REAL" life.