Steampunk Canvas Art with Veronica

Hi, Veronica here today to share with you my latest project.  I had some of my girl friends over the other day and we decided to paint.  The picture was given to me by my friend Michelle.  She had a beautiful wedding, and I was lucky enough to be part of her special day.

In the spirit of "Using Your Stash" Challenge that ends this month, I gathered all my "onesies" embellishments and used them up.

Remember our challenge:

Here is the challenge to you!

We at LSS want you to create a project using stuff from your stash and some Leaky Shed Studios chipboard and Leaky Shed Studio will send out a prize!  

To play just post a link to your blog post of your project using your stash and Leaky Shed Studio chipboard in the comments section before May 21st and we will draw a winner ...

AND if you want to earn an extra entry - share your project on our facebook page!
The winner will be announced on the Leaky Shed Studio Facebook Page and the winner has 14 days to claim their prize! 

My process:

Basically, you gather your product layer your canvas and start adding your embellishments.  Then you gesso your elements to give them tooth and prepare for color.

Leaky Shed Studio Designs Product Used:

Leaky Shed Studio Watch Parts

I hoped you enjoyed today's project.  Be sure to leave comments with a link to your "use your stash" challenge.  Thank you for stopping by.  

If you are interested in more photos and the full product list that I used to create my steampunk canvas - please stop by my blog.

Veronica (kitsnbitscraps)

What is an Ornithopter with DT Guest Daphna Barbalat

Hi! Daphna Barbalat here and I’m so excited to be a Guest Designer for Leaky Shed Studio today.

 

There are so many great chipboard shapes to choose from at Leaky Shed Studio, it was so fun looking through all of them but when I saw the Ornithopter I just knew I had to make a layout.

 

The LSS chipboard Ornithopter reminded me of a design by Da Vinci and I thought it would look perfect on a layout to document our recent trip to France.  While in France we visited Amboise, the village that Da Vinci Spent the last years of his life and where he is buried.

 

I stared by painting the Ornithopter then I glued some painted tissue paper to the back. I used clear Tim Holtz Crackle paint, giving it a aged antique look. I also used the watch parts, which I painted in metallic gold and copper paint.

 

 

For my base layout I chose antique looking script paper that I tore on the bottom edge, I  layered three pieces that I edged without paint. These were again layered on red script paper. I added gesso, glimmer mist and stenciling with Distress ink.

 

 

 

I found some great images of Da Vinci and his amazing sketches online and printed them out to use on my layout. Everything was layered with vellum and book paper, I tucked some gears into the layers of paper giving lots of texture and interest to the page.

 

 

I enjoyed sharing my trip to France with you and Leaky Shed Studio, thank you for stopping by.

 

Daphna (justintimedesign)

 

Leaky Shed Studio Product Used:

Ornithopter
Watch Parts