Tim's Tag, Day 8 - Don't Imitate, Innovate!

Today's tag from Tim should have been one of the easiest for me - I do love all things Steampunk! For some reason though, it took me some time to get into it. Since I'd already done my own little Steampunk wreath on tag #6,  I wanted to do something a little different for this one. I'm sure I had this fantastic piece by Sarah on my mind when the idea for Steampunk ornaments popped into my head! Thanks so much for the inspiration, Sarah! :-)

To create the open gears, I first cut them from chipboard using my Sizzix Mini Gears and Gadget Gears dies. Next, I carefully snipped the cross piece from the cog, creating an open frame. The cog on the top left had a solid center which was cut out using a Spellbinders circle die (I didn't end up using that one).

After I cut the gears, I painted them with my Adirondack Metallic Dabbers. Love that look so much! Then, I stamped the clock images from Tim Holtz's Going Somewhere stamp set, and Artistic Outpost's Whimsical Melange, on white cardstock. I stamped the men from the Steampunk set on cream cardstock, cut them apart and adhered them to the clock faces. Finally, I layered them to a piece of chipboard and glued the frame on top.

Ooooh, my favorite part! After they were dry, I applied embossing ink to the inside and filled them with Ranger's Ultra Thick Embossing Powder (UTEE). I heated it to melt and then added another layer. I love how they turned out!

While I had my UTEE out, I whipped up a little Faux Crazed Porcelain tag for the bottom. I cut apart the numbers from Tim's Stuff to Say stamp set and used them for the 25. The tag is attached to the tag with Idea-ology Washers and Tiny Brads.

Since I had so much going on up at the top, I added an Idea-ology Hinge Clip and Light Bulb to the side of the tag. I used the Joyeux Noel stamp from Artistic Outpost's Snowy Woods collection to add the sentiment.

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz Steampunk Rubber Stamp Set
Tim Holtz Stuff to Say Stamp Set
Tim Holtz Going Somewhere Stamp Set
Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabbers - Silver, Gold, Copper, Pitch Black, Snow Cap
Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence
Ranger Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel - Clear
Sizzix Weathered Clock Die
Sizzix Gadget Gears Die
Sizzix Mini Gears Die
Idea-ology Light Bulbs, Hinge Clip
Idea-ology Tiny Attacher
Ranger Distress Ink - Peeled Paint, Fired Brick, Gathered Twigs

All the supplies I used for my tag are listed above and can be found at Inspiration Emporium - clicking the link will take you directly to the item. If you use my coupon code - stamptramp - you'll save 10%!