Tic Tac Toe at Our Creative Corner

Hi everyone. Can't believe it's the beginning of November already! This autumn has sped by way too fast. The upside is that it's time to launch a new challenge over at Our Creative Corner.

 Steampunk Tic Tac Toe!

So all you have to do is use three of the ingredients from the diagram that are in a straight line (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) when creating your projects for our challenge and name them in your post!

You may create any "level" of steampunk - either just add some typical steampunk elements or dive deep into steampunk. So this is a challenge for steampunk lovers as well as for those who step out of their comfort zones and give it a try (which I can really recommend as steampunk is a lot of fun to do;) Just keep in mind that we want to see crafted projects and/or stamped images with your creations instead of digital makes.

With my grubby mits firmly clenched around a Wendy Vecchi 'Flourishes' stencil and techniques from Creative Chemistry 102 still fresh in my mind, I went for the centre line - "flourish, texture, a heart" - and threw in a large helping of cogs, gears and washi tape for good measure.

The starting point was the die cut heart, inked through a stencil, embossed and re-inked. At this point I tend to take a leaf out of many a scrapper's book, drawing around the main image to ensure that any stamping and stencilling is lined up properly. As the base cardstock was already the perfect colour I went with clear embossing the flourishes to add a more subtle embellishment.

The cogs and gears were great fun, altered with a mix of alcohol inking and faux rusting techniques. Even the tinsel was given a faux patina makeover. Twine and brads helped to give the design some structure and interest.

It's the first time I've been able to use this particular washi tape, whilst it seems Simple Sayings have become a staple for all of my cards. The truth is their dimensions work perfectly with 6" x 6" cards.

So now I've shown you mine how about hopping over to Our Creative Corner to see what some of my fellow team mates have been up to. I promise you will have your socks knocked off as this challenge has really inspired everyone.

Having used stencils for several elements I am entering this into;
Craft-Room Challenge - Stencils and Masks
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
Rhedd & Rosie's Challenge - Anything Goes

And because I've used Coredinations cardstock from the Nostalgia selection;
ContadinaK - Hard Core Crop - Gratitude/Autumn Colours
Thanks so much for stopping by peeps and take care of yourselves, Jenny xxx