The Big Reveal – Steampunk Atlantis!

Well, I have finally finished a project that has been literally in the works for years! It kept getting put on the back burner but now you can check it out…my Finding Atlantis steampunk configurations book! (Prepare for lots of photos!!)

Hmmm… what's inside?

Lots and lots of stuff, that's what!

I had so much fun collecting all the little bits and pieces to fill the cubbies. The whole project was really inspired by the fabric I found and used on the inside cover. It is from Spoonflower and is called The Deep Deep Depths. Whales, mermaids and steampunk?? It was fabulous!

One of the first elements I created was the Captain's "journal", made using Eileen Hull's Passport Book Die. It's full of maps, notes, and other nautically themed goodies. You can check it out in this blog post – there are lots of photos in that one too! It has its own little niche:

I suppose I should be methodical in the photos here. ;-) I'll go back to the outside for a detail photo:

I created a front panel from matboard and covered it with Distress Oxide inks, stamping, and embossing. I also embellished it with die cut gears and a center section comprised of more die cut parts and a metal mermaid ornament. I painted it all with the same gold paint to unify the parts and then antiqued it with black paint. Now, moving back to the inside:

Here's a detail of the goodies inside the cover. The fabric panel has a piece of batting underneath the fabric to give it some 'poof' and dimension.

The compartments!

It was fun going through all the stuff I had collected and creating each little compartment vignette.

I found this Empty Pocket Watch Pendant at Hobby Lobby and filled it with an old sea horse pin and little gears and die cuts.

I like how the front opens out.

The edges of all the little compartment boxes are covered with strips of brown Rinea foil paper and then distressed with their Ghost Ink by swiping it on parts and then wiping it off with alcohol and a paper towel. (The ink removes the color on the foil.)

Book niche!

I am entering this project into the following challenges: 

• SanDee & amelie's Summer Steampunk Special Challenge 'cause, steampunk!  

• The Vintage Journey July Challenge - Precious Metal because my project contains so many metal findings, foil paper, metallic paint and gold embossing powder.

• The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge - Water, Water, Everywhere because our bold Captain's great passion for finding Atlantis took him on a quest over the seven seas (that is a lot of water) and sometimes his wife and children would accompany him as a vacation adventure. ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and making it through this long post! Below is a partial supplies list. This project has been in the works for so long and I've used so many different things there is no way I can list it all! ;-) I'll just hit the highlights.

Dies:
Eileen Hull Sizzix
Passport Book ( Sizzix / SB )

Tim Holtz Sizzix
Cameo Frame ( Sizzix )
Pediments - retired
whole bunch of gear dies

Other:

Steampunk sea fabric from Spoonflower - The Deep Deep Depths
Tim Holtz Configurations Book
Stamperia Paper Pack - Around the World
Tim Holtz stamp set - Architecture
Tim Holtz stamp set - Marble & Doily
tons of Tim Holtz Idea-ology
Seahorse Key Charm
Empty Pocket Watch Pendant
Rinea Foil Paper - brown
Rinea Ghost Ink

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Throwback Thursday! Finding Atlantis Passport Journal

Welcome to a Throwback Thursday project! Today for Eileen Hull's Facebook Live show she shared how to create a Junk Journal using the Passport Book Die. Some of us on the Inspiration Team thought it would be fun to share some of our past projects using the die. This is a project I made last spring and one of my all time favorites. =) It's a long post so I cut out the tutorial. (See here for the original post.)

Also, we've started an Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook Group! If you'd like to be inspired, share tips and tricks and your projects then it's the place for you! Just request to join and someone will add you right away. Everyone is welcome.

front

The cover is made from embossed brown Paper Leather (two layers glued together) with black Inksheet details (Instructions following. The spine is also Paper Leather covered with copper foil.

back

The inner pages are all cut from white Paper Leather, colored with Tea Dye Distress Ink using the Wrinkle Free Distress technique, and then stamped using various brown and black Ranger Archival Inks. I thought about taking a photo of the enormous pile of stamps I had out for all these inner pages but figured this post was long enough already lol.

The octopus image is made using a die and white Inksheet! The Inksheets act like a resist on your substrate and allow you to use thin dies like stamps! Instructions following…

I also discovered you can use stencils with the Inksheets. On these pages I used the Bare Branches stencil and a gold Inksheet to impress the branches onto the page (plus it acts as a resist!)

I've added bits of "ephemera" into the journal, like the author clipped in letters, sketches, maps and specimens.

Almost done!

The supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix or Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go. ;-) Some links are affiliate links and there will be no additional cost to you but they help support my art endeavor. Thanks!

Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Book, Passport	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die SAND & SEA Bigz 659576	Tim Holtz Sizzix GLOBE Thinlits Die 660214	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die SPRING GREENERY Decorative Strip 659573	Sizzix STARTER KIT Inksheets 660541	Sizzix PAPER LEATHER SHEETS ASSORTED BASICS 8.5x11 Paper 661149
5818 Uffizi Arch Sketch	3491 Deep Sea Diver	5990 Shell Plate 10	4990 Ancient Nautical Map	4031 Mermaid Cradling Seal	6456 Daydreaming Mermaid Large
5401 Jellyfish	Stampers Anonymous Cling Rubber Stamps CLASSICS #1 SCF001	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps NAUTICAL BLUEPRINT cms194	*Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps FRENCH MARKETPLACE Paris Stampers Anonymous	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps STEAMPUNK CMS107	*Stampendous Clear Stamps STEAMPUNK SHOES SSC1195
*Stampendous Cling Stamp GEAR HEAD Rubber UM CRM267	*Inkadinkado Stamping Gear BRANCHES Cling Rubber Stamps 65-32007 New 2012	Paper Artsy - Lynne Perrella Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set - 001	Prima Flowers DREAM ON Cling Stamp Finnabair 961992	*Memory Box GARDEN BARE BRANCHES Designer Stencil 88556	*Tim Holtz Sizzix BOOK COVERS Texture Fades Embossing Folders 657845
Tim Holtz Sizzix EYE CHART & FORMULAS SET Texture Fades Embossing Folders 659451	Tim Holtz Sizzix BLUEPRINT & GEARS SET Texture Fades 658580	*Tim Holtz Sizzix SPRINGTIME BACKGROUNDS & BORDERS Texture Fades 657491	Tim Holtz Idea-ology FOUND RELATIVES Portraits TH93121	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MINI PAPER CLIPS TH92791

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