Metal Gears Journal Cover

 Hello! 

Today I would like to tell you how I made this Journal Cover. 

Supplies used today are :

Mixed Media Supplies Stamps 

Mixed Media Supplies Mica Powders

Mixed Media Supplies Stencils

THoltz Die Gears

Cardstock 

Journal Cover

Inks (distress, versafine black)

Cinnamon
Perfect pearls patina collection

DecoArt Antiquing cream

Gel Medium (any glue will do)
Collage papers
Black marker

 I cut my gears out first and laid them down to paint. 

I used perfect pearls patina silver, green and blue. I dabbed on the powders using a gel medium. 

Next, I pulled out some real cinnamon, again using my medium to stick it to the gears. Lastly, I pulled out my mixed media supplies mica powder in copper to add the shiny bits. 

I let that dry and started with my journal cover. I collaged some vintage papers/text to my journal cover. Then I got my stamps and stencils out and in black ink, I stamped the chain link fence stamp and used the numbers stencil. Then I took the distress inks and went to town. Firebrick red, Broken China oxide, and Peacock feathers distress inks.  Then I used antiquing cream sparingly on the base. 

I took a black Pitt pen and made brick like marks randomly. 

Then I laid my dried gears and I used double-sided foam tape to prop up some of the gears of the background. 

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial for inspiration for your next steampunk gears journal cover. 

Warmly,

Peggy Oliver