Topflight Stamps: Katzelkraft Steampunk Mixed Media Bird Tag

Monday, February 24, 2020

Katzelkraft Steampunk Mixed Media Bird Tag

Hello friends, it's Autumn Clark from SewPaperPaint with you today to share a mixed media tag featuring a gorgeous stamp set by Katzelkraft called Carte Postale. I am new to working with Katzelkraft stamps, but am already addicted! I purchased a sheet of EZMount so I could use my stamps with my stamp platform easily.

I love creating backgrounds from stamps, especially using small stamps to make repeat patterns. I chose the thin lines stamp and stamped it on my watercolor paper tag up and down horizontally, then added a few vertical stamps to make a cross hatch design. I embossed the stamping with Seth Apter's Baked Texture in Ancient Amber along the center of my tag and added an older Emerald Creek EP along the edges for contrast. I inked the tag using direct to paper (DTP) with Prism Ink Pads in Smoked Paprika, Wild Mushroom, Slate Grey, and Roasted Coffee. Next, I added some die cut gears, which I embossed with Seth's Chunky Rust. I glued the gears to my tag as shown.

I inked a panel with the above mentioned pads and stamped the bird and leaf motif twice each. I cut one bird into a tag, then cut the wing and clock from the second to layer. I attached a brad to the wing so it could flap back and forth making an interactive element. ;0 I stamped parts of the postcard image and in Roasted Coffee to add contrast. I used the same ink to add watercolor shadows to the image.

I mounted the smaller tag over the larger with some vintage holey paper, sisal fibers and the fussy cut leaves. I attached some motivational stickers to finish it off. I adore this stamp set and can't wait to use it again. Make sure to check out all of the Katzelkraft stamps at Topflightstamps.com.