Steampunk Paperclay Book

Use paperclay to create this pretty steampunk craft. Not familiar with steampunk? Don't worry! This Steampunk Paperclay Book from Terri Sproul uses cool embellishments such as safety pins and interesting techniques to create a one-of-a-kind piece.

Materials:

Alchohol ink: Pesto, Ginger, Butterscotch
Memories Mist: Pale Ale
Memories Ink Pads: Ruby, Plum,
India Ink Pad
Palette InkPads: Cognac, Raw Sienna
Acryclic Paints: Shade of Browns
3-D Crystal Lacquer
Jewelry Findings from Sakura Hobby Craft
Stamps: Plate #1267 (Steampunk), Fireman with Hose, Hand,
Paperclay
Red Line Tape
Ribbon
Safety Pins (my book I used 8 safety pins)
Door Knob – by 7 Gypsies
Clock parts – I purchase a used clock at a garage sale and took it apart
Large old fashion keys – I got one from K& company, the other is an old key
Grunge dies from Tim Holtz – I used the hingers
Mini, larger tags
Old-fashioned safety pin – I did not use this one on the binding
Glue Dots

Directions:

First make your paperclay book as seen in the video. Set aside to dry over night or in the LOW oven…
Measure your finished and dry paperclay book to figure out what size to make your pages. My book is about 4 1/4” x 4 1/4” – so I made my pages 3 3/4” x 3 3/4”. So I cut out 4 pages out of cardstock to measure 3 3/4” x 7 1/2” and folded the pages in half. IMPORTANT to read #3 first.
Before I cut my pages out. I started with 2 – 8 1/2” x 11” cream cardstock and added Tim Holtz gear and clock masked to my cardstock spray each of the cardstock with Memories Mist “Pale Ale” over the maskes. Do this on both sheets of cardstock. Then cut out your pages…
Now just have fun. I stamps different Steampunk images on my background and added lots of fun embellishments.
Once all my pages are done, I binded my book.
Cover: I painted with different color of brown acrylic paint to make it look like leather. Then I added the embellishments.
Here is the first page. I used Tim Holtz mini grunge letter, ink with with a "plum" and "ruby" ink. I used my new Micro Glue Dots for the letters. They work great for those mini letter...
Also checkout the key on the side, It is on a string, and I use it to keep the book closed. See how the background came out... Spray with Memories Mists and used Gear masks. Love this look...
This is the next two pages. Here I used the Hinges from Tim Holtz. The stamps are all from Viva Las Vegas stamps. See the fireman - I stamp him in both "Ruby" and "India Ink" and cut him out and used Pop-Up Glue Dots to adhere. The suitcase is a Brad - yes a very large brad. The Finger is a stamp from Stampotique
I stamped and cut out image. Ink all edge to give a aged look.
Used that fireman stamp again from Viva Las Vegas stamps - great place to purchase your steampunk stamps they have lots of them.
I used come copper wire to hang a small key next to the Sakura Jewelry Finding, I made into an embellishment. Love the Big Farris Wheel stamp, also from Viva Las Vegas Stamps.
Used a tag - folded it in half and add to side of page for a tab.
Lots going on here. The clock face is a real clock face and I used Tim Holtz Spinner for the center of the clock face. The Glass Tile embellishment is from Sakura. I made using their Glass Tile and steampunk clip art. The stamps are all from Viva Las Vegas Stamps.
I used a tag and more clip art. See how I made the embellishment on the right side page with the gears in it. That another Jewelry finding from Sakura, real clock gear and 3-D Crystal Lacquer. I used Sakura Hobby Craft Jewelry Finding and Fancy Glass Tiles... Here is the video on how I made the embellishment in this book.
This page I used a sticker Tags I owned from EK Success. The stamp on the right hand page is one from the Sheet of Steampunk Stamp I got from Viva Las Vegastamps!
I wrapped the side of the page with string and hung a Jewelry Finding with Steampunk clip Art. See video on how to make. Also used another Tag to make a tab for the page.
On this page I stamped the Food Grinder from viva Las Vegastamps! using India Ink and you can see the over side of the last page with the string...
I add a tag by adhere it to my page with Miracle Tape also from Viva Las Vegastamps! and added some clip art images. Behind the tag is more stamp image and a clip art image.
Well we have made it to the last page. Here you can still see how I used the gear mask and Memories Mist "Pale Ale" to make my background. I stamps the Man riding large wheel with India Ink. There is a large old fashion safety pin I hung a embellishment from (see video on how to make). The person image is from my steampunk CD of clipArt - BUT I used a Stamp Die Cut - Die Cutted the image with silver paper and then I used some alcohol Inks to age the silver. Also see in video how I did that same technique to a jewelry finding.
Now it time to learn how to bind this book - get your safety pins out.