Cog in the machine

I love the idea of steampunk. Jules Verne, H G Wells, Dr Who, Warehouse 13, etc. So many interesting motifs for masculine cards: cogs, balloons, goggles, watches, top hats.  And a great theme for an escape game… Last time I went to a steampunk fair I came away with loads of steampunk themed charms to make cards – and have I used them? No!  Not sure why I haven’t been very inspired with cards.  Although I was pleased with this one.

Such a good idea for The Male Room to have a Steampunk challenge.  I started with card faintly patterned with clocks and added balloons, more clocks and cogs.  Can you see the ironic element of my picture? 😉

An unusual haiku this time:

The highwayman coat
Caught his eye but was too small 🙁
Incentive to slim…

Steampunk birthday card

Lots of birthdays coming up in September! This is a birthday card for a relative who loves anything steampunk. The cogs were created using a free downloaded image as a template, inked with ColorBox Cat’s Eye Queue metallic inks. The background is created with Heidi Swapp clocks stamps.

The wheels turn again,
another year faces me:
but love simply grows.

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