GC109: Chestnut Theme Challenge: On the Road

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

As I mentioned a few days ago I was asked to be a Visiting Artist this month over at
Gingersnap Creations Challenge Blog.   
The theme this month is Machines with an emphasis on Steampunk which I adore so here goes....

The first challenge of the month is a Theme challenge and it is: On the Road.

Below is my Steampunk, Machine inspired collage:

Road Trip

And here are each of the individual little collage's close up....

Most of the items used for the collage are pieces that I collected from my FIL (green car tag, vintage Federal Use Tax Coupon; vintage driving goggles); my husband (toy cars from his childhood; the large sprockets/gears on top & crown nut); and my youngest son (vintage spark plug & model tires) and some of my own bits (game pieces, keys, clock parts, old upholstery tacks)  making it a very personal piece.

I also used a vintage map to line the entire box,

some older Tim Holtz Design Originals paper to line a few of the individual sections,

Tissue Tape (TH),

Map Tape (Heidi Swapp),

Golden Bronze Paint (to paint the vintage map),

Distress Ink to age some areas,

Adirondack Acrylic Dabber to paint the insides of a couple of the boxes;

plus a few stamped and collage images to help finish it off.

The entire collage is created inside a Configurations box from Tim Holtz's Ideaology line of goods.  Now you might notice that some of the individual boxes/spaces are larger than they should be and you'd be correct.  The beauty of these boxes is that you don't HAVE to use each box for it to work.

 

I chose not to use boxes in the two large corner areas (UL, LR) because I had items that were larger than any of the boxes that came with the set.   In one area leaving out a box wouldn't work so I had to improvise.  I created a large box to fit my ephemera (right center with the vintage green auto tag) by cutting the ends off of two boxes and reassembling them with an extra bit of chipboard.  Since it was painted and papered you can't even tell there were alterations to the original.

I now have several extra boxes that I am going to use to create a free-form shadowbox collage when the mood strikes!

So, if you've been thinking about giving the Configurations Shadowboxes a try but you weren't sure if you could make em work here is your chance!

To celebrate being a Gingersnap Visiting Artist for the month of July I am giving away a 5.5 x 5.5 Configurations Mini Shadow Box to one lucky winner!

To be entered to win simply post a comment below telling us what theme you'd like to use if you won this shadowbox!

You have until 7-27 to post your reply to be entered into the contest!

Good Luck Friends!!!