Christmas in July #4 - Steampunk Christmas Tree Card

Lots of people keep asking for Steampunk themed projects

so today I thought I'd toss out a Steampunk Christmas Card...

I started off by making a template out of some scrap paper.

I drew my basic shape

(which will work for any holiday or theme)

And cut it out....

I held the template over my cardstock for approximate placement.

I actually cut my cardstock a bit larger than necessary so I would have room to trim off for minor adjustments.

Then I began inking up the tree.

I went a little darker on the edges and lighter in the center.

I stared off with Peeled Paint then used a touch of Forest Moss along the edges.

Still holding the template in place I stamped gears in the template opening

with more Forest Moss.

I added a touch of Sepia ink for the base of the Christmas Tree...

Then I went ahead and added some details...

a bit of Burgundy Stickles at the center of each gear,

a few outlines and highlights with a white gel pen,

and finally I added a gear to the top of the tree.

I finished off the card with a bit of washi tape

and a little gold star in the center of the tree topper gear.

And there you go...

a very Steampunk Christmas!