Mix ‘n Match with Tiddly Inks & Make it Crafty

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Make it Crafty and Tiddly Inks presents… a Mix ‘n Match Release! I’m so excited about this joint release I’m almost paralyzed witting about it – I don’t even know where to start! LOL So there’s details over at Facebook and a Release Page that has everything you need to know plus more sneak peeks… and a fun game of I Spy!


“It’s finally time to release the big Mix n’ Match collection from Tiddly Inks and Make it Crafty! Together they have been craftily plotting behind the scenes for months (making us drool in anticipation) to bring you a fabulous collection of Steampunk creations with a Victorian theme! You’ll find little steampunk houses, bits and bobs background scenes, flying contraptions, gorgeous characters and the finest selection of digital papers!

We could send you on a little hop, but they are getting a bit boring… so we knocked our heads together and thought up a game to play instead! ‘I SPY’ with my little eye… … hmmm what do you spy?? Well to find out, head on over to the Release Page where it all begins!! (Plus 15% off new release images for a week!)”


Here’s my creation and another page in the summer journal. My journal is about 5″ x 8″ and has been an interesting size to create with – in some areas I have more room to play around and my style has certainly been leading towards the scrap side of decoupage.


In the background I used Steampunk Flying Machine from Make it Crafty and went with a color scheme I thought would be realistic for that time period – coloring metals such as black cast iron, copper, brass and steel. Then the paints and fabrics were more muted colors to coordinate with the metals. For the sky, I added just a few clouds.


In the foreground I used Owlette from Tiddly Inks and colored her with the same muted colors except for her hair. There is something about orange-red hair that goes perfectly with a green dress! On the dress, I created lots of folds and pleats and bult up the ink so much that I over saturated the paper – luckily for me, that ended up making it looked like crushed velvet, a happy mistake I can live with!


Update: I totally forgot to include a close up picture of the awesome Flying Machine!! … and I’d like to enter this project into the Simon Says Challenge – Anything Goes.


Hope you enjoyed the release and my inspriation for you today! Happy stamping and good luck with the I Spy game!! 😀

59 thoughts on “Mix ‘n Match with Tiddly Inks & Make it Crafty”

  2. You started the journal!!! How did I not know this?!?!?! What an incredible entry. I just LOVE everything about it and your colouring.. well it's to die for. xxxoo

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  5. barbara, i dont know where to start, i am just speechless. i adore your journal. your images look amazing and those little green roses are beautiful. hugs Lou xxx

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  8. Hi Barbara,What can I say except this is even more beautiful close up, Your colouring OMG is to die for Barbara, her dress looks absolutely amazing, those folds are gorgeous. I would just love to be able to colour like that…Your whole design is breathtaking….I just can't keep my eyes off it….Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!!xVicky

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  10. OH MY… this is sooo beautiful, i adore how you've coloured her dress and your happy mistake looks wonderful! And i'm loving the new steampunk images so cute! Thanks for sharing, have a great dayhugsMichellexx

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  11. OH MY… this is sooo beautiful, i adore how you've coloured her dress and your happy mistake looks wonderful! And i'm loving the new steampunk images so cute! Thanks for sharing, have a great dayhugsMichellexx

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  12. Hi Barbara, wow that dress is coloured so beautifully!! The pleats are so stunning!! I would kill for a dress like that (even though I think that it's not very convenient wearing that as a teacher LOL). Hugs, Frea

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  13. Hi Barbara, wow that dress is coloured so beautifully!! The pleats are so stunning!! I would kill for a dress like that (even though I think that it's not very convenient wearing that as a teacher LOL). Hugs, Frea

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  32. Oh you're right! Her gown does look like crushed velevet! I love the colors you used and the ship background just looks wonderful. 🙂 Awesome job on your journal page!

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  37. Bam Bam this is amazing!!!!!! I LOVE your colouring, her skirt looks stunning! And I'm impressed you tackled the flying machine…gulp! LOL! Viv xx

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  41. This is just AMAZING Barbara. I really love the way you colored her dress. Those folds are practically jumping off the page. (I hear you about over saturating the paper… I'm always doing that, lol.) Really gorgeous work!!

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  42. This is just AMAZING Barbara. I really love the way you colored her dress. Those folds are practically jumping off the page. (I hear you about over saturating the paper… I'm always doing that, lol.) Really gorgeous work!!

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  45. Oh so this is what an art journal is! What a brilliant idea, I think this is just the sort of thing I need.Barbara, I have been waiting for your blog post just so i could see an enlarged pic of that flying machine……oh my word, you did a knockout job on it, not to mention Owlette and the gorgeous gorgeous folds in her dress. Fab colours and composition too, can't stop finding things i love about this. CoB

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  47. hi barbara, me again. thanks for your lovely comment on my card…..yes i did use pencil shadows on the image. I had to hold myself back from adding more and more, I just wanted to go so BLACK. Something deliciously dark about steampunk sometimes 🙂 CoB

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