The Original, the genuine Steampunk Debutante Model

In high school there were several artists that spoke to me including Charles Dana Gibson, Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Klimt. I even remember them as the posters and pictures that hung on my college dorm room walls. They remain some of my favorites still today. When I discovered this lovely Graphic 45 paper  called "Steam punk Debutante" from the Flying Unicorn store, I was in heaven. It had  iconic Gibson girl images  and Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha women done in the cool Steampunk theme.

I made this tag for Grundgy Monday #25 which was called Perfect Distress. It is hosted by the lovely Linda at Studio L3. The challenge was to use a Tim Holtz technique that you can find here. The color palette happened to fit the Fashionable Stamper challenge #7 of Coffee and cream and a hint of dark chocolate. Come on over and play.

To make this tag I used Tim's technique of distress ink and perfect pearls to make the stamped background. I added the Steampunk Debutante image layered on the vintage tag for dimension. Some additional tiny tags were cut out and distressed too. With a hole punch I punched some tiny gears out the paper too. Some antique lace, black ribbon and 3 teeny tiny metal gears complete my piece. It is titled "The original, the genuine Steampunk Debutante Model"

Hope you will be an original model this week,
yours truly, gerri


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