creative Lab

 

Hi everyone, it's Etsuko my favorite things with you today, and I'd like to share with you Shadow Box Lab using fabulous new Hot Pics stamps.

I love to imagine and create something from vintage objects and junk and the theme of this Creative Lab is perfect for this and Hot Pics image's too , so I immediately created a laboratory in the garage.

I had a framed box with the embellishments in it, so I added a few more frames to it and made it the right size, then gessoed it.

Then I stamped HP2101EZ, HP2102EZ randomly on kraft colored tissue paper with Sepia Archival.

The tissue paper was torn and pasted with matte gel.

I also added used stamps and book paper to add a little colour.

I also applied a mixture of Pumpkin Soup and matt gel to deli paper, crinkled the dry paper and applied the same matt gel to create an uneven surface. I wanted to use the same kraft tissue paper, but when I crumpled it up it turned white and didn't blend in with the original base, so I used deli paper.

The boys and jars are made with Chocolate Pudding to give them an old-fashioned, sepia-toned look.

The gears, cogs and some of the machines were made from paper with a base of black gesso, chocolate pudding, mahogany, truffle, smoked paprika and pea coat to give a rusty look.

On the top shelf you will find a variety of drugs.

The boy who is so passionate about his research may well be a robot.

The commanding woman from universes...Planets stamped in Snowflake Stazon on acetate.  

No8 HPXT06EZ is embossed by Platinum powder, and I made books and binder.

Rusty gears and cogs.

Boys for hire... Boys, Planets, Blue motif and words from HP2101EZ and HP2102EZ. 

These tags and drag bottles from HP1109EZ.

Energy generator... mostly made of rust-coloured painted paper, wire and junk.

Extractor....I thought these balloons were interesting and combined them with tubes to create this image. Then I made the window in acetate and printed the image in white like the Chemical equations model of HP2102EZ.

Finally, a small clock trim was added around the frame to complete the look.

I had a lot of fun making this shadowbox and I hope you all enjoyed looking at it. 

Thank you so much for visiting by.

Etsuko xxx