Steam Punk Cat

It is time for another challenge at Altered Eclectics this month and I have created a Steam Punk cat for my project this month.  

This is what I started with for my project.  I found it at a flea market in Arizona and have been holding on to it with the idea of altering it. 

I painted the cat with Gesso and then added my findings (old jewelry, pearls and gems, etc) with a heavy Matte Gell.  Once I had my findings attached I stenciled some areas with Molding paste and added some crackle medium in other area and then painted the whole project with a coat of white Gesso.  Once I had an even coat of gesso I  used a combination of 4 colours of ink sprays and coordinating acrylic paints to colour the cat.  I painted the face of the cat last and then used a light gold acrylic paint and a dry brush to add some shine all over the cat.   I also used a pink glitter pen in a few places to add more sparkle. 

Here is are a few different views. 

What fun I had making this project this month.  I love the Altered Eclectic challenge blog for encouraging  their design team members to  try new things. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Pop over to the challenge blog to see the projects that other design team members have created to inspire you.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge animals or birds 
Allsorts  pearls and gems 
Scrappers Delights   Always Anything Goes 
Crafting-With-Friends  Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party   Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks  Anything Goes
Anything but a Card Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs  August Anything Goes 
Rhedd's Creative Spirit  Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner  Mexico Moods
The Mix Media Place - Anything Goes
SanDee and Amelie'a Steam Punk Challenges - Tic Tac Toe
(3 butterflies around the neck, Metal pieces through out design, several stencil areas on cat's body