Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Steampunk Triple Panel Wall Art

This steampunk-inspired triple panel piece combines a wood frame, rich cardstock colors, embossed texture and dimensional gears for an industrial vintage look. 

Today I'm sharing this project created for CutCardStock. It’s perfect as wall art for your own home or as a gift for someone else.


Materials

Cougar White Smooth CardStock

Stardream Metallic Crystal Cardstock

Bright Foil Gold 10 pt Cardstock 

Stardream Metallic Copper Cardstock

Stardream Metallic Onyx Cardstock

Bright Foil Silver 10 pt Cardstock 

Unfinished wood frame

Acrylic paint

Gilding wax

Gear Dies, Frame Die, Gear Embossing Folder

Glue, foam tape

Brads

Julia Spiri Steampunk Girl Lucy Digital Image in Sepia, Grayscale & Dark Grayscale

Coloring Medium (I used Prismacolor Pencils)

Start with Images

Print one of each image onto Cougar White Smooth CardStock. 

Color the images. I used the same colors on each to demo the different looks achieved on the Sepia, Grayscale and Dark Grayscale. You can see slight differences in each.



Cut three 4 x 6 inch panels from Stardream Metallic Crystal Cardstock. 

Emboss with a gear themed embossing folder.

Fussy cut the colored images. Adhere the images to the panels.





Prepare Frame

Paint the frame with acrylic paint. Apply gilding wax for an aged metal look.

Insert the image panels into the photo openings.



Die Cutting

Die cut gears using Stardream Metallic Copper Cardstock, Stardream Metallic Onyx Cardstock, and the  Bright Foil 10 pt Cardstock. I also added gilding wax and some ink to the die cuts for an aged look.



I die cut three frames with the Stardream Metallic Copper Cardstock. Because my die was not long enough I extended the cuts. This is done by pulling the bottom end of the die and cardstock off of the cutting plate. Run through die machine. Pull the die down on the cardstock, to give the length needed. The top should hang over the edge of the cutting plate this time to give a full cut. Run through the machine again.



Adhere the die cut frames over the openings.


Complete the Project

Add the gear die cuts to the frame where desired. Use foam tape to adhere some of the gears for some dimension. Adding metal brads also give a little more dimension as well.



This completed steampunk wall art showcases how versatile CutCardStock can be for mixed media and dimensional projects. The sturdy cardstock holds up beautifully to embossing, layering, and embellishing.


Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit CutCardStock.com for all the cardstock used in this project. 


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