TIME TO CELEBRATE

Nearly three years ago Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog put out the call for a Design Team for an all new challenge blog. To celebrate, we are having a birthday inspired challenge. From balloons to cake, parties in general to birthdays in particular. The theme is one of celebration and we would love you to join in the fun.

I decided that the celebrate challenge was not only the perfect time to celebrate Simon Says Stamp and Show birthday but the ideal opportunity to create a piece for my teenage Nephew's birthday. The sentiment "Time To Celebrate" kept running through my mind and my idea was born, combining the time element with the Weathered Clock die and the celebration element with the Tim Holtz Birthday Sketch stamp. I also love to add texture to my pieces and Wendy Vecchi's White Embossing Paste came to my aid. This piece was a joy to create!

I began my canvas by applying Embossing Paste through the Crafter's Workshop Mini Tile Texture template.

I die cut six Weathered Clocks from thick white card.

Added hardware findings to the top of the canvas cut from greyboard for added dimension.

Colour each of the Weathered Clocks with salty ocean Distress Ink.

On the top Weathered Clock I also blended a touch of mowed lawn Distress Ink along with the salty ocean. Adhere all the Weathered Clocks together, giving wonderful dimension to the clock. Decide on the placement of the clock and then die cut "TIME TO CELEBRATE" from greyboard using the Block Talk Alphabet and adhere to the canvas. Remove the clock and then paint the canvas.

Apply salty ocean and mowed lawn Distress Ink to a non stick craft sheet and spritz with water.

Mop of the beads of ink with white card, continue this process until you are happy with the coverage and then stamp the Birthday Sketch image onto the card using black Archival Ink and cut out.

Apply Clear Rock Candy to the Weathered Clock, add a good thick coat.

Spritz the canvas with water and then paint with mowed lawn and salty ocean Distress Paints. Dry the paint with a heat tool to set and then apply more paint if necessary.

I would normally recomment a melt pot for melting Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel, however, on this occasion as I was only adding Ultra Thick to one piece I melted my enamel into an aluminium foil cake dish.

Add the hot enamel to the bottle cap, I used tweezers to hold the HOT dish.

I coloured the bottle cap with black soot and salty ocean Distress Paint so that it blended with my canvas.

I added the cake image to the centre of my clock adding the clock fingers to the centre of the cake. I also added a metal tag again painted with Distress Paints and added celebrate using label letters. For added interest and texture I also included some tiny clock parts which I coloured with Treasure Silver wax.

I added the wax over all the raised areas to highlight and also added a hitch fastener and ball chain, again to make my canvas more tactile. To raise the cake away from the Weathered Clock I added a piece of wood to the back of the cake painted with Distress Paint.

Treasure Silver wax has also been added to all the lettering adding a further layer of interest to my canvas.

To add definition to my canvas I added black soot Distress Paint to all the edges.

The Clear Rock Candy also adds wonderful texture to my Weathered Clock.

For more great ideas please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog and take a look at my fellow team members they have created some inspirational projects. Remember there is also the chance to win a $50 prize from Simon Says Stamp.  I always look forward to seeing your creations each week.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Products Used:

Tim Holtz Alterations - Weathered Clock Die, Hardware Findings, Block Talk Alphabet
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Label Letters, Hitch Fasteners, Ball Chain
Tim Holtz Birthday Sketch Stamp
Wendy Vecchi White Embossing Paste
Crafter's Workshop Mini Tile Texture Template
Distress Inks - Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean
Distress Paint - Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean , Black Soot
Distress Crackle Paint Clear Rock Candy
Ink Blending Tool
Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Claudine Hellmuth Multi Matt Medium
Heat Tool
Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
Melt Pot
Bottle Cap
Prima Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets
Prima Flowers Clock Parts Tiny Junkyard Findings
Paper Artsy Treasure Silver Wax