Day 5 Growing in Unity ~ Time's Up!

Good Morning All!!  Welcome to my fifth & final post of this Growing in Unity Week!  Thanks for dropping by to see what's on my craft table for today! Remember to leave a comment on each of the 5 GIU posts this week to be eligible to win $25 in random stamps from UNITY STAMP CO!!  Feel free to cut and paste the address link & share with all your crafty friends!

 ~ I will share names and links of the products used at the end of this blog ~



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Since time is flying this week ;) I thought clocks would be a great subject.  I keep my eyes open for clocks at yard sales and discount stores for interesting frames.  The clock works can always be replaced if they don't work or simply left out if you love the look of round frames like I do. 

Carefully pry or unscrew the parts keeping the face of the clock protected & remove them.  I often use the original clock face in my project either by using it as the background or photo copying the numbers etc on it.  It is also the perfect guide to sizing the new clock face.

I like big images to put inside.  Today I chose Gypsy Warrior by Susi Blu https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/gypsy-warrior-exclusive-stamp-by-suzi-blu/

Oh my!  I love this versatile stamp!  I tried her several ways and decided on a brightly colored fussy cut version.  I have also in the past, layered in 3D fussy cut images. My advise is to always make sure that the raised images do not interfere with the movement of the clock's hands ~ if you're going to use them.

My first step is to photo copy the clock face onto inexpensive copier paper to experiment. Now I can stamp and manipulate without fear !!

I also use the MISTI so that I can preview what the stamp placement looks like before I stamp. 

Another reason I copy several clock faces is so that I can cut out the circle containing the second hand marks only and another with the #s too in case I want to copy them onto my actual card stock.

The water colored image is a great
example of photo copying the second
hand marks onto the water color paper.


 

You can tell that I like to do a lot of experimenting!! The size of the clock was too wide for my BIG SHOT machine (a great argument to get the super size one!!).  To use the embossing folder with the script to emboss the background I put my silicone embossing cushion over the folder and gently wacked it with a hammer.  The results were not consistent, but I liked the effect.  Another way I decided to add script to the background was to repeat stamping Unity's "You Are More Beautiful". I did this over the top of cardstock that I purchased already embossed, and it still worked beautifully!!  I Love the sentiment "Start Something New" from Unity also but I decided it was too big for the look I wanted.

experimenting with pearls
vs. numbers

Here are some more photos tracking my thought process just for fun and maybe some inspiration.  Once I get started it is hard to stop.  I now feel the need to run out and find some more clocks to revamp!!

Love this Gypsy stamp so much! Almost
went with her like this. So Zen I think!!

I finally decided to use this face with
beige pearls for numbers & seconds.
(I need to purchase more pearls!)

I heat embossed the images with brown

and then rubbed in pastel Gelato with

my finger tip on the flowers

LIST OF LINKS TO STAMPED IMAGES:

Gypsy Warrior https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/gypsy-warrior-exclusive-stamp-by-suzi-blu/

Start Something New  https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/start-something-new/

Flower Cluster  https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/midnight-kisses-kom-1116/

Beauty Sentiment & Butterflies  https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/best-year-yet-kom-1115/

Faceless Beauty  https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/faceless-beauty/

Miracle Sentiment  https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/perfect-in-every-way-kom-609/

Numbers  https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/bright-merry-moments-smak-1112/

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Spending my TIME wisely :)

Something fun :)  Endless possibilities!  I tend to lean toward the fantastic.  I think this would be perfect in a child's bedroom.

The lettering is metal colored with turquoise Sharpie and then covered with copper colored glitter.  I thought this made it look like a patina.  Very little coloring was done to the images stamped in blue, fussy cut and popped up before adhering. The original clock face was removed and photocopied to quality cardstock. 

The bottom stamping is the result of several stamps overlapped with a paper masking technique. This way I could control the curvature of the horizon line & limit the look of repetition ;)

The background stamp, Paisley Background, and Fairyland, images are all from Stampin' Up! 

I like the serene feeling of the subtle coloring and the depth that the pop dot adhesive also gives it. 

A little hard to see, but bright blue and deep blue jewels adorn the outside of the clock's frame, & shimmering glue

dots the floral landscape! The coloring was done with gel pens!

Hope you enjoyed.  Spend your time wisely !! (ha! ha! I'm so clever sometimes!!)
I entered this in the Simon Says "Anything But A Card Stamp Challenge!"  Link up to share your own or just enjoy the other inspirations they have there!
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/