Wednesday 18 January 2012

Altered Clock

Don't worry, I 'll be showing you some more cards soon, but first here's an altered wall clock.

"Altered clock"

This started out as just a very plain plastic clock. It was taken apart and the dial was removed then used to size a circle of glossy, white cardstock.

"Side view showing stamped decoration on outside of clock"

The clock and new dial were decorated with Adirondack alcohol inks & gold mixative, before stamping some Tim Holtz stamps with black archival ink.

"Altered clock"

The hands were dabbed with gold mixative. A small butterfly was diecut from a bit of saved cellophane wrapper to add to the secondhand (I used the thinnest clear plastic I could find so as not to add too much weight to the hand). The diecut was decorated with alcohol inks and stamped with Tim Holtz' butterfly in black archival ink to match the background, then fixed to the secondhand with a little glossy accents. It's fixed sideways and facing clockwise so that it flies in the right direction when the secondhand moves!

Entered for the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp and Show... anything but a card.

12 comments:

  1. Gosh, how clever. Looks good. xx

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  2. Stunning, stunning, stunning. This is really amazing. I love the colour and the stamps you used. Wow. Its really fantastic. Yeah.....cant wait until tomorrow. Lee x

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  3. oh gosh love this clock hun you have altered it beautifully great design hugs Cherylxxxxxx

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  4. Wow this looks amazing, I love the colours and the images are so beautiful, what a wonderful project! Love Jayne. x x

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  5. Oh my goodness!!! What a cool clock! I love your idea and you carried it out beautifully! Great colors and wonderful stamps! Thanks for sharing your altered clock with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  6. This is great and gorgeous!

    greetings, Alie :-)

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  7. Hi Maddy. Thanks so much for the very nice comment you left on my blog. I truly appreciate those so much. Your piece this week is awesome...but I always love to see your entries. You are very talented! <3 Candy

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  8. Wow! I bet that butterfly looks fab when the hand is moving!! Love it!

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  9. Maddy this is gorgeous, love everything about it.
    Kathy from DC XXXX

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  10. Hey there Maddy thank you so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge blog, you altered clock is amazing fabulous colors and the backgroun total yummienesss
    Hugs Terry xxx

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