Time to Fly ....a Card

Hi everyone,

I love this card!

Techniques used:

1. Shaker Card
2. Stenciling with glitter paste

The shaker part of this card was easy to do.  I thought I was going to have trouble cutting the acetate to size and then adhering the foam tape without it showing.

Cutting the acetate:
I cut the clock using a Tim Holtz die.  I used the center die cut from the clock die as my template for the acetate.  I placed the circle on the acetate with temporary tape.  I cut a 1/8 inch border around the circle (cutting it larger than my template).  The acetate was a great fit and slightly large so tat I could glue the acetate to the clock with Gloss Accents.  I cut thin strips of mounting tape. Each strip was the circumference of the inner circle.  The strips were thin and I was ale to bend them around the circle without having to cut infinite pieces.  I made two layers.

So, I have the clock upside down on my craft mat.  I added the small hour hands to the inside and also poured in a little Diamond Dust.  I picked up my card and laid it down on top of the clock to seal it. (If you try this remember to be sure that your card is going to open the right way.  Keep track of your top and bottom!)

I added the large hand to the top of the acetate and added a blue jewel.

The stenciling for the background of my card was interesting. I haven't done a lot of stenciling.  I love the effect I get with the modeling pastes.

I wish that you could see this card in person.  I used a Cosmic Shimmer Texture Paste by Crafters Companion.  It is a glitter paste (not glue).  It is SO sparkly!  The one I used on this card is called Icicle Blue and is a blue interference color - which is why I chose black - because interference colors show very well on black.

I added the kite as an after thought.

Here's a good picture of the shaker box.

Thanks for stopping by - have a great week, Lis

Geared Up

Today's card uses one of my new favorite products, Ranger Distress Paints.  Boy do I love these!  They work on metal!  The results are realy cool looking. Items really have that worn look and also can look enameled.  So cool!

Close Up!

Here are some of the gears that I painted.  I also dabbed the tops of the brads in paint.  It worked out well. I used a heat gun to speed up the drying time (I'm just so patient, you know LOL).  Air drying time is not too bad either.

Thanks and stop by again.
Lis

Time Flies - a Steampunk Card

I've been working with embossing folders and metals lately and wanted to use them in a card. I also had some odds and ends and wanted to challenge myself to make a card using them. 

Close Up!

I've had this die cut label for months. (It was blank and cut out of white.) I decided to stamp it with  a pocket watch and then with newspaper print. I wanted part of my dial to be blank so I made a mask to block off part of the clock face.  I have these large acrylic bubbles and I used one on the clock face which magnified it.
The label looked too busy when I finished stamping so I outlined it in silver to tone down the type.

Instead of covering my card completely with the metallic tape, I used two strips, one at the bottom and a thin strip at the top.  I then embossed the whole card.  I used the new Ranger Distress Paints on them, wiping away most of the color except what stayed in the embossed parts.

This angle really shows the dimension of the card.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Come back again soon.

Lis