Brusho and Stampendous Butterfly Charms

 

 After the Easter break we're at the end of the short working week...

You'll probably know by now clocks are my thing! Lol
I find it particularly easy to design these little time pieces and very enjoyable too.
So I've done a mini tutorial for you today to show you my thought process and each stage.

I'm a big fan of Stampendous stamps and this Butterfly Charms clear set is no exception.
I also wanted to show you how I've used just one colour of Brusho, 

this one being Light Brown.

I start by die cutting a circle, this one is 12cm, and making a hole 

big enough for the clock mechanism in the center.
I use a good quality stamping card or watercolour card.

I nearly always sketch or plan my designs on copy paper,
this saves wastage and is good for future reference.
This also means I can work out the positioning of any digits I want to add
and planning the overall composition.

Before begining my stamping I marked lightly with a pencil where the main 12, 3, 6 and 9 digits would sit.
The butterflies can then be positiioned correctly.
Next I stamped my design in Black Onyx Versafine.
When I stamped the butterflies I clear embossed them too.

Now the reason I chose just one colour of Brusho was to highlight that there are many other colours contained within some of the individual colour pots.

These little pots are highly pigmented and I have used only the tiniest amount.
The brown is no exception and the colours within this pot work

 particularly well with this vintage feel I was trying to achieve.

 

 

Before starting to add the colour I masked off the postage mark and postcard area, 

this gives more interest to the finished piece.
I sprinkled the smallest amount of crystal on the areas I wanted to colour, 

mainly the center and in between the butterflies.

Then I spritzed with a fine mist spray to disperse the colour.

I added the colour very sparingly and built up to my desired affect by drying with a heat tool in between each application and repeating three times.

You need to dry between applications otherwise the card gets too wet and the colours all just run together.

As I'd embossed the butterflies the Brusho sat around the outer edges creating nice interest.

I didn't want to colour the butterflies.

Once I'd removed the masks I then applied a tiny amount of Brusho just around the outside circle edge of the postcard section.

Using a Versamark watermark pen and clear embossing powder I further embossed the whole of the butterflies another couple of times to make them really glossy and stand out from the rest of the design.

I also outlined them with a pale grey alcohol pen.

Now I usually mount my clock discs onto a CD but for this I used greyboard

 again die cut from the same size die.

The circles can then be glued together and I sponged the edges with 

Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Finally I assembeld my clock with the mechanism and hands.

If you have any questions about the clocks please just ask Lisa or myself.

Hope you found this tutorial useful and like my little vintage design.

Enjoy your day and the weekend ahead.

Thanks so much for reading today.

Crafty Hugs xKx

      

 

Spectrum Aqua and Woodware You Make Me Happy

Morning all,

 

Today I'm doing a little step by step for a simple clock.

It uses Woodware You Make Me Happy clear stamp 

and is watercoloured with Spectrum Aqua pens, Floral set.

So to start I used a piece of Watercolour card and stamped using 

Versafine Black Onyx.

Ensure the ink is dry before you start to watercolour.

Nest I used my blending mat and the following coloured pens,

Begonia for the heart, Jasmine and Sunflower for both suns, Bud Green for the leaves and grass,

Jasmine and Leaf Green for the birds and soil and Wild Flower for the flower petals with Sunflower for the flower centers.

The only colour this set doesn't have is blue so I used Tumbled Glass distress ink to watercolour with.

You can mix the Aqua pen colours together but as blue is a primary colour it cannot be mixed.

To watercolour with the pens I swiped a little colour onto my blending mat 

and in a seperate area I spritzed water.

I could then use the colours as dark or pale as I wanted with the amount of water I added, I used a fine paint brush to colour with.

The distress ink was used in the same way.

Now for the sentiment area, I punched a circle using a post it note.

I could then colour the sun in the center using the negative.

 

By  replacing the circle positive over the yellow sun I could add the blue around it.

I then cut the three main sections out.

Next I cut a white piece of card 11cm in length by 10.5cm wide and mounted this onto a black piece of card 12cm x 11.5cm.

By measuring the center point of the two joined pieces of card I could then punch a center hole for my clock movement to fit through.

The three stamped and coloured cut out sections have been mounted using foam pads.

I used a short spindle movement this is sufficient for this clock and gives enough room for the hands not to be obstructed by the mounted pieces.

The main digits of the clock I have represented using some dew drops from my craft stash.

I really hope this isnpires you to have a go at clock making.

Thanks for reading today, enjoy the rest of your week.

Crfaty Hugs xKx

              

Diamond Trees Clock

Happy Thursday to you Bloggers,

The weather has certainly taken a down turn now hasn't it...

How are your Christmas preparations coming along?

Today I have another wintery theme clock to share, 

the background for this uses Imagination Crafts Fir Trees card.

I used their The Clearing Stencil and Diamond Sparkle Medium.

The key to making these clocks is the composition, allowing for the center hole and any numeral placement.

For the main numeral "digits" on this clock I used some clear dew drop type embellishments.

The printed background and stenciling make this a very straight forward project which gives quite a striking result.

Once again I do hope you like this inspiration.

Have a lovely day, as always we love to read any comments you leave, thank you kindly.

xKx

     

A Sparkly Christmas Gift...

 *This post is part of the November promotion fortnight.

 Remember to leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.*

Morning, it's my Thursday slot again.

Today I have a CD Clock to show you which would make a really lovely Christmas gift...

It uses Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium in Royal Purple
 through their Fir Trees Stencil.

 

The backgound card for this project is Lilac Damask Swirl by Imagination Crafts.

The main clock digits are Craftwork Cards Card Candi with numeral peel offs and I added some Rhinestones along one side.

This really is a simple but effective project and the first clock I've made using Sparkle Medium and I couldn't believe how quickly I achieved this.

 

At Lisa's Christmas Party workshop she will have some of my CD Clock kits so you'll be able to see them if your're coming along.

Hopefully I'll be able to share these techniques with you in more detail so you can make some nice clock gifts.

Everything is provided in the kit including the lovely gift/display box with the acetate window.

 

I hope you like this project and feel inspired to have a go yourself.

I look forward to sharing more projects like this with you.

Thanks so much for looking today and remember to leave a comment to enter in the giveaway.

Crafty Hugs xKx