Hello everyone! I hope you are having a good week. It is amazing to me how fast the days are flying by, and it's near the end of January already! I have a mixed media card to share with you today using the colors and the time element in Claudia's Make Time-Mood Board challenge at Our Creative Corner.
If this looks familiar to you perhaps you have seen a similar card I made for my husband's Father's Day card here. I hope there's no law that says you can't CASE your own work! The faux wood background is made using a Tim Holtz Texture Fade (pressure embossing), gesso and Distress inks. Heat embossing is done on the Tim Holtz clock, the little card base I set the clock face on, and clock hands die cuts using my precious Cloisonne powders and a knock off I concocted myself. These are a cross between UTEE and embossing powder, and I've finally figured out how to make my own, so you will be seeing quite a bit of this.
The 3 clock faces are made from waste packaging using Tim Holtz Faux Cracked Glass technique. (Volume III Compendium of Curiosities) "Moments" is a Tim Holtz die. Sorry this is so brief, but I'm really short on TIME!
I would like to enter this into the following inspiring challenges:
Thank you for stopping by and for leaving your wonderful comments! I read and appreciate each and every one of them!
Hugs and Blessings!
Sara Emily
I love your glorious crackled clock faces - what a wonderful creation.
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Oh wow Sarah, I absolutely adore this!!! Love, love, love how the clock faces turned out, - what a brilliant piece!!
ReplyDeleteOh and ofcourse thanks for adding it to our challenge at MMM!
What a cliffhanger this post is!!! AAAAH!, but I have to say that I had six minutes before the end of the work day and I thought I'd see if anything new and juicy came along for those precious minutes of blogging and THIS IS THAT! Juicy, mixed media goodness and such clever use of products! Wow those clock faces - oh my!!! I'm drooling on my desk here babe! In love with this and super happy that you knocked one out of the park for this cool time mood board. This totally made me smile and was a great end to a long day. Hugs sweetie! Autumn
ReplyDeletehello Sara! this is awesome, I adore the details and texture...WOW! so glad you played along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!
ReplyDeletesparkle & shine, kindness *~*
Gorgeous timeworn (sorry, no pun was actually intended!) appearance and the cracked effect is stunning.
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Lynne
Wow, Sara, what a feast for the eyes! Clocks are my favourite elements and yours are stunningly beautiful! A faux cracked glass technique at it's best! It's an exquisite card so perfectly designed! A real masterpiece of art, my friend!
ReplyDeleteHuge hugs to you! Branka xxx
Yowsa, Sara Emily!! Those clock faces are AMAZING!! Just want to reach out and touch them!! Terrific upcyling, girl!! And SO inspirational - love it! xxx Lynn
ReplyDeleteOh my wow, this is stunning, Sara!! There is definitely no rule that says you can't CASE your own work!! What an amazing card this is!! The texture is spectacular!! I just keep staring at it to glean all the details I can!! Ah-may-zing!! Wow!! Love, love it my friend!! Have a great evening!! Big hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Wow, this is stunning, such a wonderful creation!
ReplyDeleteWonderful ! Love the vintage feel and colours and texture. Super design my friend. Have a lovely day xxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous work Sara!!!
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Samra
Paper Talk with Samra
Wow Sara, this is just spectacular!! For the record, I think it's totally different than the other one, they both have clocks, that's it. Your designs and layouts are completely original, so I say GO GIRL!! I really do love the techniques you have here, I'm thinking it's time for a tutorial on how you're doing the rusty technique and the clock faces because holy moly, freaking awesome!! I love the background too, this whole piece has such an amazing antique feel to it. Like a treasure found in the back of old boutique! Well done my friend! love love love! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely brilliant sara - such dimension. i love it! rachel x
ReplyDeleteThis is simply gorgeous! The cracked glass on your clock faces looks for all the world like antique glass. I'm so impressed! The little bits of color that you added in make it really special. Your background is just perfect for the subject, too. Are you sure you didn't travel back in time to retrieve some of these elements? It just has such a wonderful antique treasure feel. Thank you so much for sharing this with us in our Enjoy your Embossing Challenge at Frilly and Funkie!
ReplyDeleteGreat techniques, wonderful colours and fabulous design Sara, the whole piece is just amazing! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteOkay, now this is my new fave! As you well know, Iblove me some grunge and steampunkish designs and this is exactly what the doctor ordered! Fan-freakin-tactic dearie!!! I am wondering where you get the clock images? Stamp or rub on or ????? And PS-you should enter this in at SanDee&Amelie's Steampunk challenge Anything Goes! Can't wait to see this in real life, you know my addie! Lol! Hugz to you muffin! ~Punkin
ReplyDeleteoh, sooo cool Sara! I'm glad you took the TIME to share it with us at Mixed Media Monthly LOL!!
ReplyDeleteI love this crackle finish, it is gorgeous with the clock face.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful clock ! thank you for your participation at Sandee & Amelie steampunk challenges.
ReplyDeleteOh, I remember the first project of this kind well, Sara!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love this one as much! Awesome texture and grungyness! The clock faces looks so stunning! Wow!
Thank you for playing along with us at Our Creative Corner AND SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!!!
Hugs,
Claudia x
Woo!Woo! Fabulous effects on this -I really will be back to gaze at this again! Chrisx
ReplyDeleteSara, it's killing me to know what your comment about Tim meant. The collection hasn't closed so I don't know what you're referring to. Email me at team Clark at rocket mail . Com please :)
ReplyDeleteWayyyy cool! Love the combo of the crackle and time- so vintage!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteFabulous card with wonderful textures and colours, love it.
ReplyDeleteAmazing!! Just love those clock faces - WOW! Thank you so much for playing with us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!!
ReplyDeleteOooooo!!! This is fabulous!!! I love all the awesome close-ups! YUMMM! TFS! :D
ReplyDeleteWow, Sara! I'm loving your 'time' themed card! I adore old clocks, and you've aged yours to perfection. The texture you've added makes me want to reach out and touch it. Thanks for sharing your creativity and being such an inspiration to me!
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Nancy
Exquisite Sara, fabulous textures and crackle, love! Deb xo
ReplyDeleteFabulous Sara - those clock faces are just stunning with that wonderful crackle. And so much texture - thank you for sharing so many photographs. Gorgeous work!
ReplyDeleteSorry not to have been around much just lately - due to the other foot! You will know what I am on about. Nearly out of my 14 day foot up, so looking forward to perhaps hobbling around a bit next week. Looking forward to catching up with your wonderful creativity. Jennie x
once again, you're blowing me away! the clock looks absolutely AMAZING! the crackle and glaze and rustic detail is perfection. Thank you so much for playing with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!
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rwkrafts.com
LOVE!!! I just hopped over and saw your other card and I LOVE that too! You have mad skills! Really really love love love!
ReplyDeleteBIG congrats, my friend, on your Top 3 at Our Creative Corner! It's so well deserved since your Moments of Time card is absolutely out of this world fantastic! Bravo, my dear! Huge hugs and lots of love to you! Branka xxx
ReplyDeleteYEAH - this sooooo deserved a win Sara - it's absolutely GORGEOUS. Seem like it pays to "case" your own work!!! Loved hubby's card and love this too. I don't know HOW you come up with such luscious texturized projects, one after another dear girl. You just amaze me. I think you need to have your own gallery - people would be so delighted with all the variety and yumminess of your creativity. Anyway - I'm rambling.... just wanted to send you a HIGH FIVE. Hugs. j.
ReplyDeleteI just want you to know that I KNEW you would take home all the time prizes this month - and ya did! This is extraordinary beyond belief, so very cool and innovative! Great job Sara Emily!!!
ReplyDeleteBeeeeeeautiful! Those clocks are simply stunning. I saw this in the F&F gallery and had to pop over to tell you how gorgeous I thought it was!
ReplyDeleteBoy I haven't been around lately have I! You remind me of Alison - wonderful and creative ideas mixed with good technique. Alyson told me one time (and I don't think I am speaking out of school) that she does all of her directions with her post so that she might have a record of how and what she did. Smart!
ReplyDeleteSo I can also go to you when I want to try something new!!
Wonderful make!
sandy xx
Truly, truly stunning work here Sara Emily! Thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Jenny x
ReplyDeleteBIG congrats, Sara on your well deserved win at Frilly and Funkie! That card is really splendid! Big hugs to you, my friend! Branka xxx
ReplyDeleteOh what a lovely vintage piece of art. You truly made it look genuine.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being the winner at Frilly and Funkie. You deserve it so much by entering this lovely card.
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs from Monica.... Spain