Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Assemblage Clock -- 'Tis the Season For Gift Giving For Frilly and Funkie

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Hello and welcome! Our current theme at Frilly and Funkie is Tis the Season For Gift Giving chosen by our super talented and creative teammate, Maggi. Today the Funkie side of the team is presenting their inspiration for this theme, and my share is a Tim Holtz Assemblage Clock I made for my family. When the clocks were readily available in our local craft stores, I bought three, knowing I would decorate them for my family over the next years. Three is enough to be considered a collection. 

Here is what Maggi says about her challenge theme: Because it's that time of the year when we're all thinking about the perfect gift for our friends and families, let's combine our crafting passion with our "to do" list by creating a vintage or shabby chic gift for a special someone in your life. Your gift could be as simple as a handmade card or tag, or an elaborate piece of home decor. Maybe you like to place your gifts in handmade boxes? Your imagination is the only limit on this challenge! 

Please stop by Frilly and Funkie to see the gifts my talented Frilly and Funkie teammates have created for that special someone. Hopefully you'll be tempted to create a gift and play along!  As always, the Design Team will choose their top four favorites, with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest Designer spot at Frilly and Funkie, and the next three will receive Top 3 badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and follows the rules will be entered into the draw to have the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Let's start with some of elements and how these were made:

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The Salvaged Snowman is colored with Distress Markers and Crayons and coated with Distress Collage Medium Matte. While still wet, I spooned on Distress Clear Rock Candy Dry Glitter. The clock was disassembled and all of the pieces were covered with 2 coats of gesso. I applied Forest Collage Paper to the clock itself with Vintage Collage Medium and colored with Distress Crayons.

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The inside of the back of the clock is colored with Distress oxides and ink in blues and stamped with Watering Can Archival ink using the pine from Tim Holtz Great Outdoors set.

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The wonky pines from Merry Moose and Home For the Holidays Thinlits are colored with oxides, smeared with Distress Grit Paste and sprinkled with glitter. The snowdrifts are also from Home For the Holidays, smeared with Grit paste and glittered.

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 I couldn't resist giving a little texture to the trunks with Distress Crazing.

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I cut a circle free hand from the snowy acetate sheet from Tim's Christmas Paper Stash, and layered my drifts and tree on it, using adhesive foam to add dimension. The wonky trees were adhered to the backing, all using collage medium. This stuff makes anything stick!


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  I extended the tree line on the sides of the clock's interior by using the same colors in Distress paint and stamping additional tree images. I was just tickled pink that 'Christ' appeared so prominently when I applied the collage paper, totally unintentionally by me. It should remind us that Jesus Christ was born on this holy day and to be sure to put Christ in Christmas. It prompted me to tear out the words 'family' and 'beautiful' from the paper and adhere them to the rim of the clock, too.

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Next comes the tricky part of assembling everything within the clock. First all the parts must be put back on.  After determining where my snowman would sit, I smeared some light texture paste at the base near the front of the clock and sprinkled it with Distress glitter. The snowy acetate panel came next, held in place with blocks of foam. You can see where I added some chunky glitter to cover some of the foam in the photo directly above. The glitter was a generous gift from my good friend, Autumn last Christmas. Thank you, Autumn! I replaced the back panel of the clock and settled my snowman. Notice I did not replace the glass panel. It creates too much of a reflection and makes it difficult to view the scene. As it is, the acetate panel makes it challenging to photograph the snowy panel in the back, but in real life does not hinder viewing.

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And lastly, the fun part of embellishing the exterior. I used Holiday Greens Mini, Festive Greens, and Funky Festive Thinlits to cut from Distress Mixed Media Heavystock, Metallic Kraft Stock and water color paper. I actually combined poinsettias from both the Festive Greens and Funky Festive sets to make mine, and I embossed them with the Textured Poinsettia Texture Fade. Everything was colored with Distress inks and oxide inks.

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I stamped Plain Collage Paper with the sheet music stamp from Music and Advert to adhere to the bells, and added color with various Distress Crayons. All of the accessories like the feet, the knobs, the clapper and handle were colored with Picket Fence Distress paint and Mushroom alcohol ink before assembling.

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I hope my family is going to enjoy another clock to add to the collection. You can see my other two clocks HERE and HERE. In the past, I've used little vintage figures to put into my scenes, so I was excited to make the Salvaged Santa look vintage for this year's make. Happy crafting!

Hugs and Blessings!
Sara Emily

Challenge shares:
Scrapy Land Challenge #102 Anything Goes See links below for dies used.
Let's Craft and Create Challenge #143 - ANYTHING GOES

The following products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

28 comments:

  1. Fabulous project, Sara Emily! Your creativity knows no bounds!

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  2. Me encantaaaaaaaaaa!!!
    Los elementos utilizados, las texturas, las pinturas, la forma de diseñarlo...muy original todo!!!
    Felicidades por ello, besos y feliz semana!!!

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  3. Your decorated Assemblage Clock is fabulous Sara, the little snowman inside is adorable and I love how you created the starry background with the acetate - just beautiful! Hugs, Anne xx

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  4. Oh my! How did you ever dream this up, Sara! Beyond incredible! I just love your imagination, and the directions it takes in all your creations. From the dark sky to the magic of Frosty, each "time piece" is perfectly positioned to remind us it's nearly Christmas time! LOVE LOVE LOVE! hugs, de

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  5. Squeeeeee! I love snowmen! This is so doggone amazing Sara Emily! That background is fabulous! And your snowman I’d so dapper! So wonderfully whimsical! And the details! You’ll be on Santa’s nice list for sure!!!

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  6. Absolutely fabulous project!! I love the adorable scene you created in your signature style! So many wonderful details to look at! Thanks for linking this beauty up to the Cropstop blog this month!

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  7. Wow, what a stunning make! I enjoyed seeing how you created your festive clock too, the level of detail is so amazing - I love it 😁. Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! J 😊 x

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  8. Awesome shadow clock! I love all the snowy texture & layers!

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  9. My friend this is one seriously amazing project and I know your family truly adored it. WOW! I love how you built the snow hills for dimension inside and the general grungy look, or should we say vintage. LOL! It's fabulous! Hugs, Autumn

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  10. This is wonderful Sara Emily! Your attention to every detail is amazing - love the papers covering the clock shell, your forest background, the cute vintage snowman and lovely florals! Julia xx

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  11. How fabulously and gorgeously fun! I LOVE the tree scene, and the snowman is perfectly colored.

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  12. Wow!! This is spectacular Sara! So very gorgeous!! Love all the techniques used but especially the crackle on the trees .. it looks amazing! You are so clever .. I absolutely adore this and am sure the family will too. Really pleased you entered it into the Crafty Cardmakers Challenge! Best of luck!! hugs xx

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  13. Oh my this is just sooo adorable Sara, love it xxx

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  14. A complete delight, Sara Emily - from the snowy background to your delectable snowman to the vintage look of the exterior - this is just fabulous.
    Alison x

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  15. Wow...I am in awe Sweetie! It's truly amazing...love everything about it! Great job as always dear friend! ❤

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  16. Wow!! This is spectacular!! I love, love how you decorated the clock!! The inside background is so beautiful!! Everything about this is fabulous!! Amazing, as always!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  17. Great project and a really lovely gift idea. Thanks for joining in at Crafty Cardmakers and good luck with the challenge, Angela xXx

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  18. This is just adorable Thanks for sharing the process. This truly will be someone's little treasure. Good luck with the challenges. It's a winner in my book !

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  19. Fabulous project. Such a special Christmas treasure. Thanks for joining us at ‘Lets Craft and Create’. Jonnece DT

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  20. I'm in love with this clock, Sara Emily, actually your collection of clocks! How beautiful they must look displayed together. There are so many amazing and inspiring details here. I love your salvaged snowman sitting in the snow, he is so vintage-looking. Your background is superb, the whole thing is superb! The collage paper is just perfect, it's all perfect, Sara Emily!! You need to get more clocks to continue your collection. Big Hugs!!

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  21. I am not much into the vintage look but I really love your decoration piece! All the love that went into it makes it absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us at the Crafty Cardmakers ;o))) Have a wonderful Sunday and happy crafting, wishes you Maike

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  22. WOWZERS! This is absolutely wonderful Sara Emily!!! Love how you've altered the clock itself with the Collage Paper and as for that scene inside - oh wow!!! The layered background with the snow and acetate is so effective and makes the perfect backdrop for your adorable snowman! xx

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  23. This is such a charming little scene! That vintage effect on the outside of the clock with the prints and the glazing is fabulous! Gorgeous art and going to look wonderful with your collection of beautiful clocks!

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  24. What an amazing creation!

    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers!

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  25. Oh my, isn't this just too fabulous. Love the inside of the scene, especially the texture you added to the tree trunks. The outside is equally as stunning. I think this must look wonderful as part of your holiday decor.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  26. Stunning altered clock. Love the snowman and your beautiful details. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers this month. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT

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  27. Your clock makeover is wonderful full of christmas magic. So happy to see it was a winner at Thats Crafty. Well done xox

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