Happy Birthday AVJ

A Vintage Journey is celebrating their first birthday with lots going on - the challenge is now changing to a monthly one - the first Friday of the month - so more time to gather your supplies and make your project - the theme for this challenge is "Tim Style" just the same as the very first challenge. There are some wonderful prizes on offer including items from Tim and Mario - a £20 voucher from Country View Crafts donations from Susan Anne, Chris and of course Brenda- pop over to the site and take a look - the projects are sure to inspire you to give it a go - all you have to do is use Tim Holtz products or Techniques and link your piece to your blog

For this special challenge I have used one of Tims Alteration Clocks

 

This is how it finished

And this is how I did it

I took the back off and glass out and then covered it with 2 coats of gesso - dried and then added some texture paste here and there before adding Distress Spray Peacock Feathers

 

And then adding Distress Spray Mustard Seed

 

I love the way the colours have blended and mixed to make a gorgeous green colour - the texture shows up well too

 

I then worked on the back of the clock - I measured and cut a circle from a TH Paper Stack, distressed it with my tool and inked with Old Paper Distress Ink

 

I then added a Die Cut Clock Face and a Cog which I had inked with the same colours as the case





 

I fussy cut the photo from the Found Relative pack, coloured her dress with Distress Markers and added a ribbon too her hair

 

I added some moss and a couple of small flowers out of my stash. Finished off the back with 2 Big Chat words which had been inked

 

At this stage a forgot to take photos' I was so eager to carry on :)

 

I put the clock back together and then worked on the outside

 

I had just received one of the new Thinlets Dies from Country View Crafts so just had to use that - I cut it from patterned paper then added Distress Spray to it

 

 

 

I die cut a butterfly in cardboard and patterned paper - inked them the glued them to the bell and added some Perfect Pearls for the body

 

I Die cut a Flower and inked and added that - finished off with some ribbon and charms

 

I absolutely love how it turned out and hope that A Vintage Journey has as good a year as last year

 

Another view of the corner