Thursday 2 September 2010

A bit of Tim Holtz grunge

There's a new challenge blog Simon Says Stamp + Show......run by the wonderful Linda Elbourne.......which is dedicated to all things Lord Tim of Holtz.....and this week their challenge is 'layers'....so how could I possibly resist that!!......even though I don't own a lot of Timmie stuff.
Now I have to say......my camera didn't like this.....at any time of the day......must have been the metallics....so not good photos.
I embossed a piece of silver card with the cogs embossing folder,painted it with the pitch black acrylic dabber and then rubbed with kitchen towel to give a sort of burnished metal effect......and layered it onto black and white card........the girl stamps are Crafty Individuals and the clock and sentiment stamps are Paper Artsy.
There's a lot of layering.....sorry it's not easy to see......the girls were covered with glossy accents and layered onto silver card,white card and 7 Gypsies papers. Clocks were cut and layered on top. Close up photo shows the layering a bit better.
The sentiment was painted with Rock Candy crackle glaze to give a bit of distressing.
The edges were distressed with silver and black inks.........finally a little clock embellishment was added. The sketch was from Truly Scrumptious.


19 comments:

Kathyk said...

And the result is too - truly scrumptious that is - FAB you KNOW how I too love Sir Tim AND Paper Artsy and distressing

Kathyk

humel said...

Well, if these photos aren't very good it must be *completely* fabulous, because it looks pretty darn good as it is!! xx

Anonymous said...

Great card; I love the gears and the way you burnished them.

Spyder said...

Can't go wrong with Sir Tim, fabulous!
(Lyn)

Amy said...

Jacky I find metallics extremely difficult to photograph - as is jewlery.
This is just great, I find it to be a combination of you and a touch Rinda-esque :-)

Maria Ontiveros said...

Love this!!! The background is totally fabulous. I also really like Amy's comment b/c you and I do have very different styles, but they are also very complimentary!
Rinda

Michele Roos said...

Such a fabulous card. Thanks for joining us this week at TS. Hugs Michele x

Sarpreet said...

hi there, your card is gorgeous. beautiful image.

Liberty :) said...

Lovely!! I dont have the patience for stamping but you do it so well lovely Jacky!

alexa said...

Love the distressed weathered effect which so suits your theme! and admiring your patience and skill in putting all those layers together ..

Heather said...

Hi Jacky, a wonderful creation, I love that fantastic background, gorgeous image and such wonderful details.
So glad you could join at Truly Scrumptious.
hugs Heather xx

Sugar Lump Studios said...

I adore this gorgeous piece of art. Wonderful texture and images (and who doesn't love Tim Holtz)! Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Terry said...

Hiya Jacky, well maybe your camera did not like your project but I just LOVE IT...wow you have made a wonderfull creation. Really stunning. Thanks for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge blog. Hope to see you again next week. Hugs Terry xxxx

pinky said...

Wow mrs great job. Love this challenge too but just can't get into as well as you did. Brilliant.
Pinky

Sian said...

Wow, I love that burnished look :) I'm so glad you take the side on photo so we could see the fabulous layers..please keep on doing this!

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

I looove the gears in the background! Great image(s) too!

Thanks so much for entering the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge!!!

-Sarah

Jester said...

This is fabulous, Jacky. I love all the different layers and stamps.

Yvonne Russell said...

What a fab card. Love it.

Katie said...

I really like your card! I love the embossed background with the acrylic glaze, it looks awesome in the picture. I wish I could see the crackle glaze but I am sure it looks great too. Your layered composition is really nice! Wishing you all the best.

Katie