Gentleman Time Traveller Flies By

Thanks for stopping by at my blog today and for all your comments and warm wishes to my daughter. Her rash is now beginning to fade although I think it will take at least another week and she has to get bloods checked again next week. My post is the first of 2 today as I wanted to squeeze in my entry for Our Vintage Journey before we left to go on holiday.

I had checked Our Vintage Journey to see the challenge just before going to bed. Bad move, I was awake early .....I couldn’t sleep and with my head full of craft, my Daughter and holidays so I decided just to get up and start my project at 5.30AM. Unfortunately, with starting it at this time of day I don’t have on going photos, due to light and when Chris got up he was then getting ready to go to work. But I will talk you through my techniques I applied to it.

My idea was to inject a little Steampunk into my clock along with my Gentleman who is a Time Traveller flying through Time. I wanted to give the base of my clock a lot of depth with the use of stencils, stamps, die cuts and the use of different mediums. I love how Tim gets so much depth into his projects and I wanted this effect depicted on my clock. So it looked like you could see through the layers of all the years of time on my clock.

My clock started off as a chipboard shape I purchased along with the clock kit from Every Crafts a Pound. I painted a coat of Gesso onto the chipboard to seal it. Next, I layered some Grunge Paste over my Clock stencil. Once dry, I started to apply my Distress paints spraying with water to blend the colours like Tim demo’s on his blog. I also put some distress paint and inks on to some of my stamps to add texture. My cogs/crackles and Gentleman were all stamped using Archival Ink. I also used gilding flakes for more interest and texture.

I die cut out my cogs from chipboard and added my Distress paints in same way and sprinkled over some Frantage onto them. I also added a little paint and guilding wax to my metal embellishments. 

My pocket watches I repainted the clock faces with Gesso and then rubbed some Distress Ink over the numbers. The outer edge of them I rubbed with Gilding Wax. Finally, I poured Glossy Accents onto the top of the clock face and let dry. 

I sprinkled a mixture of Frantage onto my clock and arranged all my cogs. My Gentleman carries his Time Travelling bag along with his wings, made from an old piece of a necklace and a charm which I added black distress paint and guiding wax to.

I do hope you have enjoyed looking at this post as much as I did in making it.

Thanks so much for stopping by at my blog.

Happy Crafting,

Julie x

Products used:

Distress Paints and Inks, Sizzix cogs die, Archival Ink, Frantage, PaperArtsy Grunge Paste and Cog Stamp, crackle stamp, Gilding Wax. Glossy Accents. Gentlemen stamp  Tim Holtz and Pocket watch free on magazine, Prima clocks stencil and craft stash.

I wish to enter this in to :

A Vintage Journey - Time Flies Challenge

The Artistic Stamper - Anything Goes Challenge

Frilly and Funkie - Vintage Travel Challenge

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes Challenge
That Craft Place - Autumn or Steampunk Challenge
Country View Challenges - Word Play Challenge