Compendium Challenge #9 - Pocket Watch

This week's challenge at Studio L3 is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and we're to whip up a pocket watch from Tim Holtz's Idea-ology line. Linda's weekly challenges are based on Tim Holtz's fabulous technique book, The Compendium of Curiosities, Volume 2.  This week's challenge is based on page 35.

Our Creative Corner is also having a Tim Holtz theme, and they ask you to show a specific technique.  So in addition to the pg 35 technique, I've used one of my current faves of Tim's which is blending distress ink and distress ink markers.

After stamping the butterfly with archival ink, I masked it and added some background stamping using distress inks.  Then I removed the mask and colored in the butterfly with distress markers before covering the entire thing with distress inks using a blending tool.  I love how the different mediums play together and don't bleed at all.

I used some favorite metal bits and bobs from Tim's Idea-ology line and diecut the word 'fly' from one of his Sizzix dies. I couldn't pierce the pocket watch with my spinner/brad on the butterfly body, so I cut off the brad prongs and glued on the brad head.  The words 'my love' are also Idea-ology.

Thanks so much for the visit.  Have a great week!

Marjie 

Comments

[Lori]

Wow, this is beautiful Marjie! Love it!

[Donna Gibson]

Lovely! I love the extra charms on the watch chain.

[Silvia]

Your pocket watch looks fantastic, also love the chain and the metal pieces.

[Brenda Brown]

Fabulous Marjie, this would make a wonderful book or bag charm.
hugs {brenda} xox

[Marja]

This is soo fabulous Marije. Love this pocket watch very much. Beautiful butterfly and the metal pieces.
Lovely greet
Marja

[Lisa Sackett]

Love it and all the danglys. =) I was just thinking about making one of these with my son, for my hubby for Father's Day. It will look cool hanging from his camera bag.

[Debbie Reid]

I must get me his watch! Love this Marjie! Love the sentiments!

Wishes
Debbie
^..^

[Valerie-Jael]

Great watch, very stylish with the chain and charms! Valerie

[Deborah]

Love it! The butterfly and colors are really beautiful

[Dot L]

Oh I love allll of this! The watch, the charms and those beautiful colours in the middle that are blended so well...gorgeous!
Dot x

[Barbara Ford]

Beautiful--I love the color in there! The charms look great!

[Liz Brown]

Wow! Love what you did with this! I think I need to get one to see what I can come up with! Looks like a lot of fun!

[Lesley Walters]

The colours are fab and the lickle butterfly is so sweet!

[Carol]

Fabulous! Love the colors and the extra metal tags!

[Kathy Eddy]

Just beautiful Marjie! I love what you've done with this watch.

[kathy/NorthCarolina]

Such a lovely piece...I love the sentiment you created with the various word parts. The butterfly looks real...and everything just flows. Love it!

[Anita Houston]

Fab pocket watch Marjie! All your little charms here really add a lot of interest to the watch...fun!!! Love seeing you at OCC again...lol! Thank you so much for joining us!!!

[Claudine]

Just Beautiful Marjie! I really love it. You never cease to amaze me. :)

[Wanda H]

This is wonderful, Marjie!!

[Kate]

Oh this is fabulous! I love the butterfly and the colors!

[Susan:)]

Gosh Marjie.
This little watch is so very impressive, your masking technique is beautifully done with the butterfly.
Thank you so very much for joining us this week at OCC we are always so pleased to see your work.
Smiles:)
Sue

[Linda Ledbetter]

Marjie, this ia absolutely magical! What a cool design-- every little detail is perfect (especially the spinner for the butterfly's little body-- brilliant!). Great colors, too. Love it!!!

[Danee]

As always I love your work. The "Fly my love" is perfect for my multiple airplane flying husband. I wish I had thought of that sentiment. Oh well…may just steal it for later.

[Shahrul Niza]

BEAUTIFUL time piece, what a great keepsake!. Love your subtle stamping & masking, pretty green earthy hues and all the lovely charms!. You are sooo inspiring, Marjie!. Hugs.

[Sandra]

Stunning watch, it's amazing!