A Vintage Journey Challenge- Time Flies

A Vintage Journeys new challenge 'Time flies'

Anything relating to the passing of time, this is down to your interpretation of how quickly time passes for more detail please visit A Vintage Journey

 I love clocks and the mechanics, one of the most amazing clocks is housed in Salisbury Cathedral and is claimed to be the oldest working clock in the world dating back to 1386! an incredible piece of machinery, certainly makes you reflect on the passing of time

A great inspiration for my project, I decided to use butterflies flying around the old corroded winged clock 
To symbolise measuring how time flies which is always ticking with the pendulum it never stops 

The Pocket watch face was stamped with the clock from mini classics and then coloured with Wrinkle free distress technique using Old paper, Walnut Stain and Black Soot

 Distressed with walnut stain & Black soot Finished with DecoArt Crackle glaze 

Pocket watch case coloured with Espresso, Butterscotch & Oregano Alcohol Inks attached with chain to the inside of the clock case using Glossy Accents

I used the Rusted Grunge technique on Tim Holtz Weathered clock Die

Applied Tim holtz Distress Embossing Powder in Tea Dye coloured with distress stain inks, vintage photo, fired brick, walnut stain , black soot and alcohol ink Espresso

I added screw tops and a Tim Holtz clock key to the Prima Finnabair clock case, applied DecoArt Texture sand and painted with Burnt Umber, followed with a wash of Red Iron Oxide 

The wings cut using a cricut machine were also done with the same technique for a rusty finish

The large butterfly on the top Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Bigz Die with Texture Fade - Layered Butterfly was painted with DecoArt Burnt Umber and dry brushed with Dazzling Metallics Peacock Pearl, Glorious Gold & Espresso

The inside of the back was covered with embossed card using clock texture fades then embellished with Sprocket, mini gears and half pearls

Painted with Burnt Umber and dry brushed with DecoArt Dazzling Metallic Expresso, Glorious Gold and Shimmering Silver

I cut the Butterflies from the Butterfly Frenzy & Mini Butterflies dies using paper coloured
using Marble Stains technique 

Colours used Pumice Stone, Stormy Sky, Iced Spruce & Rusty Hinge 

Stamped with Artful Tools Measure tape stamp as they are measuring time flying!

I hope you have enjoyed my project, any questions please ask

Please pop back to A Vintage Journey and check out the other Design Team Projects and we look forward to seeing your Challenge Projects

Jools :)