A Vintage Journey- Ring out the old, ring in the new

Happy New Year

The latest A Vintage Journey Challenge is based on Alfred Tennyson's poem
 “Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.”

Focus on these key words from the poem - old, new, bells, snow, year and interpret one or more of them in anyway you like. So for instance use something old/new on a project; include bells or snow on a card; design a new year card/project/invitation etc. Just tell us what your links are to the key words from the poem.

My focus is the bells ringing in the New Year as the clock strikes midnight on my snowy wreath 

I covered a polystyrene ring with Matte Medium and applied tissue paper Sprayed with Distress Spray Stains, Brushed Pewter, Iced Spruce and Pumice Stone, gradually building the colours

I love the look of the Distress Sprays when they are mixed with the metallics

I cut the leaves from an assortment of dies including Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves and Winter Greens Embossed with Texture Fades Textured Leaves, Damask and Cracked I used Distress Inks on the edges, Iced Spruce, Weathered Wood and Pumice Stone and arranged on the ring base

once I was happy with the layout, I glued with Glossy accents

Cut Tims Weathered Clock and applied Embossing Antiquities Cement and a Silver embossing powder 

This was fixed onto Tim's Frosted Film, which was embossed with a snowflake pattern

I adapted a Christmas decoration, I dismantled it as it had an unwanted pine cone and Christmas ornament 

Painted the leaves with DecoArt Shimmering Silver Metallics and the distressed the braid on the bells Desert Turquoise and Burnt Umber Acrylics

I tied a white bow and coloured with Distress Spray Brushed Pewter and distress with Iced Spruce around the edges

I used the metal hoop as the hanger for the wreath these were all applied with Glossy accents and pinned onto the Polystyrene base

I hope you have enjoyed my project, please visit all the Creative Guides blogs for lot's of fabulous inspiration

Wishing you all very Happy New Year

Jools : )