I am entering this card into the Ways to Use it Challenge and the Alphabet Challenge for the letter T. For the Ways to Use it Challenge, Carla chose the theme "It's About Time." I immediately thought of my grandparent's cuckoo clock. That thing woke me up for years and now I would give anything to hear it again. Time is the letter T for the Alphabet challenge. Making this clock entirely from scratch was a labor of love. All the layers were carefully cut on my trimmer and by hand using very vanilla cardstock. Then all the layers were sponged with many layers of TH Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage photo inks until the right color was achieved. Once the right shade was achieved, I stamped each piece using the Heidi Swapp woodgrain stamp in my MISTI tool. The clock face was heat embossed using black EP and the face was sponged with antique linen ink. When the clock was assembled, I placed a tag die down and using an exacto knife, cut the opening for the door. The leaves and lower detail piece were die cut, sponged and glued in their appropriate places. The little cuckoo birds were stamped and colored. One bird is popped up on a dimensional so it looks like it is cuckooing. By this time I was not at all happy with this clock. There was something wrong and I had no idea what it was and my shoulder hurt from all the sponging. Grrr. I went to bed and slept on in. Thanks to my alpha sister Shirl for sending me a link to a cuckoo clock that solved my dilemma- the clock was missing the bird at the very top (I just had the maple leaf there). The bird was cut on the cricut, sponged and glued into place and I am a happy girl again. This card is going to a dear friend who will be married 56 years the end of January. Thanks for looking today and Happy New Year's everyone! ~Karen.
Date: Friday, December 29, 2017 GMT Views: 1541
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Stamps: StampinUp Sense of Time; Heidi Swapp Woodgrain Background Stamp
Paper: StampinUp Creamy Caramel and Very Vanilla; Grasscloth DSP from Joann Fabrics
Paper Size: 6 x 8" card base
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo; Stampinup Real Red and Versamark Ink
Accessories: Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance Die; Brenda Walton Sizzix Whimsey & Delight Die (I traced around a tag die for the door), Gina Marie Designs Pine Cone Die; Cricut Joys of the Season for Bird at top of Clock; Hot Off The Press Thin Line Gold Dazzles
Techniques: Designed Cuckoo clock and cut out accordingly; Die Cutting; Coloring with Copic Markers; Sponging; Cutting with Exacto Knife; Heat Embossing; Stamping
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79798
Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ 11:20 AM
Because of my German heritage, I have always loved cuckoo clocks. I use to have one 40 years ago that friends of ours purchased for us while he was stationed in Germany back in the 70's. I love how you have created this. It is going straight into my favorites.
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Registered: April 10, 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 1844
Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ 11:25 AM
Wow! Your pinecone pendulums (pendula?) remind me of my parents’ cuckoo clock from Germany. I can’t believe all the work and artistry that went into this. It looks stunning, Karen, and I’m sure your friend will appreciate having such a very special card for her anniversary. Faved.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132003
Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ 11:32 AM
Into my favourites - and not just that, but this will end up being that which I rarely do, a CASE. We used to have a cuckoo clock in our kitchen, and I loved it. What a truly fabulous work of art, Karen.
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ 11:43 AM
Karen, this is a fabulous work of art and love! I keep scrolling back up to look at the marvelous details. Your woodgrain is terrific, I love the pine cones for the weights. Straight into my faves for this beauty! Thanks for playing in my challenge.
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32131
Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ 12:29 PM
Thrilled to read what everyone has commented about your wonderful card here. The detail of making the v.vanilla c.s. into woodgrain is just amazing. Love the bird at the top over the leaf! Wonderful anniversary card for your friend. Happy New Year, indeed!
Oh, my goodness! I love how you used this SU! set in the clock! You are so creative to think of this and then construct it! This is a fabulous creation!
------------------------------ Sharon ♥
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Fri, Dec 29, 2017 @ 8:41 PM
You hand crafted this wonderful clock!!!! Oh my goodness Karen, this is incredible. I loved reading your story and I kept scrolling back to take another look. I am in awe of your creativity. Straight into My Favs! Happy new year. Can't wait to see what engineering masterpiece you will create in 2018. Xx
------------------------------ Susie
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