Live In The Moment....

Good morning everyone!

I hope you've all had a wonderful start to the week and thank you so much for all your comments and visits to my blog, last week...you really are the best followers ever!!

Today, I'm sharing something that I actually made for my Dad for Father's Day. Unfortunately, it wasn't finished in time, due to other commitments and life getting in the way, lol but it was so nice to be able to sit down for one day and actually make something for me, not for a DT or a commission...just for me (and Dad, lol)...in fact, it was heaven!!

So, without further ado...ta~dah, here it is and I really hope you like it!!!

The base of this is an MDF plaque which I covered in Gesso, then added some Grunge Paste from PaperArtsy through a stencil!! Once it was all dry, I then got messy and applied Distress Paints over the surface, blending the colours together.

As you can see, I added lots of Tim Holtz bits and pieces...but the main focal point is the Tim Holtz Pocket Watch Alterations die from Sizzix. I wanted some dimension to the piece and to make it look realistic, so after lots of die cutting and some Distress Paint...this is what I created!

I added Tissue Wrap to line the watch, some die cut Gadget Gears, again using the Tim Holtz die but this time, die cutting metal and covering the gears in alcohol ink and then, placed them onto the background of my piece and also, in the centre of the watch.

A few rub-ons, lots of Idea-Ology, some bits and pieces of metal from my stash and a few coils of wire later and voilà...I finished the piece!!

So, I really hope you like this piece and of course, as always with me, there's lots of pics to show you all the detail!!

I can't wait to read all your comments and thank you so much for stopping by to take a look at what I've created. Okey dokey...time for me to get crafty and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Chez Williams' today...yes, I have DT projects and they are CHRISTMAS!! Eeeeek....

See you all soon and bye for now...love Emma

xxx