A Book Of Time

When I first started crafting it was cards all the way and I couldnt possible think of any thing else to do that would satisfy my crafty impulses. Then once I decided there just were just not enough birthdays to keep me occupied I moved over to doing more diverse projects. This little book is an album that I started on the theme of Time. I am lucky to have some crafty friends nearby whom I call the Crafters Coven. We  start off our little book and then pass it onto the next person to do a double page spread lol  We all have different themes for our books. Sometimes it can be a real challenge if we do not have any products of a particular theme but then I suppose it broadens our scope and increases our crafty stash when we all rush out to buy extra supplies to complete the project.

This is the first page of my book. The stamp used was from a non-sequiter plate of stamps entitled Time, it was what really gave me the inspiration for the theme as I wanted to use the stamps. the image was stamped and embossed and then coloured with mica powders. The background papers were from Graphicus

The next time I got my book back I decided to use these lovely face stamps from Invoke Arts. Once again I had some lovely paper for my background. I think this was Graphic 45 although I have had it a while so am not 100% sure. 

The quote reads " I do wish I could tell you my age but its impossible. It keeps changing all the time." I got this from an book called old git wit - one of those quirky christmas pressies that you get from time to time.!!

The images were stamped onto cream card then distressed with the ever usefull distress inks. I glazed over the top with a liquid and when nearly dried crunched up so it crackled.  The Tick Tocks are from the non-sequiter plate I mentioned earlier. 

I chose some buttons from my stash and once again distressed with inks. The clock face and the Fleur were cut from the same paper as the background and glazed. I usually use the Anitas 3d Gloss for glazing as I find it as good as any other and cheaper by a mile!  Finally just finished off with a few sticky pearls to add some dimension and fill in a few gaps.!!