Going to the Wire

A last minute third entry for the Lots to Do Challenge. How I wished I had some molds that were not hollow. I wanted to run one through my Cuttlebug.

Not to be deterred I used a Cuttlebug Folder instead - Rough Diamonds (one of my favourites). I put some copper on a chipboard tag and ran it through my folder and then played around with some of the tools on the side.

Next I tried various images in frames, slide mounts etc but none of them looked right so I put some watch pieces on. All of this was done between watching Pudsey on the tv so probably what I will do tomorrow is cut some lettering and put that on - probably "TIME" or something similar. Would like to put "tick, tock, tick" on but I don't think it will fit.

Ah well, Sam, I made it before midnight. But you certainly got me playing around with metal embossing - watch out for more ...

Just in Time

I wanted to do another entry for the Lots to Do Challenge but this time use some metal embossing. So I got my Ten Second Studio molds out and had a play. Had not done any for quite a while and so I had forgotten how it made my hand ache pressing so hard with my paper stump.

Anyway, I did this panel and made it into a bookmark - put some Alcohol Inks on and then when the inks had dried I rubbed it down with a buffer. The card is using images from Non Sequitur and the masking technique. I decided to leave the main image white and used chalks to colour the background.

This shows the bookmark before it was rubbed down - the inks I used were Lettuce, Butterscotch and Rust.
This is after I rubbed it with the buffer.
It is going to be a birthday card for one of my friends who loves Egypt and missed out on a visit last year. I am sure she will be going in 2010. Hope she likes it.

If I get some time later in the day I think I might do a bit more metalwork and this time use some of the wheels to pattern the sides. Watch this space!