Artful Times Challenge 20 - "Time" ATC

I chose "Time" (a) because I like anything associated with the word 'time', and (b) because it is still early in the New Year and I was thinking of Old Father Time.  I chose an ATC because I was thinking I would be short of 'time' and it was something small for me to make before I left for America.  What happened?  I had to make it here as I had no 'time' before I left.  So here is my ATC made using one of my friend Mary's stamps

I used two of my favourite inks, Distress Inks, in China Blue and Shabby Shutters stamped in Archival Ink and embossed with clear powder.  Then I stamped some small butterflies randomly and again stamped them on spare card.  The latter were cut out and mounted with one wing via a sticky dot.  The white edging on the photo is because the wings stick beyond the edge of the ATC which is mounted on black card.

I then, later, turned it into a little ATC book which I am leaving with Mary.  She still has the one I made and left last year when I did a workshop and used the book as one of the things they did.

sorry it is wonky and dark (done at bedtime)

I do hope you join us (Von and me) at Artful Times with this challenge, it is an easy one so hopefully we will have lots of entries.  Apologies if I am a little late commenting but I promise I will get there in the end.

We really do enjoy seeing what you all do and it is quite a thrill to see so many of you joining in our challenges.

It's Thursday - Is it Friday in England?

I am so confused with this time difference but am still recovering from CHA so I think this will hit England in the early hours.  Here goes with uploading some more photos from CHA:

Stood talking to Mona at the F&W stand and who came along but Pam Carriker so I had to have a photo taken with her.  You can see her website in my favourites down the right hand side.

and here I am with Donna Downey - can you see how tired I was by this time?  I am definitely doing her workshop again as she was hilarious.  What a laugh we had all the way through - a great tutor and entertainer.  And this time she never fell!  Ask Mary what I am on about!

This was a clock I particularly liked at the Ideology booth (or was it Ranger?) and no, there is not a photograph with Tim Holtz - first time ever!

and I love this picture.

and these lights.

On a walk around Mary and I saw these cute sewing machines.  I just had to stop.  Thought it would really interest my friends Wendy, Annie and Liz.  Will they paint theirs?

These were painted by the two ladies at "Creative Feet"

"Feet" being the ones on a sewing machine, not on the ends of your leggies.  They have a foot which was designed for a visually impaired woman to sew perfect satin stitches on the edge of the fabric. There's also a great piping foot and a couching foot for sequins and upholstery braid where you don't need to hold the trim!

Whilst I am on about Fabric I will show you a doll I saw on the Plaid stand.

and don't you love this face?

Are they fabric?  No, at least I don't remember what the doll was made of but it could be adapted to fabric.

Well, I will leave it there for today, drop in tomorrow for some more snaps from the show and hopefully a bit of inspiration.  I still have my projects to finish off so you have those to come.  Am saving my Viva stuff to the end, especially my present from Brenda.

France seemed pretty big (along with the moustaches), especially Paris at the show so once again I will say

Au Revoir, mes amis!