Sunday 21 March 2010

Sunday Stampers - Week 96 - Anytime At All

Morning Stampers `:O)) Thank you all for joining in with the challenge last week... lots of lovely bits & pieces to see on my travels this week. Today sees a new challenge...reverting back to my love of The Beatles, I have chosen another one of their songs as the title....which means that the theme this week is TIME. To join in with the challenge, all you need to do is make a piece of art, add in some stamping and the theme and then leave me a comment here with a link to the place you are showing your artwork... I can then hop on over to see it. The theme stays open until next Saturday, 27th March '10.




For my entry this week, I have used beeswax and canvas to make a collagey stylee hanging piece. The base is an 8" square piece of canvas oil board, which was painted with my very favouritest paint in the whole wide world ever - Claudine Hellmuth's Traditional Tan. I used three ickle canvases on the piece to add some depth...and these too were painted with Trad Tan.




I used tissue paper to stamp onto - using black StaZon - and then painted on melted beeswax to stick the tissue to each canvas. All of the stamps used on this project are by Paper Artsy - I have had this project in my head for about three months and finally got around to playing with the stamps - they are from the Clocks and the Ding & Dong collections...which give a really cool Steampunky look to any artwork.




Once the ickle canvases were made, I set about making a big collage for the base...using one sheet of tissue and stamping randomly onto it. Before I stuck it to the base, I used some brown and teal coloured paints just to add some colour into the background...using Cut & Dry to drag the paint across the base canvas board. Once these were dry, I painted the base with beeswax and then placed the tissue on it...the painted more beeswax over the top...the tissue was from a "handy pack" and was near enough the right size...normally I would do bits and strips of tissue but thought I would go for a change and have a single sheet.




The mini canvases were then spritzed with Jazz Blue Glimmer Mists just to add in a little colour...and I swiped a brown and a teal StaZon around the edges too. The clock on the hanger and on the board itself are made from Ten Seconds Studio's metal, stamped and then puffed out to make them a little curvy...then scootched around the edges to neaten them up. Finally, I added loads of clock ephemera and some Idea-ology pieces...check out the large glass thingy in the middle...it is one of those opticians eye piece lens jobbies...it has been in my collection for yonks and I have never wanted to use it...saving it for a special piece...so I am chuffed I used it eventually LOL




Thanks for looking...have a great week...I am off out today...tis a special birthday party :O)) and I am all set and ready with pressies, card and cake...just hoping the weather behaves so I don't have to drive in the rain!

Hels x

46 comments:

Dan said...

Another great challenge Hels, and how funny that we both did beeswax pieces for it! LOL Mine can be seen here :)

Gerrie Johnnic said...

This is as fine a piece of time that I can find! (he he it rhymes) Beautiful piece GF, I'm impressed as always. I'll post later in the week, have fun, hugz

Gez Butterworth said...

Absolutely beautiful. Love the colours & oooh the little glass jar looks brilliant. Have a great day. Gez.

Angie said...

There is so much going on ....I love it and the techniques you have used.

DonnaMundinger said...

So amazing Hels! I have no idea about some of the techniques you used but as always, I'm intrigued. So sorry I was unable to join in the last challenge and hope I can make an attempt this week. I'm such a novice compared to your wonderful creations but I'm always inspired! xxD

K said...

here is my challenge

Amy said...

So amazing Hels..you always amaze me..everything is detailed and so lovely here! Thanks for the challenge
Here is my ATC
http://heartnsoul-amy.blogspot.com/2010/03/ink-on-my-fingers-time.html

peggy gatto said...

A very lovely example!!!
Thanks for your time!!
http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunday-stamper.html

Lynn Stevens said...

Wowzers Hels, This must have taken alot of TIME to do! LOL. Its really incredible! Love it all! You just amaze me with your creativity!

flutterbycrafter said...

Wow, yet again another fabulous, stupendous piece of artwork. So much work and detail, love it. Have a great day. xx

Daniele said...

wow so much detail another amazing piece Hels will have a go at this challenge back later hugs

Helen said...

Great challenge, here. Trouble is,you've used just about every clocky piece I own and would have used, so will really need to think hard for this one now!

Sandy said...

Woooooooooooooooow I´ve missing my words. This is outstanding. Unbelievable creation hun. Lov them.

Fliss said...

Gorgeous piece of work Hels, looks just amazing!
Hope you have a lovely day out.
x

Sarah Anderson said...

I adore these stamps, and funnily enough, was just thinking this am that I'd still not used my weeny canvases I got from Jenny (last Oct...ooops). This is a great piece :)

Helen said...

Ok, just got this done in time before the footie (Liverpool - Man U) and it's to be found here

Joanne said...

Seriously good Hels. I am definitely going to have a go with beeswax some time this week. x

Hazel said...

Fab crafting as ever. Enjoy the party x

Linda Ledbetter said...

Good grief, Hels, stop being so amazing! You're making the rest of us mere mortals look bad! ;-)

Seriously, this is just stunningly,unbelievably beautiful. So, don't stop beying so amazing, because you're one of my favorite inspirations!

Hugs,
Linda

Ann said...

Fantastico Hels!! I love it, beautiful colours & all the techniques & elements - wonderful!! xx

2amscrapper said...

Amazing art piece--I read every detail regarding the creation. I'm going to enter your challenge this week--perfect for another page in my Alice paper bag album.

Andrea said...

Hels Time how much time did this piece of crap take you to make, 5 minutes or 5 seconds, am only jesting do not want the hate me mob getting at me, its your usual great art Hels and it looks far better in the flesh than on your blog xx

chambo said...

Hello Hels.You inspired me at Stevenage to have a go. Your artwork is an inspiration.My first effort http://www.PictureTrail.com/ejchambo

Cheryl said...

wow absalutely gorgeous Hels and the colours are amazing xx

froebelsternchen said...

GORGEOUS!

Fantastic Art!
xxx Susi

Unknown said...

Thanks for being my first official follower - I like to think I have some secret stalkers but who knows! This week's piece is fab. I love all of these stamps, in fact I think I bought them all at the Artsy Craft event in October. I wonder if I'm going to be given a budget this year!!!

Lynn Stevens said...

You inspired me to do a time piece my dear, Its on my blog. (you'll have to scroll down a bit ,that darn giveaway is taking top ranking at the moment! LOL
Trash To
Treasure Art

Juls said...

love the collage look of this, and the gorgeous colours you have used! Hugs Juls

Unknown said...

How funny that you and Dan both used Beeswax :0)
Beautiful art ... and Thank you for taking the time to make mine a wonderful day ... do ya like what I did there????? X

maddy hill said...

oh hels thats awesome !!! such terrific details and style !
love it !

hugs and more hugs
maddyx xx

cockney blonde said...

Love your canvas Hels, I must get round to doing some more. I have 3 prepped and ready to go, x

Sherry Goodloe said...

Hels Hels Hels . . . what a great piece of artwork you've created!

Nicks said...

Lovely piece Hels!

I am such a dimwit cos I could have entered my last thimble in last weeks Bits and Bobs but only finished late Sat night so didn't, if I had held off for a few hours I could have entered it for time..

But I have done something for this weeks but I cant show you cos I have done two birthday cards and the people havent opened the yet.. well I haven't sent them to be truthful but their birthdays are later this week, so will blog them then

god I waffle!

TinaB said...

Stunning work Hels, and even better in real life xxx

Kathy said...

This is absolutely stunning - I love every single thing about it

KAT said...

Hels - this is fabulous - maybe you'll inspire me to get my wax and melting pot back out- I used it over a year ago to make 14 Christmas gifts and it's been collecting dust ever since... Love the collage board and I love clocks - they are timeless (snort - pun intended)...

Fliss said...

Managed to get something done for this kind of by accident!
You'll find it at http://stamperschef.blogspot.com/2010/03/once-upon-time.html
Thanks for looking.
Fliss x

Suzanne B aka brookfies said...

Your blog simply leaves me gobsmacked. Your creations are beautiful!
Here is my entry for this week's challenges. I also need some photography tips as they have not scanned well at all....they look better in the flesh than here...thats my story and I am sticking to it lol :)
http://suzsscrapping.blogspot.com/2010/03/coasters.html

Gerrie Johnnic said...

I have more fun with your challenges GF, it's the "Wabbit" and he's doin' TIME!

you can see it here:

http://iwork4stamps2.blogspot.com/2010/03/im-on-alice-time.html

Angelnorth said...

Fab piece Hels, lots of lovely detail to look at! Working on a piece for the RSS challenge I suddenly thought "Oooh, it's Sunday Stampers too!" Here it is: Measure of time

Anonymous said...

Fab piece! I need lots of time to discover all the cool bits and pieces! What a wonderful tribute to time!

Lori said...

Absolutely stunning, Hels! You can find my naffy little piece HERE

Nicks said...

all done and loaded!

Unknown said...

Yeah at last I have got my pictures (can't wait to get a camera back!) Here's my entry for this week's challenge.

http://dallyingdebz.blogspot.com/2010/03/time-for-tea.html

Hazel said...

Gorgeous crafting. My simple card is here x

Vicki Romaine said...

Thanks for giving such wonderful details on how you made this beautiful piece. i would give anything to just sit and watch you work! You really inspire me.

I'll work on a piece later and then give you a link.

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