The challenge was to limit our tools to only circles, it could be punches, die cuts, or other cutting tools but ONLY CIRCLES!
I used a variety of circle punches, Cuttlebug die cuts and Coluzzle circle template.
My inspiration came from an art piece I saw online which is mainly the background and similar circle layout, a hospital corridor wall which was one huge piece of artwork with stone circles and my own wild imagination that can sometimes get carried away!
IÂ’m impressed with my little Fine Pix F11 camera because this photo is true to color with no touch up at all! I get that almost every time I use it! No I donÂ’t sell them!
This finished piece is a 6” square.
The background is cut into sections and colored with alcohol inks. I used felt and either streaked the ink across the cardstock or did the pouncing motion like when doing polished stone. Then I used lots of extender to lighten up the colors.
Then I taped it back together, stamped the images and added the circles. The clock face was colored with Prismacolor pencils and baby oil and cut out with a Coluzzle template. It is mounted on foam for dimension.
The faded blue border is stamped with a variety of CHF/Cornish Heritage Farms backgrounders.
Images: Retired Stampin Up – Crosshatch, Sun Moon and Stars Cornish Heritage Farms.– Time to Stamp, The Art of Framing, Beautiful, Scratched Grid, Crackle, Cheesecloth, Cracked Montana Earth, Petite Pattern, Rice Paper
Paper: Pantone - Glossy white, Stampin Up – Whisper White, Fiskars - black, Ocean Pacific - faded blue, unknown - glossy royal blue
Tools & Accessories: black marker, circle punches, Cuttlebug die cuts, Coluzzle template and knife, foam squares, tacky glue, tape, Prismacolor pencils, baby oil, paper stumps for blending, felt
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008 GMT Views: 733
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Registered: January 1, 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 873
Sat, May 03, 2008 @ 1:58 PM
Love the collage style and the colors. And it's a great idea to choose a clock theme for the circle challenge! And...thanks for the detailled instructions!!!
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