Friday 24 September 2010

Grungy altered clock......

This clock started life as an Ikea mirror. I just took the mirror tile out, filled it with a square of foam board and then covered it with card. I took some inspiration from Wendy Vecchi and inked up 12 pieces of card with distress inks and used an array of background stamps on them. It's a bit like cutting a cake into 12 pieces, only here my 12 yummy pieces are inky bits of card.


Then each number is a flower and so is the centre. I wasn't too sure about the whole thing being square and I still think clocks should be round, but I wanted to finish it nevertheless. So I added some greenery round the edges, which makes it look real odd. But it's a piece of art and it's my art and I learnt from it and therefore it's worthy of hanging on my newly painted living room wall. From now on all my clocks will be round.

I am entering this into a few challenges.... the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge where we are getting grungy this week. Then there is the Stamp Man Challenge where we are altering things this week. And last but never least, the Artistic Stamper Challenge where this month the theme is rainbows.

10 comments:

  1. Wonderful the circle over the square gives it a great frame but it is the rainbow of grunge that is so very very special. xx Zoe

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  2. I don't think the foliage makes it look odd at all! :) A great piece of work! The Design Team are really pleased that you joined us for the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge this week- Thank you!

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  3. Congratulations Anika on winning first prize at the Stampman. Your altered clock is gorgeous. x

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  4. Anika,your clock is very cool! Love the uniqueness of it being square!
    Thanks for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge.

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  5. Anika... I just love this... all the beautiful colors!!!! Just gorgeous, never would have thought this was a mirror... Brilliant !

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  6. Lovely - It makes me think of a color wheel, squared and turned into a cool clock :)

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  7. Oh My......what a totally UNIQUE clock...AMAZING!!

    thanks bunches for playing along with the Design Teamies and Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!!

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  8. Gorgeous! and thank you for joining in the challnege at ASCT
    :))

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  9. Wow, your clock is gorgeous Anika, the design is brilliant and I love that it is square. Thank goodness for Ikea mirrors, they are great for us to work with aren't they? A very inspiring project, thank you for entering it into The Stamp Man altered challenge.

    Jill

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