Friday 30 November 2012

Craft Barn Calendar Challenge #9

Can't believe we're in week 9 of the Craft Barn Calendar Challenge already - and I'm up to date!! The challenge this week is to use three colours: Teal, Rust and White. I rather like this combination and I have the perfect embossing enamel called aged teal, so that became my start point.

Love rusting and anything that is rusty but this time I decided just to use a rust colour: the lovely rusty hinge distress shade. I felt that something steampunkish would go well with these colours so I used my Oxford Impressions stamps called Steampunk Works.

Here's my latest calendar page which some may find a little unusual so sorry if the eyes aren't quite your cup of tea:

Finished piece complete with calendar stub. I added the stamped eyes simply because it seemed right to have them peeking out through the 'glasses'!
The bird was stamped, inked with rusty hinge and cut out. A second bird was stamped and the 'wing' and neck 'label' were cut out. All bird pieces were then double embossed with clear powder.
The background was created by stamping the cogs with versamark then embossing with clear powder. Layers of distress ink and distress stamping were then built up. Some appropriate watch parts were added to parts of the design. The edges of the page were randomly embossed with aged teal enamel. I love the gold glints in this powder and it works well with the rusty hinge.
The 'glasses' were stamped, cut out and embossed with the aged teal enamel. Rust hinge was added to any gaps.The eyes were stamped from a Tim image using coffee archival then double embossed to lend a 'glassy' look.
The 'glasses' were linked together with rusty wire then the calendar stub was attached. The top of the stub was finished with tissue tape, edges were inked then some versamark was added through a mask followed by the aged teal embossing enamel.

Hope you like the page and that the eyes don't put you off!! Do let me know what you think.



30 comments:

  1. This is amazing... that aged teal embossing powder is striking, love the gears and the attachment of the calendar... beautiful!!!

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  2. Thanks for your comment - I'm sure your seasidey one would have been fine. Really like this though with the embossing on the background and the birdie. It's a great colour combo!!

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  3. Hi Julia, your calender page is stunning as always, I love the rich colours and all the embossing. I am working on a picture for my kitchen on the same theme as my calendar and hope to get the colours deeper this time.

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  4. WOW! absolutely stunning my lovely! I love the eyes peeping through anf the colours are incredible, xxx

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  5. Words fail me, Julia, this is absolutely and utterly devine ... you're just perfect with using those gorgeous embossing powders.
    Hugs, Suzanne xxx

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  6. Stunning Julia, love your work this is so creative. Have a great day, Shirleyx

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  7. Wow, Julia, it's a breathtaking page, I really love it.

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  8. THis is fun, lovely and very creative...so many great details Julia! Compliments

    hugs, Alie :-)

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  9. It certainly is different Julia but in a good way :) Love the colours !
    Von ♥

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  10. I think the glasses might have looked odd without the eyes. I love this colour combination, it is so striking, it is a beautiful calendar page Julia. Hugs, Anne x

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  11. YAY Well done for getting up to date with your fabulous calendar, love how you've outlined those eyes!!

    Sam xxx

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  12. This is brilliant Julia! One of my favourite colour combinations! xx

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  13. Mmmmm, embossing heaven with a touch of rust. Such a beautiful calendar page. You are going to enjoy every month next year methinks. Hugs, Buttons x

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  14. They're far from putting me off... I love them! And I think it's brilliant that you embossed them to give a glossy 'lens' effect! I love this colour combination and you've worked it to perfection. (Methinks I'll be after some of that Aged Teal before too long!) I love the detail of the tape on the calendar stub, and the rusty wire is delicious. Another amazing make, Julia - I love it!
    Alison x

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  15. A gorgeous selection of texture elements and colours! Wonderful make trace x

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  16. Love this, it is whacky and highly amusing, and very Julia!

    Maggie xx

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  17. Great tag for your calender, the embossing enamel is brilliant, Is it one of the frantage ones? Don't know how you find all the time to make so many stunning things.

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  18. Crazy yummy COOL!!! I real piece of Art here...WOW!

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  19. Another super page, you're going to have a fantastic calendar when you have finished. BJ

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  20. Very unusual ! Love the Aged Teal embossing.

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  21. Wowwwwwwwwwwww Julia this is a great calender page.
    Very nice and funny details.
    Love it.
    Greetings Janny

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  22. Such wonderful texture you've created! Love love love the close up on the glasses!

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  23. All of this is most definitely my cup of tea especially the bold bird taking centre stage, so fabulous and you achieved a wonderful rusty appearance to your page.
    Amazing page Julia.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  24. Woooow, wonderful page, very artistic and creative... and so beautiful !!! Coco x

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  25. Strange in a fab way and such fun. Love it

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  26. Oh Julia this is such a wonderful page! The textures and colours are superb.Fantastic!

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  27. ohhhh fabulous!!! love this
    Thank for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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  28. All over the top gorgeous. Love the glasses especially.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Juliax