Masquerade!

It's my turn to host this week's technique piece on Tando - do pop over and see what Carol has been up to as well!

We decided to play with masking this week and I decided to go less stampy and more grungy than usual!

I chose one of the journaling block shapes to play with - these are a nice size for a little hanging or a piece of shelf art like this one. I cut a circle from cereal packet with a Nestie to put behind the block and make a stand for the piece, too.

I spray painted my piece black, then used some Tim Holtz masks and sequin waste and sponged silver acrylic paint on there. The sentimenbt was stamped and heat embossed and then I added some cogs, little clock hands and a stamped clock under a glass pebble. The edges and some of the paint were sanded for a more distressed finish.

My dad looks out for stuff like broken printers and cameras for me on trips to car boot sales and the like - they're a good source of little cogs and wheels and although in the case of printers the parts tend to be plastic, you can always treat them to a coat of acrylic paint or Rub n Buff for a metallic finish if that's what you're after.

Stamps:
Time to Stamp and Inchie Style (both CHF, retired)

Paper:
Chipboard journaling block by Tando Creative
Cereal packet

Ink:
Versafine by Tsukineko (Onyx Black)

Other:
Timeworks masks by Tim Holtz
Sequin waste
Cogs
Clock hands
Brad
Glass pebble
Rub n Buff by Amaco (Silver Leaf)
Silver acrylic paint
Nestabilities by Spellbinder (Large Circles)

Thanks for stopping by!