Time for chippie

It's Wednesday so it must be time for chipboard again and I've done a time-themed piece today. Do pop over to the Tando blog if you have chance and check out what Carol has been up to as well! We decided to focus on melty stuff this week and I opted for UTEE. My initial plan was to melt a load in a wee pan in the oven (I don't have a Melt Pot) but in the end, I was seduced by the ease of the triple embossing technique so went with the heat gun instead! The thickness of the Tando board makes this a breeze as it just doesn't warp with the amount of heat you end up subjecting it to and provides a nice sturdy finish for the piece. I'm afraid the glass pebbles and metallic finishes made this nigh on impossible to photograph but I hope you get the idea! My twinchie for the top of the hanging has three layers of silver UTEE on it and I pressed a stamp that had been dusted with Perfect Pearls into it while still hot to make an impression on one side of the shape. I hope the detail shot shows up the texture and the colour variation from the Perfect Pearls. The random oozy blobs were done with a hot glue gun and once the glue had set I added some Rub n Buff for a sort of molten metal look. Finally, I added a glass pebble (the sort sold to put in vases) with a stamped clock face stuck underneath it with Glossy Accents. The inchie had the same treatment with three layers of UTEE and I used the clock face stamp again while it was hot. There's a little black acrylic paint to pick out the texture and some more hot glue blobs and Rub n Buff. Another glass pebble with a stamped word behind it finishes the bottom of the piece. I made a little wire "hammock" for it - it's just florist's wire used for all the connections here. Supplies: Twinche and Inchie (Tando Creative - stockists can be found here) Inchie Style and Tiled Scallops backgrounder stamps (both Cornish Heritage Farms, retired) Silver UTEE Perfect Pearls by Ranger (Copper) Hot glue gun Rub n Buff by Amaco (Silver Leaf) Black acrylic paint Crop-a-Dile by We R Memory Keepers Florist's wire Glass pebbles Thanks for stopping by, hope time is being kind to you!