Treasure of time

As our year passes and a new one approaches, it always makes me want to do "time" cards. Here is my favorite. It was not a quick or easy card! The 3 panel stamp was stamped with dye black ink on matte white paper. Each panel was masked and the different time stamps were stamped. Then each panel was colored by direct to paper with the colors you see. Next, red line sheets cut to size, were placed over each panel. This sticks to the image and also has a sticky top surface on which I poured clear glass beads. This all was layered onto colored paper. The message stamp is all one stamp, but I seperated the phrase by inking the words with a marker. The main word(treasure) is hard to see because the green paper is metallic and it caught a reflection from the camera. Once everything was on the card, I placed brads in the corners and ran a thin metallic thread around the card. The clock pieces were placed on with Diamond Glaze since the beads were such a rough surface. The metallic green is thin paper so the word "treasure" was placed on more red line tape and more beads were poured around it. Personally, it was worth the work for how it turned out. It was a creative labor in the making. I didn't plan it out, but went with what I thought looked good while making the card. Hope your new year is full of fun and creative adventures that bring you much satisfaction.