My take on the Random Inspiration Challenge #17: Inspired by home decor

Title: Perpetual Gears of Thought

Pavadinimas:Nuolatinės Minčių Pavaros

After a wildly successful previous Random Inspiration Challenge #16: Inspired by Anthropologie Fashion, I decided that for our next challenge, I will select a similar theme. However, this time the inspiration is drawn from home decor items: Whether in one's own possession, or perhaps an item on your wish list.

My above featured layout titled: Perpetual Gears of Thought, was inspired by the following rusty skeletal clock hanging in our home office...

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Po labai sekmingo praeito konkurso, sekančiam konkursui sumąsčiau šį tą panašaus: Skrebukas įkvėptas namų dekoro. Tai galbūt daiktas kurį turite, arba tas kurį svajojate įsigyti.

Mano viršuj pavaizduotas skrebukas pavadintas: Nuolatinės Minčių Pavaros, esa įkvėptas šio, mūsų ofise kabančio laikrodžio.

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Some technique information:

• The gears were cut from plain chipboard with a steel-rule die (meaning it will slice through chipboard), the Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Gadget Gears 656636 (above photo).
• To age and distress the plain chipboard die cuts, I employed multiple techniques including: Heat embossing (Ranger Industries copper and silver metallic embossing powders); The gold color gears were finger painted with rub-on metallic paint; I sanded all the gears with a sand block, and further aged them by scratching the surface randomly with a needle; Final step of distressing was to rub all the gears with a dark grey/black rub-on finger paint cream.
• The mesh used on this page is real rusted metal mesh. I think it adds great texture appeal to this layout, and ties in with the overall masculine theme.
• The black foundation of this page is a sandable Core'dinations sheet which I distressed with a sand block to show the label form outline in the different core color.
• The focal clock gear piece is an authentic, vintage, disassembled pocket watch which I won on ebay. This is the second layout on which I have used pieces from this pocket watch.
• The journaling tag tucked behind the photo is a Tim Holtz tag glued on a garment tag (I do tend to save all the cool looking tags from garments for this purpose).
• All the writing on this page is done with Kuretake's ZIG Millennium 0.1mm point black marker. I seem to always reach for the 0.1mm tip because it is so fine that I'm able to cram in a lot of text, and I do write a lot :)

Journaling reads:

He is a deep thinker. Methodical, precise, perfectionist; Loves books and homework. He is a spirit of a wise old man trapped in a child's body (Photo: April 20, 2008; Journaling: February 6, 2011).

*If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to leave me a comment (even if you do not have any questions, comments are always welcome!).

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Technika:

• Dantračiai yra iškirsti iš kieto kartono su Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Gadget Gears 656636 (pavaizduota viršuj).
• Pasendinti plikus kartoninius dantračius, panaudojau kelias technikas: Karštu (su statybiniu fenu) embosinimu vartojant sidabro ir vario atspalvių miltelius (Ranger Industries firmos); Aukso dantračiai yra dažyti pirštais užtrinamais kreminiais dažais (metallic rub-ons). Pagaliau visi dantračiai apdraskyti yla, ir galutinai pasendinti juodais kreminiais dažais.
• Sietelis yra gryno aprūdyjusio metalo, juk puikiai dera vyriškai temai.
• Juodas pagindas yra Core'dination firmos lapas ištrintas smulkiu švitriniu popierium kad matytūsi kitos spalvos kontūrai.
• Ant pagrindinio pavaro yra gryna išardyto laikrodžio detalė.
• Aprašymo kviteliai tai Tim Holtz kvitelis užklijuotas ant rūbo etiketės (pakišta po nuotrauka).
• Visas aprašymas rašytas su Kuretake firmos ZIG Millennium flomasteriu (0.1mm smulkiu galiuku, kadangi aš tiek rašau kad man reikia būtent smulkesnio).

Jei Jum kils kokių klausimų apie techniką, tai drąsiai palikite komentarą! Nors jei ir nekyla klausimų, komentarus maloniai priimu ;)

Aprašymas ant kvitelio:

Jis esa giliai mąstantis. Metodiškas, preciziškas perfekcionistas; Myli knygas ir namų darbus. Jis esa seno žmogaus siela ir išmintis įkalinta mažo vaiko kūne (Nuotrauka: 2008,04,20; Aprašymas: 2011,02,06).

Dėkoju kad apsilankėte!

Irma

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Supply List:
*Pen: Kuretake ZIG Millennium (0.1mm tip).
*Cardstock: Core'dinations Cosmo Cricket Neutrals Collection.
*Chipboard and cardboard textured paper: (Packaging/nonscrapbook supply).
*Journaling card: Li'l Davis Designs (large); Tim Holtz (small ticket); Shipping tag sticker (unknown).
*Alphabet stickers: Making Memories.
*Word stickers: 7gypsies ('love'); JoAnn Scrap Essentials ('son').
*Film negative: Tim Holtz.
*Die cutting Machine: Sizzix Vegabond.
*Die: Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Gadget Gears 656636.
*Metal mesh: Pixie Press.
*Brad: Making Memories.
*Embossing ink and powder: Ranger Industries.
*Metallic rub-on paint and hemp cord: Darice.
*Adhesive: Thermoweb (glue dots), and 3M Scotch ATG.
*Other: Vintage pocket watch parts, and garment tag.