Tuesday 26 February 2013

Try It On Tuesday - 'Time Flies'

I often think this should be my personal mantra as I am more often than not rushing around chasing my tail and  playing catch up. The downside of our busy modern lives is that we often forget to live in the moment. So this fortnight's Try It On Tuesday theme is one close to my heart and I wanted to try and make something  a bit different for my DT project - and for once I made time to do just that!!!

I am a sucker for buying the latest bits and bobs and never getting round to using them, so there are a fair few art parts languishing in my craft room. 

This piece is a mixture of art parts, grungeboard die cuts, various cog die cuts (because I can't decide which one to buy I buy them in bundles ready cut from ebay. That way I get all the styles whereas I couldn't justify buying all the different dies .... could I?).
I have then treated them to a bit of Distress EP, paint, ink and metallic rub ons. I had great fun putting all this together and even found a place for one of my mini bottles.



 
 
Our sponsor this month is Really Reasonable Ribbons who are offering a $15 gift voucher for our February challenges winner.
So come on, let's see what you can make with this theme - I am anticipating it will be a very popular one! You can enter any project as long as it follows the theme but please remember to link to only 5 challenges in total if you wish to be considered for Top 5 and the Prize Draw at Try It On Tuesday.

16 comments:

Helen said...

I think that is something we are all guilty of!! However, now that you've cracked them open, how fabulous is what you've made! I love the colours too, really makes you feel spring may be on the way (if only!)

CraftygasheadZo said...

It is amazing! I love all the bits and how you've created it all. Grand work! I, too have art parts cos they looked fab but haven't really made much with them! Take care Zo xx

Deborah said...

Look at it this way, Cindy - if you hadn't amassed those bits and bobs over time you might not have had everything you needed for this fab piece.

Ellie Knol said...

LOVE it, Cindy!

SandeeNC said...

Love your altered art piece, great use ofall those artistic bits and bobs! I have those bottles too, and need to figure out what to do with them! lol It's amazing what we buy and then hold onto! waving hi from the rainy hills of North Carolina ♥

chrissie said...

This wonderful Cindy. So much going on I don't know what to look at next and they all work so well on this piece.

Love Chrissie xx

ria gall said...

What an amazing piece of art I love how you have put all of this together and the colours are fab.
Really love this
Ria

Claudia N. said...

So beautiful, Cindy!

And I loved reading your thoughts upon how we deal with time and how we scew up dealing with it way too often...

Love how you managed to use all those parts (I also have some mini bottles still unused lying around...;).

This is a brilliant piece of artwork - LOVE IT!

Claudia x

Cathy L. Calamas said...

LOVE THIS!! Really spectacular. What did you build it on?

Viv said...

Fab project Cindy!

Meggymay said...

Wow, Cindy this looks awesome. Fabulous details and so much to look at.
Yvonne x

Dorrie said...

wow, this is a fantastic piece of art. love the colors and detail.

Rossella said...

Love the colours and all the elements
Rosie x

Carol said...

Great piece here!!!1 All the parts are fitted so seamlessly together to create this stunner. I too a, so guilty of buying all the latest bits and LOOKING at them and knowing I have them to use is the pleasure.....but oh. I do need to use some things soon to make space for more!!!!LOL
Carol xx

Alexa said...

This is an amazing creation Cindy - so inspirational and 'off the wall' - I love it. xx

Anonymous said...

All I can say is WOW!! Love it!

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