Paris Time

Today I'm on Paris time.  I'm celebrating because I'm joining Halle at Halle's Hobbies, our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  By now, I'm sure you know her theme is A Stitch in Time.

I have to admit, this is the hardest two page spread I've made in a long time.  The problem is, I colored everything including all the tags and the clocks but didn't consider how they would go together until I was attempting the final assembly.

For these pages, I began by spraying two pages of 110 lb cardstock with my handmade shimmering mist.  I colored each tag using my water soluble crayons.  Some I tried to mottle more than others. 

Thanks to Eileen, who provided a link to a tutorial by Diana of Dreams Factory, I was able to download all these clocks I fussy cut, then colored, again using water soluble crayons. 

Next came the stamping.  I was worried I'd already put so much into each tag that I would mess up the stamping.  Luckily, I was careful and each stamped better than I anticipated.  All stamps are old and three are wood mounted red rubber.  Two stamps are by Hero Arts and one by Inkadinkado.  The large Eiffel tower on the right page is a red rubber unmounted stamp, so I have no idea who made it, or where I got it.

Finally, after lots of shuffling, I picked each tag's mate and sewed them together using variegated threads.

Bleubeard and I are delighted you joined us for this tag fest in Paris, and we also hope to see you at Art Journal Journey.