It's About Time at Cardz 4 Guyz

Today at Cardz 4 Guyz our challenge is It's about Time!  - think clocks, watches and so on.

I've used a piece of backing paper from my stash for this card, showing the workings of a deconstructed watch. I have absolutely no idea where this paper came from! I think it must have been from a welcome pack from one of the now-defunct postal craft clubs I joined in the days before I got internet access.

The band across the card is stamped using an unmounted stamp that came in a grab bag many years ago. I've used a stamp positioner to stamp it three times across the width of the band.

The watch is made with a much newer stamp, one of Studio G's mini sets. The hands are separate stamps, so you can choose the time on your watch dial. I've set them at 10 to 2, which is the one most watches and clocks on display for sale are set to. Did you know there's a theory that it makes them look more attractive and therefore makes us more likely to buy? To make it, I stamped the watch twice, once on white card and once on gold. I used Staz-on on the gold card - even then, it needs very careful stamping to make sure it doesn't smudge. (Oh, all right then, I'll confess, this was my fourth attempt!). Then I cut it out and found a circle die of the right size to remove the centre dial, and stuck a scrap of acetate behind the opening, before sticking the whole thing onto the white card watch. A piece of gold peel-off chain completes the pocket-watch effect.

I am sharing this with

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