Steampunk Assemblage Clock

Hello friends. I’ve been busy making samples and catching up on all those blog posts I didn’t get finished last year. Christmas is well behind us, but this assemblage clock from the Tim Holtz idea-ology range can easily be adapted to any season. You could change the 25 to 14 and spray the trees with kitsch flamingo for Valentines.

When Tim invited me to make some samples for the idea-ology Christmas release (IN 2020 LOL) he reminded me to “just do you” and it’s really good advice that I listened to when creating this Christmas steampunk clock.

This isn’t the first time this exact idea-ology assemblage clock has been on my blog. In fact this clock is a bit of a world traveler. I repurposed a sample I made for the CHA show in 2017. It’s ok to repurpose… there are NO RULES when you create! Let’s get to the how…

First I cut several pieces of idea-ology metallic kraft stock and embossed with the foundry 3D texture fades folder (662717) and then sanded. If you have 12×12 paper you could cut one strip but I wanted to use the idea-ology metallic kraft stock so I cut 2 pieces and 2 smaller ones to cover the joins.

I cut slits into the outer edge to allow the kraft stock to be folded back where the back of the clock sits. I added tiny lights to the inside of the clock where the glass would normally sit as I wanted it to be open. I like that the glass is removable so you can choose to have your clock open or closed. I attached the tiny lights with hot glue making sure not to get the glue on the bulbs as it can short them.

I covered idea-ology baubles with mushroom alcohol ink and gunmetal mixative and sprayed woodland trees with ground espresso distress spray.

I hot glued the baubles into place in the bottom of the assemblage clock.

Using alcohol ink foil tape, embossed with the 3D foundry folder to cover the edges of the clock. I covered with ground espresso distress paint and let air dry a little, before wiping away the excess paint with a cloth.

I added ivy from the garden greens thinlits set (661206), die cut from heavystock covered with foil tape to give some more structure so you are able to shape the leaves.

I covered a piece of card and laid across the bottom of the inside of the clock to create a platform for the numbers and trees to sit on.

I used alcohol foil tape again, also embossed with the 3D foundry folder to cover idea-ology number blocks. Here’s how I did it.

I inked up idea-ology number blocks with black soot distress archival ink, stamped onto the back of a piece of alcohol ink foil tape and fussy cut. I embossed the foil number with the 3D foundry folder, peeled off the backing and stuck on top of the number block.

I added ground espresso distress paint and walnut stain distress crayon added to the platform with the woodland trees behind, which I added some mica flakes to.

Merry early Christmas… and thanks for stopping by.

Zoe