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Wednesday 8 February 2012

TIO #109 - The Time Traveler's Wife

Well, I have managed another ickle go in my "craftyoom" and made a tag for TIO... it's right up my street this title, and I really enjoyed just getting all inky again after such a long time...

So, how did it go?? I had the idea of seeing the wife and that she was always watching over him - her heart and love would be an anchor for his travels through time...

 The large, TH clock is part of a machine that is rather odd and broken, which takes him off at the drop of a millisecond... the backing paper for my piece is an all time favourite (oopps!!! sorry for such an awful pun!!!) being Tattered Time by DCWV... I think it adds a great dimension. Acually, we don't ever see a machine, but this is my poetic licence!!! Well it's MY tag...

This is a full frontal!!! The whole tag has a brooding feel. I used weathered wood and the crimble iced thingie distress inks. A touch of patina acrylic for the TH clock and a dab of black soot over all. I also used worn lipstick and festive berries for the row of vertical hearts and a bronze rub 'n buff on all edges...

As usual, I have layered many stamps, including TH, Kanban, Hero Arts and Judikins, all stamped in weathered wood etc and stone grey stazon.

I hope the piece makes you think of the smudgy, misty, foggy, ill-defined nature of the poor man's time travelling, and how disconcerting and diorienting it was for him and his wife?? I think she looks on with a loving gaze, willing him back to her time after time...

And finally... what about that beatiful ickle heart. Well, I have several of those, courtesy of the wonderful Dyan Reaveley, when I bought my Pan Pastels recently. All the packages came in tissue and wrapped up with a ickle red heart, and here you see one of them. They are really beautiful, and make the packages feel even more special. Thanks Dy...

I hope you like it and that you will come and join us this fortnight  - YES we are giving you (and ourselves!!!) a little longer to get your tag done... so get inky and have a go. Thanks for looking and please leave a comment, cos I love reading what you think.
Love and light
Frankie
xx

2 comments:

Helen said...

You really captured the feel of the story, Frankie! Gorgeous tag.... so good to see you crafting again.

Marjie Kemper said...

Love the broken clock and all your fab stamping. Had a good laugh at the 'full frontal' too - I'll never thing of that kind of shot the same way.