Emerald Anniversary Pocket Watch.

Hello again, to day I thought I would share with you my Mum and Dads Anniversary Pocket Watch.  Once again the basic structure has already been covered in Pocket watch number three, and Steam Punk Floral Compass. The changes are the hinge and that I used white pearl card so that I could hand colour the out side of the pocket watch, using alcohol ink pens, these worked really well.
 Any way before I get carried away heres a look at the pocket watch.



 

 





Basic materials needed.

Art institute glitter and glue, both dries white and clear.
Leather, vegetable tanned.
Playing card stamps by Dark Room Door.
Spellbinders dies.
Emerald, gems,various sizes.
Sizzix pocket watch, circles dies,, labels movers and shapers thinlits dies.
Lifestyle crafts circles dies.
Memory box ,acorn.
Spellbinders, mini oak leaves and branches dies.
Die cutting machine that can cut both thick and thin dies.
Blue leather cord.
Grunge board.
White pearlized card..
Tim Holtz Distressed paint, Picket fence.
Alcohol ink pens..
Water colour paper.
Alcohol inks.
Clarity card.
Momento black ink.
Tim Holtz metalic film.
Pro marker pens.
Colell glue.
Tweezers.
Moulding mat and ball tool.
Memory box.
Vegetable tanned leather, for hinge and strap.
Fine scissors.
Metal edge ruler.
Roller cutter.
Tim Holtz long fasteners.

Here are the steps to make the Emerald Aniversary Pocket Watch.

 

Cut out all the pieces of the pocket watch and the accompanying layers. Paint the edges white with distressed paint. Then cut the layers out in white pearlized card, and stick layers together remembering to punch the holes for the hinges.

 

 

Cut out hinge and strap, punch holes and run through your die cutting machine using  thin dies. This cuts and embosses just the surface of the vegetable tanned leather which prevents any ink or colour bleeding where you don t want it to go.

 

Cover the surface of the leather with a thin coat of white distressed paint and allow to dry thoroughly.

 







 

Colour  the design with alcohol pens, for a really glossy finish. Normally you would not put these together as the alcohol inks will remove the acrylic paint, but using a light hand and the distressed paint you can get some lovely results with glowing colours.

 







 

Attach strap and hinge, then the rest of the layers. Colour the surface of the watch with alcohol ink using pens or ink.

 











 

Then make the label using leather cut out with Sizzix bigz dies, then emboss using thin metal dies and decorate as above.

 

 

 

Stick the sticky backed foil to water colour card or other card that will hold its structure when molded to the inside of the watch. Colour using alcohol inks. Then cut two circles slightly larger than the pocket watch opening, cut a line to the centre, place some glue on the base before moulding into position.

 



 

 

Stamp the kings and queens six times each, cut out the layers wanted and colour. then layer and place inside the pocket watch.

 

 

 



 

Here are some pictures of the finished piece.