back to the drawing board

i've been collecting all of the shadow box craft dies by lawn fawn for a while now. i put a few of them to good use recently to make my first shadow box card. i paired the dies with a few stamps from taylored expressions that are sized perfectly to fit inside the little shadow box.

supplies
cardstock: [black tie/bling] bazzill basics
patterned paper: [build a scene halloween] taylored expressions, [scraps]
other paper: [velum]
archival ink: [jet black] ranger
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
accents: [sticker] october afternoon
liquid accent: [black wink of stella] kuretake, [white enamel accents] ranger
clear stamps: [happy haunting] lawn fawn
rubber stamp & die combo: [cutting edge - ghosts] taylored expressions
craft dies: [shadow box card] lawn fawn, [build a scene - window, build a scene - trees, little bits - moon & stars] taylored expressions

i recently finished stitching the autumn whirligig design by heart in hand - these designs are super quick to stitch. over the summer i decided i wanted to frame the whirligig series in a tim holtz assemblage clock - but it took me a while to get started painting the clock. i used a set of verday paints that i've had for several years - i bought the paints a way long time ago when i saw a one of these clocks painted with them at the queen's ink in maryland. the paints were super easy to use & i let each coat dry for several days before adding to it. i've already stitched the summer whirligig & plan on switching out the design for each season. up next - winter!

supplies
pattern: [autumn whirligig] heart in hand
fabric: [32ct wren linen] picture this plus
threads: classic colorworks, gentle arts & weeks dye works

frame: [assemblage clock] tim holtz idea-ology
gesso: [clear] liquitex
paint: [verday paint & patina set] ten seconds studio
other: [foam core board, batting]