It's a fusion of jazz and funk ... It's called JUNK!

Ginkies Pinkies! 

Will you look at that! 

I am back again in the same day!

This time I'm playing along with Linda,

 The Funkie Junkie in the  

12 Tags of Christmas 2012!

I have to say, the week #2 tag really inspired me today so ... 

for the moment, I am skipping a week & going with the Mojo! 

My tag on the left here ..................... The gorgeous Ms Linda's tag on the right.

Being an "Inspiration Challenge" 

as part of the rules you have to share what inspired you ... 

Well! ... the metal look & the cogs just got me going!

Cogs go with time pieces, & what better to go with time than

Father Time himself & New Years Eve! 

With all that metal going on!

That darn song that plays at the end of the movie Robots, 

was playing on repeat in my head! 

Yeah I got kids! .... 3 of them!

If you're not familiar with the tune ... 

I snagged it off You Tube for you :))

And as my camera shows a horible shot up against Linda's tag, 

I have some close ups for you too! 

Close up of the bottom ... 

 A close up of the top. 

I started with a tag base, & then raided the bottom kitchen drawer for some aluminum foil.  Some modge podge stuck it down, & then it was time for some TH alcohol inky fun!  Love the wrinkles I was able to achieve & how the ink helped emphasis them!

 Grandfather Time - stuck in time in the watch. 

I had some real trouble finding a Grandfather time I liked, but I finally found one over on deviantART {here}. I made the watch frame with some inventive uses from my circle spellbinders & the watch loop from a tag die.  It was originally antique sand but it looked to 'new' for the tag so it got a doze of some silver glitter flecks (another thing not used in years!) And Grandfather time got a coat of clear embossing powder, then a coat of Rock Candy, some heat & it all went a bubbly kind of vintaged look.  Love that it didn't crackle & that it took the shine off but still gave the image depth.

To finish off, I went on a major raid of my stash!  I used some silver tinsel pipe cleaners for the top of the tag, grunge-d up with some more alcohol inks, & gave them a spring like twirl.  I grabbed a chain for the father time pocket watch & some brads, & used the center of the cogs to link the chain all together through the tag.  A found a metal file tab that found a new home on the side, for the stamped clock I added some small metal tags for hands held on with another brad & some beading wire made some loose springs so it looks like it is all going 'boing'.  The Grandfather metal plate I have been hording onto for a while now so it was also snagged up for this piece. 

I played with a lot of old stash today, & used techniques that I have not played with in ages!  I can not wait to make a start on the remainder of the 6 tags I have got to go to catch up on!

Anyways,

I only have till December 17th to get my 12 weeks of Christmas tags in by

& I still have another 5 to go to catch up on till I am up to date with the current challenge!

There is a fantastic prize on offer too from 

The Funkie Junkie Boutique! 

So for now, I am of to have some more inky fun & I hope I catch you all later! 

Thanks for dropping in to see me :) 

Recipe -
Image / Sentiment - Unknown

Paper(s) -  Tag, kitchen aluminum foil

Embellishment(s) -  TH alcohol inks, ranger fine black embossing powder, clear embossing powder, Rock Candy, Stash - metal chain, brads, Granfather metal plate, tinsel, file tab, black netting, gold micro beads.

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

The Funkie Junkie - 12 Tags of Christmas - Week #2 ends 17th Dec

Stampin Sister's In Christ - Time. Use clocks/watches, calendars, sundials, etc. OR black and white only Sun E2/3

Glitter & Sparkle - Monochrome Sun 

Catch The Bug - recipe - 1 circle, 3 brads Sat E1/3

It's All About the Vintage - Make your own Background Thurs E2/3

Paperminutes - Steampunk
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