A little Light Heavy Metal...for Simon Says!

Good Morning!
Rise and Shine as they say. Whatever you're up to today, I hope you'll have a really positive  day... I'm sending lots of Marvellous Monday vibes your way. For a little arty inspiration I'm here with my new creation for Simon Says Stamp & Show! where it's a Red Letter Day theme. That can have many meanings these days but I plumped for Birthdays and a metal twist  on "The Male Card." I also wanted to make something to celebrate Mr. Tim's special day and join in the tributes over at Grungy Monday. There's some great cards and I'm sure I've been inspired by this fabulous one by Tracy.

I really wanted to try an all metal card and went straight for my favourite garden wire! I cut two squares and roughly brushed them with Alcohol Inks. Then I cut four Weathered Clocks from corrugated cardboard which is great stuff. It's cheap, chunky and looks like old wood when coloured and swiped with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. I then glued them to the metal with Matt Medium tucking a little Ruler Ribbon behind the front one for a splash of those important red numbers!. 

Then it was an indulgence in Idea-ology! I used a Timepiece, Regal Wings and Spinners topped off with a rather jaunty crown! Again, all tinted with Alcohol Inks.

I glued a chain to the Timepiece and suspended a Memory Frame from it. Inside, I placed my favourite dapper Chap. He is stamped on painted Grungeboard , cut out and mounted on a 'flying' dictionary corner! I thought Flying High was a great phrase so I cut Chip Block letters, stuck them to card and covered them with Ranger Metal Foil. I pounded everything with more Alcohol  inks, used a paper stump to define the letters and then finally sanded them to make them stand out.

On the inside... Here you can see how I used the other clocks. I glued a second clock to the inside of the card front to hide some of the glue work and add extra detail. Of course, you must glue it the wrong way round to get it to match up! I split the second clock into two, again adding an extra at the back. If you're going to fly high, you should enjoy the ride, so...

I coined a Tim saying with letters cut from metal scraps, with a Swivel Clasp and Philosophy Tag for the journey part.

I added a few extras for fun! I randomly snipped the metal so it doesn't look too neat and it's all held together with two wire loops.

And I'm all done. Hopefully a fitting tribute to Mr. T and a card that a few fellas would be pleased to get. What do you think? Although I'll have to work on the envelope...

So what's your Red Letter Day? We'd love to know. Still wondering? Head over to the Design Team Blog and take a look at all the wonderful makes from the team! There's that great $50 spree on offer and The Top Three Spotlight! I'm looking forward to your creations... Thanks so much for calling by! Sarah.