It’s great to document the moments in life that you cherish, but why not take that one step further? Why not display all those great times prominently in your home, or give the gift of memories to your friends and family? After all, scrapbooking really is all about sharing your life with those around you. With that thought in mind, I created the 12-photo clock featured in this article.
For this project I used photos from a day that I really cherish and that I want to remember forever. Displaying this clock in my home is going to help me do just that. Each time that I look at these photos, I am taken right back to that warm summer day, the waves crashing into the shore, the wind on my face, the hot sand between my toes and how happy we all were to be together.
Give the gift of memories, moments and happiness to yourself or someone you love. Here are step by step instructions to help you complete this project along with a full supply list. Display it proudly!
Supply List:
Clock:
Multi-Photo Clock (Traditions Studios)
Cardstock:
Blue cardstock (Prism Papers)
Adhesive:
Adhesive Sheets (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L)
E-Z Dots (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L)
Mod Podge (Matte Plaid)
Diamond Glaze (JudiKins)
Embellishments:
Rub-ons (American Crafts)
Jewels (Darice)
Jewels (Heidi Swapp)
Sheet Metal
Black Fun Flock (Stampendous)
Miscellaneous Tools/Supplies:
Mask (Heidi Swapp)
Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk (ColorBox)
Studio Mini (QuicKutz)
Laser Transparency (Hewlett Packard)
Anywhere Hole Punch (Making Memories)
Inspiration Font
Foam Brush
Step One: Using a blunt object, remove the photo lenses by pushing outward through the holes behind each photo area on the clock.
Step Two: Crop down your 12 selected photos to 2”x2” and arrange accordingly. I’d suggest cropping them all down and then arranging them in the open spaces on the clock before putting them into each individual photo lens. This will give you more freedom to move them around before committing them to a particular spot on the clock frame.
Step Three: Place each photo into the selected lens. At this point, I chose to embellish a few select photos. Rather than doing this directly on the photo, I embellished the lens itself with rub-ons and jewels. After you have finished embellishing set the competed photo lenses aside, maintain the order and layout you want.
Step Four: At this point I chose to cover the clock face itself. To do so remove the screws from the backside of the clock, lift off the cover and set the glass aside. Trim a sheet of solid cardstock to fit within the square. To punch the hole for the clock mechanism itself, remove the hands and apply a small amount of chalk to the top of the center peg. Place your trimmed cardstock on top and apply some pressure with your finger to the peg. When you remove your cardstock you will see a chalk outline where the peg sits. Using an Anywhere Hole Punch, found in any eyelet setting tool kit, punch a hole the size of the chalk outline.
Step Five: Now, you are ready to begin to embellish your clock face. Place your trimmed cardstock on a scrap piece of paper or a Craft Mat. Apply the Heidi Swapp Mask over the cardstock being sure to rub down all the edges. Using a foam brush apply a very fine coat of Mod Podge Mat over the mask. You may repeat this process as many times as desired on the cardstock to fill any open areas. The result is a reverse watermark of the mask on your cardstock. Visually appealing yet it won’t interfere with the clock display itself.
Step Six: Once your Mod Podge is dry you can further embellish as desired. I outlined the outside edge with Heidi Swapp Jewels, and marked spots on the face with some smaller blue jewels. I adhered the jewels with Diamond Glaze using a toothpick.
For the numbers on the face of the clock, I die cut some sheet metal using QuicKutz. To make this process a bit easier, first apply a Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Adhesive Sheet to the back of the sheet metal before die cutting it. Once it has been cut, you’ll find that you can just peel off the backing and adhere the number to the face of the clock!
To get the location and the date on my clock, I printed out the information on a transparency sheet, cut it to fit and placed it under the glass.
Step Seven: Set the clock base aside and go back to the front clock cover. Cover the raised black edges with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Adhesive Sheets. Burnish well over the edges and remove the backing. At this point cover the entire exposed adhesive with the black flocking. To do this, simply sprinkle the flocking, press down and then tap off any excess.
Step Eight: All that remains now is assembly. Snap in all the photo lenses into the flocked front clock cover in the desired locations. Replace the glass, being sure to place the printed transparency sheet between the glass and the clock face. Replace the front clock cover and screw back into place.
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