Have the courage to imagine for A Vintage Journey Challenge #10 - Dies and Distress

So I am finally back alongside my fab team mates over at A Vintage Journey and the theme for this journey is Dies and Distress chosen by the lovely Annie ..So make sure you pop across here to see all the creative guides amazing creations and details of how to travel along with us!  So without further ado here is my piece using dies and distress and full of all sorts of yummy Tim goodness :

I went to town using lots of gorgeous Tim Holtz dies to embellish not only the outside but also the inside of my Artist Trading Block. I love the fact that there are lots of sides and also the inside and the top to embellish and create upon.  So here is the inside :

Now here is a how to , including all the dies and Tim Holtz goodies that went into creating this piece. I started by die cutting the block pieces and set too with distress inks and layering stencils.

I started by applying some antique linen distress paint through Tim Holtz layering stencil. I applied it in random places and then left to dry.

Once dry I applied some pumice stone distress ink all over the surface of the box and dried  and then using another layering stencil added some more pumice stone distress ink through ( this time using clockwork stencil).

Here is the outside of the box now all those yummy distress layers are completed.

Inside the box I applied pumice stone through the arrows layering stencil , turning the stencil randomly to cover all of inside.

Now for some of the details that will decorate and fill the inside....you know me and cogs and gears if you have been here before...so I die cut the gears ( a much loved Tim Holtz die) and inked with pumice stone DI, then sprinkled with cement embossing powder. before heating I tapped and wiped off some of the edges and then heat set.

I created two large and two small tags and the inked the edges in black soot and also rubbed rusty hinge DI onto them .

(you will see the detail of them in the finished piece)

I also die cut some arrows from thick card and coloured with stains and then dabbed some antique brass distress paint and some rusty hinge distress ink onto them.

Here are the faces of the ATB. 

For this side I added a die cut framework piece, coloured in walnut stain DI. I added lots of rub ons and some stamped elements .

For this side I added another framework die cut piece coloured with walnut stain and rusty hinge distress ink. I added more rub ons and also added one of the gears from above. I added an idea-ology gear too.

For this side i added another piece of framework die cut coloured as above and some stamped elements and some rub ons and  a pen nib.

For this side ..more die cuts and stamped elements.

Here are the cogs and gears on the top....I adhered them using bingo pieces and spools to make them dimensional. I added the die cut arrows, some idea-ology and then some rub ons .

Hope this shows the dimension.

Here is the inside of the box... I added lots of rub ons and some stamped elements and some idea-ology. I added lots the rest of the gears to create the dimension I glued onto more spools and bingo chips...lots of rusty wire, idea-ology gears and some die cut arrows.

Thanks for taking the time to plough through my post!
I am entering this for the following competitions : start from scratch @ SimonSaysStamp using stencil/masks @ ThatsCrafty