Here is my entry for the bubble challenge by Lilibulle - to use her given image and 4 words. The image is really so pink and purple, so I decided to get out my waxes and encaustic iron!! I made the bubble texture by using my sequin waste and the iron. The words are done on the computer and the flowers are from my stash. Hope she likes it!!
The theme on my DragonsDream TIO challenge this week is to make a postcard tag. I bought the images I have used here at the Stamp Addicts retreat, and thought they would be just right, when I thought up the idea of a postcard. This is actually A5, bigger than postcard size, but the only rules are to use the postcard theme.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon, doing Cynthia's challenge over at her Rainbow Lady's Challenge blog - Script. She wanted to see some calligraphy and I was in my element with this collage. I used an A5 piece of cream coloured card and distressed it with old paper, tattered rose (new and I LOVE it!!!) and brushed corduroy, using a piece of cut n' dry. I used field of sky and cloudy moon, from Stamp Addicts, to add dots and watermarks etc. I then stamped with my new set, Paris Voyage from Curious by Design, in versafine black onyx and old paper, for some calligraphy. I just kept layering stamps and also used a wash of my new blues distress inks. Then I put some clear ep over it and it took in damp places, causing the pitting you can see... UMount plates completed the piece... Hope she likes it!! Thanks for looking.
This is my tag for DragonsDream TIO #11 Passion - The Heart Song, this week. It is inspired by my continuing love affair with Fred, a wonderful man, who loves and cares for me... We have not known each other long, as many of you who know my story will already understand. But it seems like we have always known each other, perhaps in some other life. I wrote a poem about this and you can read it here, if you are interested.
This is my tag for week #10 at DragonsDream - say it with flowers. I was inspired by a bunch that Fred brought me in the week. I am so lucky to be getting flowers again, and I just wanted to share the feeling around!!
I have made the goddess tag into a card for my friend. I added a backing sheet in the same colours and mounted the pieces on to bronze mirri board and used a lovely bronze coloured card stock. Above is the front, obviously, but below is the back of the card. I used a srap of paper left from the tag and stamped 2 more of the Klimpt ladies, so they faced each other. I stippled colour where I wanted to echo the front. I do hope she likes it...
This is my tag for this week's challenge over on DragonsDream TIO #9. It was inspired by my new cube from the Stamp Addict's retreat weekend, Klimt Ladies, by Judikins. I also used some parts of stamps from UMount, travel and time. The shiny postcard was swooshed into a mixture of broken china, weathered wood, faded jeans and tattered rose (all also new) distress inks, then enhanced by the use of cut and dry. The main images were stamped in versafine black onyx and smokey grey, then embossed with clear ep as ever! And that's about it. The ribbon was coloured using the inks and the metal embellishment was from my stash. As always, thanks so much for looking.
Well, my Taiji Quan student, Christine has just become a granny for the first time... so I have made her a card... don't know the parents all that well, so it's more important that she has it!! The image is from a Joanna Sheen CD and also the papers, which were cut into strips and glued diagonally... I added some paper lace and a ribbon from my stash!! Hope she likes it... Thanks for looking.
