DragonsDream TIO#116 - A Symphony of Flowers

An unusual sight for the far north of Scotland - a photograph taken in full on sunshine!  I think I have all the ingredients in the recipe for this tag, a pinch of greenery, button  butterfly.
The blue tag was washed in Distress stains, picket fence, milled lavender and victorian velvet.  Overstamped when wet with the vine border, floral edging and large cornflowers (stamps coloured with markers).  The large flower is one from a digi set from Caroline's and I added a scrap of music tissue tape from Tim Holtz to complete.  The smaller flowers and stems have been glazed for added bling.
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Postcard Travels with Roland Poland - Week 16 Romania

Last week saw our intrepid hero afloat on an oil rig supply vessel in the North Sea, having missed the Xong family holiday and rock festival in Iceland.  Despite foul weather conditions, the Captain  has managed to
put him ashore on the beach in Whitby.

He writes to his brother Malcolm,

Hi Malcolm,
Got dropped off by the supply boat last night in Whitby, just below
the Abbey, despite the stormy seas.
There have been reports of a large viscious black dog running about
loose causing mayhem.
Some think he's a Count from Romania.
Bit worried as Xui can't come until the weekend.
I can hear him howling on the cliffs as I write ....
RP
Here is the page I made for him in his travel book

My postcard has been made using PanPastels for the background and stamping using versamark to catch the PanPastels and also black Memento ink.  The stamps are from Stampscapes (eyes) Crafty Individuals (Whitby Abbey) and Chocolate  Baroque (howling wolf).
I have been away on a crafty visit this week so everything has been a bit rushed today.  If I haven't been to see your work I certainly will over the next few days.  Thank you for your lovely comments I find them all very encouraging and look forward to seeing what everyone else has done on their travels.

Postcard Travels with Roland Poland - Week 9 Switzerland

Our canine hero is in somewhat melancholy mood when he writes to his half-brother Malcolm this week.

He says,
Hi Malcolm,
Holiday's over, kids back at school in Switzerland and I'm in the dog house for getting drunk.
Mrs X is filling her safe deposit box with jewellery and Xui busy at work.
Keeping my head down.  Appointment at Poodle Parlour this afternoon - Oh the shame!
RP

Here are the pages I made for him in his travel book.

I used this photo below of Bern at sunset as inspiration for my postcard, it is from the official Switzerland site.

For my postcard I used a brayer, Kaleidacolour Desert Sand ink, Burgundy ink and a stamp from Crafty Individuals.

CD Sunday Challenge - Enchanted

This card is for my daughter Eleanor who is off to do six weeks of nursing practice in Nepal on Friday. Her favourite animal is a unicorn.  The unicorn is from Rob Addams' Celtic CD and has been decoupaged and mounted onto an A6 matt of mica watercolours.  The stamps are embossed in silver and are by Crafty Individuals and the edge of the card has been very randomly embossed in silver.

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CD Sunday Challenge - Sea Life

I have used Joanna Sheen's Ivory Cats CD for the mosaic fishy backing paper and stamped the shells onto pale dusky pink pearl paper with maroon ink.  The nautilus shell is from Clarity and the scallop shell from Elusive Images.  The sentiment is from Crafty Individuals.   Apologies for the poor quality picture, but daylight is at a premium up here and almost entirely missing today!

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DragonsDream TIO #107 - Time Changer

My inspiration for this tag was the thought that perhaps there are parallel universes, different things happening to the same person at the same time.    The main image of a man inside a clock is from Crafty Individuals, the eye is Stampscapes and the square from PaperArtsy.  The words eternity and secret from Elusive Images.  I have also used backgrounds from Stampin Up and PaperArtsy.

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Rainbow Lady's Challenge - 177 - A Time to Remember with Poppies

My stamp is by Crafty Individuals and I have embossed it in white detail embossing powder onto kraft card.  The poppies and foliage have been coloured with pencils.  The mount is a Cuttlebug embossing folder Grace's frame that has been embossed onto the same kraft card and then sanded.  The base card has been edged with Distress Ink Worn Lipstick and shadow stamped with poppies by Clarity.

Reduced to artificial lights to take the photo, as it is a dark day here in the Highlands,  so apologies for the lighting on the photo.  Thanks for stopping by and do feel free to leave a comment - all of which are much appreciated.

Art-cards Challenge Blog - Torso ATC

This little torso atc was so much fun to make!  Wanting to be cheered up on such a depressing day, I have extended the summer for a little while longer.  My stamps are from Crafty Individuals and Lakeland.  The flowers have been coloured with promarkers and the butterflies have had a dusting of crystal glitter.

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Rainbow Lady's Challenge - White Space

My 6x6 card is mainly white but with a diagonal dark brown panel to showcase the lovely Crafty Individuals bird heads that were stamped in Cocoa Memento ink. The leaf in the top left is from a Martha Stewart punch.

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DragonsDream TIO#96 - Dedicated Follower of Fashion

Tried something new to me this week and gone for the collage effect.  The lovely Gents Advertising Label from The Graphics Fairy (see sidebar) forms the basis of the tag, the two mini fashion pictures are from Joanna Sheen Fashion Boutique CD, the punk rocker is a clip art image transfer and the man with the natty whiskers is from Crafty Individuals.  The diamond stamp around the edge is from Clarity.  The top border of the tag has been coloured with copics, decoupaged and embossed for more dimension.  The safety pin, scissors and buttons are from my stash. Distress Inks used - Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Scattered Straw.
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DragonsDream TIO #92 - Child's Play

It is my turn to choose the theme at DragonsDream Tag It On this week and I went for Children or Child's Play.  Bit of a departure for me because as much as I love children, I couldn't eat a whole one!
My tag uses the fabulous Crafty Individuals mini plate "Catch a Falling Star".  It was a totally impulse buy for me as I am not a cute crafter at all.  The characters have had their clothes paper pieced and the rest coloured in with copics.  The balloons are made with a paper punch and the background is from a Kars bubble wrap stamp in Orchid Pink and Pumice Stone onto a lilac tag
Can't wait to see your interpretations of this week's theme and I do hope you will join us on our continuing adventure into Tagland.  Thanks for dropping by and all your comments are hugely appreciated.

Bah! Humbug! #27 - Meeces

Mice sitting at the edge of their mousehole, silhouetted by the light of a frosty moon, watching Santa and his sleigh heading out to deliver gifts to all the boys and girls.  

I wonder how the story ends?

The mouse family is by Clarity Stamps, Santa and sleigh by Crafty Individuals, the rest of the scene is created by sponging shades of yellow, apricot and navy inks around a mask for the moon.  A bit of glitter was added with a Sakura Stardust pen. The Ho Ho Ho sentiment is by Docrafts.

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Rainbow Lady's Challenge #157 - I am Sailing

I love this stamp of the girl looking out to sea, it is by I Brake For Stamps.  Fortunately for me it has a sailing boat in the distance, otherwise I would have been struggling for a suitable image for this challenge!  The shell corners are by Crafty Individuals.  The images were stamped in Stampin Up Not Quite Navy and coloured with pencils for a softer look.  I added two rows of jute string around the picture to give it a nautical look and mounted it onto some seagull paper from Joanna Sheen.

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DragonsDream TIO #83 - Numbers Game

For this tag I have actually dusted off my Cricut and cut something out!  The design comes from "Graphically Speaking" cartridge and was cut out twice so that I could layer up some portions of the design for added dimension.  The script was stamped in black Archival ink over a red tag and coloured around the edges.  The die cut was stamped with various stamps, music, alphabet, hearts, crackle background etc. and then a portion was glittered, Crackle Accented, embossed or decorated with Dotties in black and white.

I do hope you will join us at DragonsDream TIO this week and show us your creations for the Numbers Game.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #156 - Ticket to Ride

Thoroughly enjoyed making this card as it contains everything I love - vintage and architecture!  The lovely tram stamp is by Personal Impressions, the buildings and ticket stamps are by Crafty Individuals.  All coloured with Copics with the exception of the ticket and foreground which has been sponged with DI Tea Dye.  The backing paper is a vintage map of Paris and was provided by The Graphics Fairy.

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DragonsDream TIO#79 - All the Write Postage

Being a keen stamp collector, I enjoy all mail art and this challenge is no exception!

My colours are DI Tumbled Glass and Chipped Sapphire, the main images stamped in Sepia Versafine. Stamps are by Crafty Individuals and

The StampMan. A small bundle of letters and a vellum mini envelope with postage stamp complete. I do hope you will join us this week at DragonsDream Tag It On.

DragonsDream TIO#76 - Something with a Pocket

I was watching a programme on television about the school regime in Victorian times and that got my mind wandering.

My stamps are by A Stamp in the Hand and Crafty Individuals. My pocket is the teachers gown (also with pockets) and the insert in the pocket is the Scholars Monthly Report. Glad I wasn't around then! I have used DI Scattered Straw, Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany.

Our internet problems are still very much with us and I have had to schedule this post whilst it is working, to make sure it gets published. Please bear with me while these problems persist. I will be visiting all your work just as soon as I can.

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DragonsDream TIO #73 My Townscape Triptych

Never done a triptych before, especially not one in a hurry! I am off to London tomorrow for the Alexandra Palace craft show. So excited!

It was also difficult to photograph all three tags together as it has been a very dark and dismal day here in the Highlands.

I have used Sir Tim's Townscape die as my starting point and then stamped a Crafty Individuals street coloured with copics. The iron railings and gate are by the Unmounted Stamp Company and the trees are Clarity and Stampin Up. The gate sentiment is PaperArtsy. Bench and flowers are by Lavinia Stamps.

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DragonsDream TIO#74-Tag on side with Paint and Paper

Had a lovely time making this. I used a piece of corrugated cardboard and die cut a tag using my new best friend, Sir Tim's Tag and Bookplate die. I then peeled off some of the paper and painted it with Periwinkle Eco paint and Lilac acrylic paint. The pier, kite and beach hut stamps are from Rubbadubbado (one of the first ones I ever bought) and the seaside and gulls are from Crafty Individuals.

The images are coloured in roughly with felt tips and I swiped a white ink pad over the whole lot. The reinforcing hole counts as the paper addition to this tag! I am really pleased with the textured look this tag has and will certainly use this method again.

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DragonsDream TIO #73 - Dreaming Haute Couture

I used a lace backgrounder from Stampin USA and stamped it with a Versamark pad. I inked up the brayer in Pretty in Pink (Stampin Up) and brayered a resist background. If you look closely you may be able to make it out. The colour is a bright baby pink but as it is such a dull day, I cannot get a decent photograph without loads of glare.

One of the dress forms is cut by my Cricut and the other is a stamp from Clear Art. The model is by Debbi Moore and the mail stamps from Crafty Individuals. The flowers were punched from a piece of music and edged with pink and the centres are black Stickles. As you can see I raided my bead box and put a few onto a header pin with the ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by and imagine a candyfloss pink tag!