Three Way Overlay Stamps on an Oxide Background.

Having experimented with the new set of Distress Oxides to create backgrounds on tags (see HERE), I felt that the four colour combinations that I had come up with represented the four seasons perfectly.  I have also been playing around with the Claritystamp three way Floral Friends overlay stamps, thanks to a wonderful workshop with Maria Moorhouse.  I decided to combine the two.  Unfortunately I have been unable to finish the Autumn and Winter tags, as the season stamps for those are not yet available from Claritystamp.

Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle: A Journal Page

The February prompt on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More is Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle.  I do this a great deal anyway, so I really enjoyed diving into my left over stash to see what I could use.  The only item on the page which didn't come from my left over box was the Quote Chip which finished off the page.

Wanderlust 2018: Peacock Mandala

I completed this page for Lesson 3 of Wanderlust 2018 with guest teacher Jennifer Lee.  She actually created two pieces, but I decided to put my own spin on her mandala project.  Although Jennifer worked on a wood panel, I decided to risk working in my journal.  Despite the layers, the pages remained remarkably flat.

Masculine Birthday Card

This card was made for my brother-in-law who celebrated his birthday yesterday.  He is a keen sailor, so the Adjust the Sails stamp set from Claritystamp was perfect for the occasion.

Recovery Best Wishes

I wanted to make a card for my brother-in-law who was taken ill suddenly eight weeks ago.  He has made amazing progress since it happened and may well be allowed home soon.  It helps that my sister is a qualified nurse of 30 years.  I didn't feel that the sentiment 'Get Well Soon' was suitable under the circumstances, so decided on 'Hope you're up and around soon'.  As he has a sense of humour and was airlifted to hospital by the Scottish air ambulance service while he and my sister were on holiday in Skye, I thought I'd create a focal image which would be a play on the words of the sentiment.  The inside reads ... but not by air ambulance this time!

Journal52 Week 12: Balance

The first thing that came to mind when I saw this prompt for Journal52 was Work / Life Balance and the second was the Yin-Yang symbol; I decided to combine both.

Tag It Tuesday: Geometric Shapes Part 1

This is the first of two tags that I made for Tag It Tuesday February 2017 on the theme of geometric shapes.  They are for my son, who has been unwell and will take some time to fully recover.

Chill - Life's a Beach!

Here's another card to remind us of summer.  I thought I'd enter it into the Countryview August Challenge as the topic was Summertime.
I was inspired for the background by an idea used by Barbara Gray in her 'Strength Always' New Design Stencil Club 14 booklet.  The combination of distress ink colours that she used gave such an impression of summer and the beach - Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmelade.  I had had the Sheena Douglas Laguna Surf and Endless Summer stamp sets for a few weeks and thought that they would make the perfect combination with the background.  I also decided to use pearlescent white card to add shimmer.