Sunday, 15 September 2013

Craft Barn Alpha Dictionary - G

The latest in the fortnightly challenges from the Craft Barn Dictionary Alpha challenge was launched today - and it's G.

I rummaged through the dictionary and then through my stamp drawers - found some long forgotten hardly used stamps by Stampendous....This is the result.


 I painted the background with a mixture of Sage, Hey Pesto and Guacamole Fresco paints, and stamped the 3 images on white card, colouring them with watercolour pencils before cutting them out and laying them on the page..


I've recently bought some Bombay Inks by PH Martin - acrylic India Ink - lush colours, this is the turquoise I've used, and one of my late Dad's calligraphy dipping pens... this nursery rhyme seemed appropriate to the word I chose!

I took some white paper flowers, stamped on them in archival ink and brushed some Squeezed Lemonade distress ink over the top, to finish the page off.
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21 comments:

  1. Cazz15 September 2013 at 13:15

    Lovely page helen x

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  2. Julia Dunnit15 September 2013 at 13:45

    Cor Lovely stuff. Like the pen and ink work..omg and no blobs or blots..clever you!

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  3. Julie Lee15 September 2013 at 13:51

    Ah, now I understand all the messages about India Inks on Twitter! Beautiful pages! Super colours and effects, so delicate. I love anything to do with gardens! I completely missed Z last time. Maybe I'll catch up and do Z and G together! Life's got a bit busy again! Julie Ann x

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  4. massofhair15 September 2013 at 14:46

    Wonderful page Helen:-)

    Saw the Bombay inks in June and considered getting some. The colours are so vibrant in the bottles, especially the purple and orange:-)

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  5. Carmen 15 September 2013 at 15:48

    I'm so jealous - I've been drooling over those inks for ages. Love what you did with them - going to be thinking of that rhyme all day now :)

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  6. Words and Pictures15 September 2013 at 17:21

    Lovely pages, and the glowing words look amazing - how lovely to use your Dad's pen to do them.
    Alison x

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  7. BJ15 September 2013 at 17:33

    Super page Helen, nice to have some memories of the hot Summer we had which seem long gone now. BJ

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  8. craftimamma15 September 2013 at 22:13

    Fab pages for the Alpha Challenge Helen. Those stamps are really pretty but I never use anything like that purely because I don't have the patience to colour them in, lol! Love the one with the arch!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  9. Anonymous15 September 2013 at 22:20

    Lovely page.

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  10. paulaexuk18 September 2013 at 22:32

    Like the stamps and colouring very much on this one.

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  11. Scrapmate18 September 2013 at 23:39

    Great colours on this really pretty DPS. Nice choice of word.

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  12. chrissie19 September 2013 at 08:33

    Beautiful page with lovely images

    Chrissie x

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  13. Maisie Moonshine19 September 2013 at 16:01

    Gorgeous images, pretty pages. MMx

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  14. Pat19 September 2013 at 18:34

    Pretty gardens.

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  15. Elaine19 September 2013 at 19:17

    Great green garden!

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  16. Maggie19 September 2013 at 20:23

    Lovely cottage garden pages and very brave to write in ink with real pens! I have chosen garden too

    MaggieH

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  17. carolfromkiwiland21 September 2013 at 02:28

    great page. Beautiful colouring in of stamped images. they are lovely gardens - not at all like mine.

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  18. Unknown24 September 2013 at 19:23

    Very original with that little rhyme, lovely page! Hugs FRea

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  19. Craftyfield28 September 2013 at 15:25

    You chose lovely images and coloured them well. I have been considering the inks for a long time but still not sure how I could use them. I take it you don't have the ELB03 stamp from PA... it's got that "How does you garden grow" saying!

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  20. Sylvia29 September 2013 at 09:11

    Checking out the "G" pages now I am back from holiday. Fabulous page, love the garden stamps and use of the nursery rhyme.

    Sylv xx

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  21. Anonymous1 October 2013 at 12:56

    Fantastic!
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn.
    Izzy

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