Saturday 15 November 2014

Week 22 - The Craft Barn Quotes & Lyrics Challenge

We are now at number 22 in The Craft Barn Quotes and Lyrics Challenge and the words given to illustrate this time around are "moon" and/or "sensation".

A moon lyric come into my head immediately. It's from "To the Moon and Back" by Savage Garden and you can hear it here. I stamped the moon first and then brushed on a hint of Scattered Straw DI before masking it. I then applied Distress Ink to the background and stamped the birds.



Postcard Recipe
Card 
Anna Marie Designs Super Smooth Printer 300gsm & 200gsm
Inks
Distress Inks - Scattered Straw, Weathered Wood
Ranger Archival Watering Can
Versafine Onyx Black   
Stamps
Moon - Stampscapes
Birds on a Branch  - Personal Impressions Swirly Birds set PICS013
Other
Computer generated words - "Typewriter" font

It took some time to find a short "sensation" quote - so many of them were more like essays. I finally plumped for one by John Ruskin, a Victorian who was an art critic, art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. A very busy man!
I used PaperArtsy Fresco paints on the background and stencilling before giving the circle stamp it's very first outing.


Postcard Recipe
Card
Anna Marie Designs High White Card 300gsm
Anna Marie Designs Super Smooth Printer Card 200gsm
Inks/Paints
Ranger Archival Ink - Coffee
Walnut Stain Distress Ink.
PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - Cheesecake, Tango, Limelight
Stamp
IndigoBlu Circle Dot Background - Code: CDB 1
Other
Word stencil - The Crafters Workshop CW261s Mini Art Is
Numbers and letters stencil
Words computer generated - "Goudy Handtooled BT" font
 

 
 

10 comments:

Craftyfield said...

Love your moon stamp (I would say that wouldn't I!). Both pages are great and so different in style.

massofhair said...

Two beautiful pages, loving the colours on both. I love the IB circles stamp i use it a lot!:-)
xxx

Lesley said...

2 lovely cards and quotes. I love the birds on the first one! xx

thassos456 said...

Two great cards. Love the colour combo on the second one. My fav colours :)

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I was especially impressed with your lyrics postcard, because you couldn't have picked better stamps to illustrate them.

I was also quite impressed with the background of the second postcard. Really great colors and I was mesmerized by the circles.

Elaine said...

Love those little birdies looking at the moon and well done on finding a sensation quote too!

Unknown said...

Two lovely cards and quotes.

TwinkleToes2day said...

Wonderful postcards as always and great choice of quote & lyric. Have a great week ahead :o)

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Just catching up with the Moon/Sensation-Challenge, really a bit late these days. These are two fabulous pieces.

Anonymous said...

Aha I have that moon stamp and couldn't remember who made it, thank you Maggie :)
Two fabulous postcards - love the simplistic touch on the first one and the more arty look for the second one. Both brilliant xx