Abstract Elk

Hello Nomad friends.  Another lovely sunny day and I made a card for the current Red, White and Blue challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  I am loving all the Red, White and Blue on the blog and in the linky.  It look awesome!!!  I decided to just get out some stamps today, ink them up and see where it led me.  I used Lost Coast Designs lovely Shadow Frame stamps and decided to go abstract with some distress oxide inks.

 

I started by stamping the large rectangle Shadow Frame stamp with Candied Apple distress oxide ink and then the small circle Shadow Frame stamp with Salty Ocean distress oxide ink on white card. I grunged up the background by randomly stamping the Doodle Circles ATC stamp and PMC Circles stamp with blue ink using the stamps off the block so I could just do partial impressions.  Then I stamped Lost Coast Designs Medium Elk Skull with red ink directly on the card and then on a piece of white card.  I fussy cut the elk image and added it to the stamped panel.

 

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Joining the fun at
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Summer Flowers opt AG
We Love Stamping Challenge - Fabulous Florals opt AG

Autumn Angel

Hello.  Welcome.  As usual things have taken longer than I expected but I am pleased with the finished result so maybe that's all that matters.  Unless the linky closes before I get this posted!!   Then I will be slightly disappointed.  But not so much.  I really enjoyed creating this in response to The Craft Barn's Q&L Challenge of Childhood and Cheery Lynn wanted Things With Wings.  I thought the quote I used and butterflies go well together.  I always think the change from caterpillar to butterfly is pretty secret and mysterious too. 

I used Basic Grey Indian Summer Brandied Melon paper, which is quite red in the real, but I can't seem to adjust my levels so they don't look pink.  I'll try another photo tomorrow under natural light.  Just think autumn reds LOL.  I stamped Cornish Heritage Farm Sweet One Collage in black archival and made a frame using parts of Cheery Lynn Southern Charm Valance.  I cut Cheery Lynn Dream Catchers #2, Dandelions, and Mini Dimensional Butterflies from the same paper and also some Sizzix leaves.  I wrote out the quote

Childhood has it's secrets and it's mysteries,

but who can tell or who can explain them

This is a quote by to Max Muller, a German educator who died in 1900

This ended up A4 size!  I am getting quite a few nice signs for my wall with some really good quotes.    

Joining the fun at

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 150 - Things With Wings
The Craft Barn Q&L Challenge - Childhood/Easier 
Stampotique Designers Challenge 165 - One Stamp 
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Challenge - Autumn Colours
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday August 2014 - Stamping

Thanks for your visit.  Hugs