Dragons Dream TIO – The Thornbirds

I have to confess that I have never read this book, despite it being written by a fellow New Zealander. My Bad!

The Dragons Dream Tag It On team are using book titles for inspiration at the moment and this is my effort:

 

I coloured my kraft tag with various shades of distress inks over a stamped and embossed swirl. I then over stamped with Tim Holtz stamp and used another for my bird, also coloured with distress ink. The birds stamped directly on the tag are done in Stazon Dove Gray (so appropriate, lol).  I am really pleased with their subdued look.

I missed last weeks tag but will try really hard not to miss any more!  I am soooo tempted to apply for the design team.

Esther xoxo

I have done something . . .

I have done the two layout challenges for Scrapbook Dreams this month.

The first challenge was to do a layout about food and this is what I did:

The journaling is on the back of the middle tag and reads

“When Mum comes to stay we like to partake of the cheese and cracker starter, lol. We often don't get around to dinner.
On this visit Mum and I had some bonding time in the kitchen and we made a very nice plum jelly to go with our cheese.”

The mid-month sketch challenge was this one from Page Maps:

I chose to use photos of 6 special people in my life who have helped to shape me into the person I am today. Forgive the photo – it was taken in crap light!

Thanks for keeping an eye out for Mr Mojo.  He has made a brief appearance but seems to be in the mood to wander off at will.

Esther  xoxo

Missing Mojo!

Missing, Lost, Misplaced, Gone-Burger – Who knows where it is but if found, please return ASAP

That is all :(

12 Tags of 2012 - March

I was keen to give this technique a go.  You can see Tim Holtz’s tag here.

I didn’t add Glossy Accents to my mosaic pieces because they were from something I had printed on glossy photo paper (discovered at the very bottom of my scrap paper drawer).  The image was of NZ Paua Shell and the colours were just perfect.

I cut two different butterfly shapes on my Silhouette and because I don’t have any distress embossing powder, I decided gold would look pretty good.

The tag was distressed with coffee and edged with Walnut Stain distress ink.

And a close-up of the butterflies:

Thanks for dropping by to take a look.

Cheers,

Esther

Tim’s 12 Tags of 2012

Tim Holtz has called it a day on the 12 Tags of Christmas – and I was kind of expecting that.  I felt last year’s tags lacked a certain something.  Still – he has come up with an alternative.

 

He intends to do a technique tag per month.  His first tag (he is still to catch up on January) is for February and uses honeycomb paper in a Valentine theme.  I am not big on Valentines seeing as I get the same big fat nothing that I get every year, lol.  I knew I had some honeycomb paper hiding somewhere and it took me a while to find it.

Mine is two-toned and not in lovey-dovey colours but I like the end result anyway.

Cheers

Esther

DragonsDream Tag It On

I have been a bit slow getting back into the tag challenges this year.  None the less – I have made one for for may favourite tag site Dragons Dream Tag It On.

The theme is an inspiration from the book title “Birdsong” set in WW1.

I don’t know the book at all so perhaps I may look for it on my next library run.

Cheers

Esther

 

One Word, One Technique

Shell introduced me to this project/challenge site after I expressed the “need” to have an on-going project but one that did not rely heavily on photos (I just don’t get that many).

The introduction to the project can be found here but basically each month there is a technique to use and each week a word with which to play.

Here are my efforts for January. I am not 100% pleased with all of them really. I don’t think this technique is my “thing”.

Technique : Paint Word: Resolutions

I painted the base card (6x4) with blue, used two separate masks (compass and sentiment) and over painted with a green and a white. Then edged the card with yellow paint. It was supposed to look grungy but I think it just looks messy/dirty.

Technique: Paint Word: Today

I painted the base card with a Bronze metallic paint and when dry used Picket Fence Crackle Paint over the top. Sentiment printed on the computer.

Technique: Paint Word: Relax

I painted the base card with “stripes” of metallic water-colour paint that has been sitting un-used forever! Sentiment printed on the computer.

Technique: Paint Word: Go

I covered the base card with patterned paper and used a die-ct from the Silhouette as a mask. I then painted lightly with white, doodled the shape and added the die-cut words of the shape on top.

I missed week 5 - Wish and the extra one - Proud but hope to catch p on those at some stage.

The technique for February is Stamping so, watch this space…….