Les poupees

The Gothic arches challenge is little girls, and I've combined this with this pretty image given by So Artful challenge.
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Stamps: Stampington Paris 1900

Inks: Distress inks Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Fired Brick and Shabby Shutters; Archival Black

Extras: Background image from www.digitalcollagesheets.com; Children image from So Artful

Three Sisters

The Gothic Arches theme this week is vintage women.

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Stamps: ISC About Me; DarkRoom Door Friendship Flowers; Paper Artsy Backgrounds 2

Inks: Versamark; Adirondack Cranberry and Mountain Rose; DI Tea Dye; Anna griffin Chocolate; Marvy Pen Mocha

Extras: Image from Tuscan Rose CD 3; Star gem; Clear EP

Cacao Suchard

I found this great image on flickr for the Gothic Arches theme of chocolate. I'm not sure what the 4 represents - something to look up!
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Stamps: Stampington Butterfly Girl and French Dictionary; Time to Stamp ATC set 1

Inks: DI Shabby Shutters, Pine Needles, Antique Linen, Aged mahogany and Tea Dye; Marvy Black Pen

Extras: Image from Rohtola on Flickr; Scissors to distress edges

Mermaid Bath Salts

The Gothic Arches theme this week is fantasy; I chose a mermaid. I cannot tell you about the background paper except to say that I added a few details onto one of a series of backgrounds that a friend of mine gave me as a present. She knows my favourite colours well! The image came from the internet.

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Stamps: Elusive Images Good Deeds

Inks: VersaColor Lagoon Blue and Pacific

Extras: Anchor Eyelet; Magic Mesh; Background Paper; Vintage image; Waxy Flax Icy Blue

Smelling the flowers

The Art Creations friday challenge is a photo, which I've just used the image from and tinted.

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Stamps: Paper Artsy Man of Numbers 2; DarkRoom Door Full Bloom Vol 2

Inks: Ecoline Pastel Blue, Burnt Sienna, Chartreuse and Magenta; Adirondack Slate; DI Worn Lipstick; Watercolour pencils

Extras: Cling Film; Vintage Image; Tracing paper

Which way to the carnival?

The 23rd of February is Mardi Gras so the Gothic Arches challenge is using this, or carnivals, as their theme.

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Stamps: DarkRoom Door Venezia

Inks: Adirondack SailBoat Blue and Caramel; Versamark; VersaFine Onyx Black

Extras: Image from internet; Perfect pearls Gold

Love in Japanese

The Gothic Arches theme this week is hearts. I wanted to make something very delicate, which I'll probably send to my Japanese sister-in-law. She gave me the cream and gold paper which you can see fragments of here.

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Stamps: Stampington Romance Elements; Simple Expressions The Orient; HA Heartfelt Messages

Inks: DI Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick and Aged Mahogany; Brilliance Galaxy Gold; VersaFine Onyx Black; Castaway; DI Refill Antique Linen; Gold Pen

Extras: Perfect pearls Gold; Gesso; Japanese paper; Prima Flowers; PM eyelet and Adhesive Stones; Fibres

Mona Lisa Smile

My first Gothic Arch for ages - this one uses tags.

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Stamps: BLine Leaf Swirl; Time to Stamp Leo's Plate; HA Fantastic Flourishes and Brushstroke Lowercase Letters; Paper Artsy SchoolDays 1

Inks: H2Os Icy Iris, Sea Glass and Autumn Skies; VersaFine Onyx Black; DI Broken China; Versamark

Extras: MM Metal Brad; Tag Punch; Metallic RubOns; Black and Clear EP; Waxy Flax Icy Blue; Black Paper

Believe

The Gothic Arches theme for this week is trees. I made mine into a forest!

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Stamps: Paper Artsy xmas 4; Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer; Stampington Chatistmas Found Elements; Printworks Diamond Dust

Inks: DI Shabby Shutters, Weathered Wood, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick and Walnut Stain; Versafine Onyx Black; Adirondack Bottle; Brilliance Moonlight White

Extras: Sticky Foam Fixers; Waterbrush

First flakes of snow

The Gothic Arches theme is snow. I really struggled with this theme - this is my 3rd attempt!

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Stamps: Paper Artsy Petals 6; RSTapestry Love Set; HA Snowflake

Inks: VersaColor Bamboo; Fluid Chalk Maroon; Versamark; DI Peeled Paint

Extras: Image from The Lady's Closet; Seafoam White EP; PP by Basic Grey and Imaginisce

Lighting the stable

The Gothic Arches theme this week is celebration. Jesus's birth is a great cause for celebration!

This is a tiny arch.

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Stamps: Paper Artsy Mini 16; Stewart Gill PB1; Studio G celebrate

Inks: Adirondack Lemonade, Lettuce, Meadow, Aqua, Sail Boat Blue and Denim; Versafine Onyx Black; Watercolour pencil in brown; Inkessentials White Gel Pen; Alcohol Ink Gold Mixative

Extras: Grungeboard Star

life's treasures

The Gothic Arches theme this week is silhouettes. The image came from Karen's Whimsy, where there are several silhouette images. I was tempted to add more to the arch, but decided that less was more.
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Stamps: ISC All About Me

Inks: Archival Black; Alcohol Inks Lettuce, Bottle, Stonewashed and Pearl Mixative

Extras: Image from Internet; Prima Flowers; Black Brad; Glossy Card

We will Remember

Today is Remembrance Sunday in the UK. A day when we commerorate those who have died in service to their country. To anyone whose parent/child/relative/friend is currently serving their country I dedicate this card to them, grateful for their willingness to give.

The Gothic Arch theme is buttons and the Lots to Do theme is remembrance.

The Fimo Buttons were an RAK from SammieJay

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Stamps: HA A Real Poppy and Fanciful Leaf Filament; Paper Artsy One Penny 2

Inks: VersaColor Rose Red, Old Rose, Topaz and Raspberry; H2Os in Garnet and Pink Arthurian; Marvy Pens Jade Green, Crimson Lake and Plum; Fluid Chalk Maroon; DI Walnut Stain; Brilliance Moonlight White

Extras: Fimo Buttons; DarkRoom Door Wordstrip Venetian; Waterbrush; Letraset RubOns

Two friends

The Gothic Arches theme for this week is vintage children. I stamped the image of the children onto some tissue paper so that they would be a little lighter than the background.

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Stamp: Crafty Individuals 147 and 84; SugarLump Studios; Invoke Arts Backgrounds; ISC All About Me

Inks: DI Shabby Shutters, Broken China and Pine Needles; Marvy Pens Bottle Green and Black; Archival Black

Extras: Tissue Paper; Vellum Glue

Piece by piece

The Gothic Arches theme is paper patchwork. I've pieced together lots of little stamped fragments with an aged, faded out look. I think this would have been more effective with machine stitching, but was pleased to use the zigzag stamp.

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Stamps: Simple Expressions The Orient and People 2; Stampers Anonymous Mosaic; Invoke Arts Backgrounds and Pens & Nibs; HA Ribbon stitches

Inks: VersaColor Heliotrope and Amethyst; Versamark

Extras: Detail opaque white EP; Dovecraft Brad; Waterbrush

Style is eternal

Tne Gothic Arches theme for this week is Haute Couture.

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Stamps: HA Style is Eternal and Fancy Hats set

Inks; StazOn Black; Adirondack Eggplant; DI Dusty Concord; Watercolour pencils

Extras: Blender Pen; Sheer ribbon; Circle Punch; Purple Brads; Joanna Sheen lace paper; BB Purple card

Oriental bird

The Gothic Arches theme this week is turquoise - my favourite colour!!

I've added 3 extra challenges from 2Peas - a card of a different size, an unusual embellishment, and sparkle. I used the blue metallic RubOn on the coin to dull down the brightness of the gold. The difference in colour between a scan and a photo is amazing, but on my screen the scan is truer.

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Stamps : Simple Expressions The Orient

Inks : Sticky Fingers Sprays Aqua and Bluebell; DI Refill Antique Linen; Adirondack Stream; DI Tea Dye; Versamark Pen

Extras: Chinese Coin; Feather; Perfect Pearls Gold; Detail Gold EP; Metallic RubOns

Blowing Bubbles

I've combined 2 challenges here. The Lots to Do theme is vintage, and the Gothic Arch site has an open theme.

I dyed the vintage ribbon with the Dusty Concord ink , which matched better than the original colour. To create the random bubbles I stamped using a pen lid. I would have liked to use a metal embellishment at the top, but had to make do with stamping.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Frames 4; Lakeland Ltd Ornate set

Inks : DI Dusty Concord

Extras : PP unknown; vintage lace; Prima Flower; Purple Brad; Image from Chicks57

Brief Encounter

The Gothic Arches theme this week is your favourite movie.


I don't really have one, so I chose Steve's. Yesterday I had no inspiration at all, except the image. Can you believe the coincidence of a postcard of a scene from the movie arriving this morning from a friend who's on holiday and went to see the train station where this film was shot? It's also his fav film! That set in motion my arch. (sorry about the terrible pun!)

If you haven't seen it, you must. It's a great British Classic. I've now got the Rachmaninov piano concerto no2 running through my head - wonderful!

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Stamps : Tim Holtz Staples; Darkroom Door Melody; Crafty Individuals 22; Stampington Checkerboard

Inks : DI Weathered Wood and Black Soot; StazOn Black; Adirondack Slate

Extras : Darkroom Door FilmStrip edges; Junior Dymo labeller

Timely stitching

The Gothic Arches theme for this week is Time.

I'm so glad the stamped clock shows up, as you have to turn the arch around in real life to get the effect of the gold. What you can't see, though, is the shine of the metallic thread.

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Stamps : Time to Stamp Vintage Sewing; BLine Tick Tock; See D's Ancient Alphabet

Inks : Brilliance Coffee Bean and Galaxy Gold; DI Antique Linen and Tea Dye

Extras : Madeira Copper thread; Vintage Buttons; Glossy Card