It's the last day of my theme over at Art Journal Journey and I would like to thank Elizabeth and the other moderators for inviting me to be a guest host. Also, big thanks to everyone who has entered - without you it would not have been so enjoyable.
I got a little carried away with making my 9" x 6" pages and binding them together with my Rollabind. Great to be able to add and remove pages as I went along. So today I have two for you. I got lost with my scheduling and ended up with one page over so here they are - twofer ...
This was created on a peice of grey card and put through my die cutting machine with 'Rivets' to emboss the background. I then went lightly over it with Black Soot Distress Oxides to show the embossing. The bird on the left is by Stampendous and is a clockwork one but does have feathers on its head (and rulers on its tail).
The bird on the right is one of Tracy Evans' creations from Aall & Create, and he is left black and white but his top hat has a touch of green to stand out against the bright sun that I made on a separate piece of card and stuck on. This was from a class I took with Tracy a long time ago and I loved the effect. At the top are the words "Fly Free" again by Tracy.
My second one is one I first called "Serengeti" but then I could not find the stamp and so it had to be renamed "Africa".
This was made using Distress Oxides to create a suitable background and then spattered with water for a bit more interest and to break up the solid colour. I simply stamped the giraffe on the right and put some trees and birds alongside. Finally the word "Africa".
Giraffes have short dense fur with a unique pattern of dark patches that range from beige to chestnut brown. Did you know, no two giraffe skin patterns are exactly the same but some regional patterns are so common and distinct that zoologists have identified a number of species based on the patterns.
So this really is my final posting for this theme - Fur and/or Feathers. There's still time for you to do another one. I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration I've tried to show you during September - and once again a BIG THANK YOU to all who have entered and made it a super month for me.
I wonder what the next theme will be? Pop over to Art Journal Journey tomorrow to see. See you there!
