My inky travels along life's rocky road

Tuesday 16 April 2013

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - W


If ever I needed something to be on time it was this fortnight's letter for the Craft Barn Alpha Challenge. I knew I would only have a small chance to get it done in time for the deadline and had planned that if I knew what the letter was on Sunday morning I could have a think about it while I was away all day Sunday. Of course things never go according to plan and the letter didn't appear until Monday so I have not been able to think about this DPS as much as I would have liked. The challenge entry also had to have circles on it so here is my Wonderful Wrinkles page. Wrinkles get a very bad press from companies eager to sell their expensive wonder potions so I wanted to portray them in a more positive light. The BG was made using the wrinkle distress technique which is the first technique I learnt using DIs. This is much easier on a loose sheet of paper than on a bound page but I  managed to carefully crumple the pages and then rub the tea dye ink pad over. It hits the raised creases and gives a crackle effect. I spritzed some water over to make the ink run a little and when dry added scattered straw DI all over (guess who forgot to mask off the definition!) . I wanted to give the effect of wrinkled skin. The circles are from Inkadinkadoo's circle and dots set stamped in Adirondack red pepper, Impress chartreuse, lemon yellow and peony purple and peacock feathers DI. The quote is from a stamp I had made a few years ago. It was too small for the page so I stamped it out and enlarged it. The image is from a card I found at the charity shop. So nothing too exciting I'm afraid but needs must. Have a good fortnight!

33 comments:

  1. Hi, there - thanks for stopping by my blog - glad i've found yours!! Wasn't Ally Pally fun!!
    Love your page - and well done you for getting the wrinkle free on a book page. Funnily enough I thought about wrinkles too... must be an age thing (for me, not you I mean!!)

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  2. That's hilarious! You put so much thought into it from the wrinkled background via the gorgeous image to the great quote (?). Absolutely fabulous. Peppered with wrinkles by this time (although not THAT old LOL) it's a page that just suits me fine :-) Love it! Suzanne x

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  3. Great FUN with this word and your pages!

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  4. Brilliant and I hope you do grey as in hair when we get to "G". Using the wrinkle technique is epic too. Super job.

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  5. Absolutely wonderful - you surely hit the jack pot with this fabulous creation!!!!
    sandy

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  6. ooh this is brilliant! What a cool word and you used it so well. The quote is fabulous and the design is very cool! John Peel used his call his wife's wrinkles her medals. I think that is lovely, so that is what I call mine too! xx

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  7. This is fantastic -from the pages wrinkles right through to the phrase. Absolutely spot on (no pun intended).
    Lynn x

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  8. Visiting from The Craft Barn - What a wonderful quote and all your colours are beautiful :0) Mo

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  9. Awe, I love the quote you have used and I can certainly see your wonderful laughter lines! You have a lovely face on a lovely page!

    Karen from The Craft Barn x

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    1. Umm... it's not me, it's just a random image.

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  10. Love this page, wonderful sentiment and background technique.


    Sylv xx

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  11. Fabulous page! Love the whole concept from the wrinkle free distressing and that lovely face to the super quote.THanks for your comments

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  12. It's nice to "see" you, and your page is just perfect.
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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  13. What a fun word to choose - great pages and wrinkles!! Sometimes they are good!!

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  14. Happy, happy, happy wrinkles - the joy of life - just beautiful and so clever and original - love it

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  15. I hope that quote is true!.... Fab pages.

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  16. .... Yes it was UKScrappers... Had my other head on!... Thanks for pointing it out, I've changed it!... Didn't recognise your alter ego!

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  17. What a fab project. I love the quote and so will keep laughing.
    Your circles look beautiful too.
    Rosie x

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  18. This is brilliant! And love the quote!!

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  19. Great choice of word for W and the pages look fab!

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  20. Perfect, perfect! Great choice of word and a great page!

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  21. I like the quote, great choice.

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  22. Great page and fab word choice

    MaggieH

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  23. Just hopping round all the W entries...
    Lovely page
    :)
    Laura

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  24. Brilliant - great word, great pages. MMx

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  25. Beautiful background. I love it

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  26. I really like the picture of you and the words - such a personal and wonderful creation.

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  27. A fabulous page for such a wonderful word choice!

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  28. Wow what an amazing page, I love your chosen word and the picture is divine. Beautifully done.
    Hugs x

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  29. That's fantastic, love your wrinkle page.

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