My inky travels along life's rocky road

Wednesday 18 September 2013

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - G


This fortnight's letter on the Craft Barn Alpha Challenge is G. I did contemplate doing Geisha but as I'd already done 2 oriental themed letters (H for Haiku and K for Kimono) I decided against it. I got this giraffe stamp in a grab bag a while back and it seemed like a good opportunity to use it. Unfortunately due to the size of the stamp and the position of the definition I had to photocopy the definition and add it later - up till now I've always managed to work around the definition. I covered the pages with white acrylic and brushed on ripe persimmon, spiced marmalade, worn lipstick, frayed burlap and pumice stone DIs. The giraffe was stamped and coloured with coloursoft pencils and Sansodor. I cut one of the larger trees away from the stamp and used it along the bottom edge along with a Darkroom Door flower stamp which looks like a tall tree (sort of). I cut a letter from my Hippie Chick alpha and added the definition. Not many letters to go now and I'm very pleased to have managed to keep up - I won't know what to do with myself next year!

27 comments:

  1. Wow. He is stunning. Love your background colours.
    I have managed to work round all my words on my pages too but it hasn't always been easy. Where getting down to the last few letters now and X is still there!! hugs Mrs A.

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  2. This is brilliant! I love it... yes, I've kept up too...wonder what they'll have for us next year..

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  3. Adorable page-love the green stamping along the bottom

    Chrissie x

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  4. Super Giraffe page, love the trees, yes they all look most definitely like trees! BJ

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  5. Very beautiful page. The giraffe in itself, and the bright , lovely background.

    I was tempted , too, to use the word geisha, when I made my page :-)

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  6. Fabulous G page. Great use of that flower stamp! MMx

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  7. Well done on catching up with the dictionary challenge Rukhshana, I have enjoyed following you on this journey. Love this page and the various colours you have used for the background and he is a very majestic giraffe.
    Lynn x

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  8. Brilliant Giraffe. Love your scene - really looks like Africa!

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  9. Fabulous page, wonderful giraffe image.

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  10. Gorgeous Giraffe page I love the stamp and wanted to do Giraffe but had no stamp I must get one from somewhere! Oh meant to say great trees too.

    MaggieH

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    1. Maggie Crafty Individuals have a giraffe stamp (it also comes with an elephant image) and Katzelkraft have a giraffe (again with other images) in their Cirque collection.

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  11. Well I can tell I have to work harder - this is so, so good!
    I do love the colors - really well done!
    sandy

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  12. Gtrat composition and painting, so much to like.

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  13. Adorable page!
    nagaonkarshilpa.blogpsot.in

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  14. Great giraffe page. Lovely colours and colouring and you stamped an uniked stamp that has to be good.lol.

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    1. Just wanted to say I love your work especially this week's entry - goalkeeper. Sorry I don't comment on your entries but I don't do Facebook.

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    2. Thank you for your comment. Truth be told I wouldn't be doing Facebook if it weren't for this challenge.lol. But it is just soo much fun I wanted to join in - then I wanted to comment - so now I have Facebook and Google account. Maybe one day I will get a blog but they seem like a lot of hard work.

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    3. I had a picture trail for the Craft Barn calendar challenge but I had so many problems with it then Isabelle suggested I started a blog. It really is surprisingly easy - I just wanted a simple blog so I could take part
      in challenges. If you're thinking about it I would urge you to dive in.

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  15. How could I miss your so beautiful blog ! I like it very very much.

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  16. Wow I just love this page! You have captured a wonderful safari scene, lovely colours too;)
    Val x

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  17. Giraffe, lovely page and great word. Hugs Frea

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  18. Great pge! Love the giraffe and the green trees at the bottom!

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  19. Love your background and the trees (yes even the flower trees!) are great.

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  20. Fabulous page! The trees all look really cool! xx

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  21. Great page! Sorry I'm late getting round this time! xx

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  22. One of my favourite animal! Great page
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn.
    Izzy

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