My inky travels along life's rocky road

Saturday 29 October 2016

Dictionary Challenge - V

Before I show you my dictionary challenge page for this fortnight I have to tell you that I was supposed to be away for a few weeks and knew that I wouldn't be able to complete this challenge on time. I was away in India but a few days into my visit DS1 rang to say he had found a leak in the water tank in our loft. It seemed manageable at first but it soon became obvious that it had done more damage than initially thought and so we changed our flights and came home.
The water has travelled down 2 floors into our kitchen via a bedroom, the bathrooms and the staircase. Since our return we have been kept busy with loss adjusters, electricians and water damage specialists. Upto now they have all been wonderful and I have only praise for them.
Carpets have had to be thrown out, cupboards emptied and stuff sent into storage until we straighten ourselves out again. It could have been a lot worse - we can still live here for now although that may not be the case if the ceilings need to be brought down. For the moment we are living with the endless noise of industrial sized fans and dehumidifiers trying to dry the damaged areas. The mouldy smell has subsided but it will be a few weeks before the fans can be switched off.
I'm not really in the mood but I decided to make an effort to enter this fortnight's challenge because it felt good to do something that was 'normal' and not related to clearing/sorting the mess we find ourselves in.
So on to more pleasant things:


This fortnight's letter on the Craft Barn dictionary challenge is V. I've chosen a simple word 'Vehicle'. I used TH's old jalopy die with an Artemio stamp of London buses & taxis. The background is a SplodgeAway mask with peeled paint DI and some words from TH's traveller stencil. I thought the words were appropriate because the invention of vehicles gave people the ability to travel longer distances than their feet could carry them and opened up the world. I added sequins coloured with a Sharpie for no reason other than I fancied a little sparkle. That's it for this entry, I doubt I will be able to see all your entries but I will try.
Edited to add: This page was picked for a prize by the random generator.

9 comments:

  1. oh my, what an awful thing to happen when you were away! hope the repairs can be made without too much (more) disruption. Love the interpretation of the challenge.

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  2. I can truly empathize with you. I had a flood in my basement from a broken water line TWO years in a row. My insurance people were fantastic the first time, but a bit less so the second time. I know all about the scent of mold, the hum of fans and dehumidifiers taller than me, and the long lines of plastic tubing you have to avoid. I hope all turns out for the best and the ceilings can be salvaged.

    This is a wonderful V entry. LOVE that old car. Had no idea it was a die (cut). I hope that means your craft room escaped much of the damage.

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    1. Yes thanks it did, however craft stuff that I didn't use very often and magazines/books have had to go into storage as they were in another area that was partly waterlogged. I also had to throw away lots of lovely sturdy boxes that I had kept for repurposing 'one day'.

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  3. How annoying that not only your house was damaged but your holidays were shortened too!
    Your page is lovely, kudos for doing it despite the worries and waterlogged house.

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  4. Hope everything dries out quickly and well done for continuing the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary challenge amongst all the trauma xx

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    1. Thanks! Crafting has always been a relaxing hobby for me and at the moment it's proving very therapeutic.

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  5. So sorry to hear of your disaster, I hope you get things sorted soon and can have some peace again. What a nightmare.
    I'm glad you decided to do the challenge, its always nice to lose yourself in some crafting for a bit and the result is lovely. That Jalopy is one of my favourite Tim Holtz things (but all his things are my favourites so I'm bound to like this one!). Take care, things will get better. x

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  6. Oh I am so sorry to hear of your water nightmare! I hope you don't have to have the ceilings taken down! I will sent positive vibes that they will be ok!!! I hope it all gets sorted soon. I love your vehicle page - fabulous! Take care! xxx

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  7. A great page and a worthy winner of the challenge. Flicking through the website making decisions on how to use your voucher will distract from the mess around you. I hope all is sorted quickly and you can get back to normality.

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