Stamp It Crazy

And that's just what I did .....10 individual images although if you discount the 4 grave stones as 1 and the 2 stunted trees as 1 that still makes 6. Stamps used were gothic fairy (dragon mistress) from Stamp it Crazy, dragon and owl from Tanda Stamps, gravestone from recollections, the stunted trees are from De Stempelwinkel and the tree is a digi from .....um.....I'll find it some where.
Using distressing ink, I daubed a background and just added layers from there. There is a moon hiding behind the trees branches by the way. The dragon was stamped with stazon onto a shiny green card that has holographic properties the other images in pigment inks. The tree coloured in PM's, the fairy with watercolours the rest are inked. Great fun to put together - just missing a few bats in the sky - but I don't have rubber ones :( ....... yet.

I am entering this into the Haunted Design House challenge #52 - Stamp It Crazy.. a minimum of 3 stamped images (or digis)
My thanks go to Lyn (BD) for her generosity without which I could not have made this.

Flutterings, foul or fearsome

Well Barb over on Haunted Design House wanted Foul Flutterings this week for HDH challenge #50. Well I don't know about foul ... because I like dragons ... but this lady would be definately fearsome. Nothing can be more fearsome or foul than a mother looking after her young under perceived threat. Auresha, from Tellen's Place Designs is blissfully unaware of her fate as she offers up a little snack for the draglets.
Using 4 different dragon stamps from Tanda stamps and a digi flower from Dew Drop Craftz as the additional images I put together this little project.
The orange paper that I'd printed the flower onto was layered onto textured orange cardstock (after a little roughing up round the edges). The mummy dragon coming out of the sun was stamped with green ink and heat embossed with both a red glittery powder and silver with other details water coloured. Auresha herself was coloured with promarkers, with just a touch of glossy accents on the eyes, horns and wings. The draglets were stamped in the same green ink as mum onto pearlised card and coloured the same. The reverse image was obtained by stamping onto acetate and rubbing the image onto the card with my ball tool.

Handfasting

Congrats to Frankie and Freddie on their upcoming handfasting. This ancient rite has many differences depending on the religion. I may have taken a liberty in assuming it's the old british Pagan ceremony that is to take place, please forgive me. Paganism is, like so many religions, steeped in lore and symbology. It's on this symbology that I have based my card with tag. Frankie from Tag It On requested a theme inkeeping with where the vows are to be exchanged.....the garden. I'm not surprised - it's a gorgous garden.
Using a BP from Crafters' Companion as the main garden, matted onto gold for the male energy. I have added a few little extras.
Decoupaged Magnolia to symbolise "Love of Nature" backed onto silver which signifies the female energy. The magnolia is pieced so it links with the gold - Frankie and Freddie together.
The tag slips into a little pocket at the top. I used a tulip "Fred she said" digi stamp coloured red with PM's to symbolise "Declaration of Love". On the back I added an image from Tanda Stamp's fantasy and dragon range. This of course is Frankie. I plaited some red, green and black ribbons for the tie. There are a few meanings for the colours and I thought these colours were apt.
Black signifies: strength, empowerment, wisdom, vision, success, pure love, negation without reflecting, unlocking when stuck, banishing evil or negativity.
Red signifies: will, passion, strength, fertility, courage, health, vigor, lust, danger,
Green signifies: finances, fertility, luck, success energy, charity, growth, rejuvenation, prosperity, nurturing, beauty, health, ambition, counteract greed and jealousy, plants kingdom including herbal healing.

Nearly done....

The white and red roses on the base of the card signify togetherness and unity. This was a donated stamp from a friend and the origin is no longer visible. I inked the roses in red and the tendrils in black. Tendrils themselves signify ties, added a splash of colour with PM's.
The base is circular with a semicircle cut out for the stand. The circle itself being highly symbolic in many religions. One of the meanings is unity.
There you have it, complete with my ramblings. At least the reasoning behind my choices should be a little clearer though.











I am also entering this into this weeks Tellen's Place challenge "Going to the Chapel"