Tag Tuesday -- America

America is the theme on Tag Tuesday this week. I have inked a tag with distress inks and then stamped various images on the tag, and on a separate piece of card. I used a die cut for the flag.

Every Inchie Monday -- X -Axis

I have been away at the Harrogate knitting and stitching show, and am therefore a bit late doing my inchie.
Not an easy one on Every Inchie Monday this week. For my sewn one I made a grid with black cotton, and the X axis in Green, with the Y axis in orange.
The card one is a drawn diagram of the earths X axis. Not that I really understand it all.

Artful Times -- Triptych

For my DT piece on Artful Times I decided to do something I had wanted to do for a long time. I wanted to use an old photograph of my late brother and myself as small children. I also had a couple of us that were taken on the same day in 2006. My brother was making a speech at my 2nd wedding.
He sadly died in 2008
I have used a wooden triptych frame. which I painted with Fresco paints, and then with crackle glaze, and then some more paint. I mounted the photos on some hand made paper, and added a clock and some cogs, to denote the passage of time.
On the back I stamped various appropriate words and quotes. The middle one which has caught the light reads:  Memories are treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely

Tag Tuesday -- Skylines

On tag Tuesday it's skylines. I immediately thought of my London skyline dies, so cut out all of them. I was going to make all three and then make up my mind which one to use. This proved impossible so have used all three. I inked three different backgrounds for the sky, and then adhered the die cuts. I then used various stamps to fill in the background. This I found quite difficult, perhaps I should have just left them as they were.

Every Inchie Monday -- Weapon

On Every Inchie Monday the word is weapon. So much to choose from, but not easy to portray on an inch. I have made for the sewn one a catapult ( an very early weapon) Made from some twigs, a piece of fine leather, and some beads to fire from it. It wouldn't kill a midge if it was in front of it. For the other, I have used the ultimate weapon, a nuclear bomb.

Tag Tuesday -- Circles

A very quick tag this week, as I am still trying to find some of my craft stuff and organize the studio. It still looks like a corporation fill in tip. For the circle challenge on Tag Tuesday, I used embossing paste through a stencil. and rubbed some distress ink over the top. I then used another stencil to put some red circles on the right hand side with distress ink. I then added the circular pictures of the little girls.

Every Inchie Monday -- Wheat

Wheat is the challenge on Every Inchie Monday this week. I have drawn a wheat kernel, showing the structure, and a few ears of wheat. For the sewn one, I used bullion knots for the ears of wheat and stem stitch for the stalks.