A is for... Craft Barn Challenge

A is for Architect and Architecture!  A good reason to get out a load of stamps I haven't used for ages.  Thank you, Craft Barn Challenge!

I took this on panoramic view, and it seems to have foreshortened the third image, so probably easiest to see each one in its own right.

 

I finally used the (old) sizzix accordion die (I really want the new one with the flippy bits!) to cut a couple of sections.  Each one has two pages, plus the tag to stick them together.

I stencilled each of the front pages with a different 'that special touch' mask, each relating to buildings in some way.   This first one, I was thinking of blueprints and graph paper. There's an Apse there, I think, and deffo, some Attitude!

The second one, well, back to my Latin A level (and S level - WHY??!) to get to the 5 types of columns from Greek and Roman Architecture, with a brickwork stencil.  The stamps were lightly coloured with water colour pencils.  Is that an Acanthus I see?

 

The third front page was stencilled with a cobble effect, and then stamped with that lovely church from Sheena. (Arches, and an Apse, I think!)Again, watercolour pencils to tint.

 

This is the back page (which you see when you turn to the A page in my challenge binder).  This didn't get stencilled.  I coloured the background with Distress inks, and the stamp was also inked up with Distress inks.  Ooh, look, an Arch!  The flower could be an Anemone, if I really squint!

As usual, the definitions are on the tag, which has the wooden letter coloured with Distress marker, and a great Azure blue ribbon to pull it up from the holder on the back.

 

 

Materials

 

Kanban Superior Stamping card

 

Inks

Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone, Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed

Stazon: Midnight Blue

Versafine: Onyx Black, Majestic Blue

 

Stamps

Stampers Anonymous - CMS107 Steampunk

PaperArtsy - HP1011 Courage

Sheena - SD-SS-ARC Ancient Arches

Elusive Images - UA4GW0145 - general architecture and map stuff!

 

Other stuff (wot?! no bling??)

Faber Castell Water colour pencils

That Special Touch masks