Wednesday, 8 August 2012

By The Pricking Of My Thumbs...

Something wicked this way comes...
The recipe this time comes from Blackdragon, and she has chosen a 'Nightmare' So she's picked a murder of crows, a blue moon, and a chill wind. For the last 2 weeks I've been reading this as an ILL wind - hence my tag, but I think it still fits lol.
The background is black card, that's been stamped with Tim's trees, then embossed with white. The moon is a Clarity stamp that was embossed in silver. I've then mixed some blue Perfect Pearls with a bit of water, and painted all over, then dabbed off the embossed bits. Next came the Dylusion ink in granite which was lightly painted over certain parts. You can see this better IRL as it changes colour as it catches the light.
The ravens are a mixture of Tim Holtz and Dylusions, and have been stamped and embossed. The bottom one is a Tim Holtz die that's also gone through an embossing folder. Can you tell I have a bit of a 'thing' for embossing :o)
The quote has been stamped and cut out, the letters are quite small so are really nice when you want to stamp your own words.
Please head across to the TIO blog and check out my team mates tags - you know the rules, follow the recipe, include at least one real stamp, then come and join in the fun!
Thanks very much for looking x
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14 comments:

  1. Gabrielle8 August 2012 at 14:46

    This is simply stunning! Love the tag, the background, the crows, the whole thing! Brilliant!

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  2. Artyjen8 August 2012 at 15:11

    Great backdrop with the trees ;)
    xoxo Sioux

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  3. ElizabethR8 August 2012 at 15:56

    Gorgeous tag the crows are fab! Well done on the Stampotique team as well, there stamps are on my shopping list for Manchester lol. Hugs Elizabeth xx

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  4. Von8 August 2012 at 16:16

    owww I say that eerie looking are you going to send it in a round robin so we can all see it IRL lol
    Von ♥

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  5. Valerie-Jael8 August 2012 at 18:07

    Great tag, looks really chilling, I hope I can still sleep! Valerie

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  6. Jenny Marples8 August 2012 at 18:20

    My goodness this is scary and so well executed. Love it Sue. Hugs, Buttons x

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  7. salamanda8 August 2012 at 18:59

    This is wonderful love the colour and composition

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  8. Netty8 August 2012 at 19:16

    Terrific tag, such a great mood piece, x

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  9. Helen8 August 2012 at 19:43

    You have indeed rocked it - I love this one!! I struggled with the chill wind - how to depict wind at all!

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  10. Esther9 August 2012 at 04:58

    Wow Sue!! I have to say this tag gave me the chills alright! The embossed crow at the bottom is really creepy!

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  11. Gráinne9 August 2012 at 09:17

    That's awesome. Love the crows and the atmospheric coloring ... gorgeous tag.
    Suzanne xx

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  12. May9 August 2012 at 09:44

    Fabulous tag Sue as always... love the background & those crows are Brillant. Hugs May x x x

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  13. Silvia(Barnie)10 August 2012 at 22:41

    Wow, that's a fabulous tag, great details. Love the textured crow.

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  14. The House of Bears11 August 2012 at 00:04

    Loving your embossed crow, and the sentiment is great. We think that from a chill wind comes an ill wind anyway

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