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Wednesday 6 February 2013

night on a riverbank for dragons dream TIO DT

well it is time for another dream from the dragons dream team and this time the lovely May has chosen our recipe. so as always you need to make a tag, use at least one real stamp and include the ingredients in the recipe. So the theme this fortnight is night on a riverbank, and the ingredients are:
driftwood, boats and insects..
So here is my make :


so I decided to create my driftwood...wood background using a great technique I learnt through doing the twelve tags of Christmas, hosted by lovely Linda at the funkie junkie.


So once the embossed and crackle painted background had been created, I then made my insects..by stamping a paper arstsy dragonfly in broken china and then covering in loose rock candy glitter ( still my first pot for those who are concerned i have another!!) . I love the shimmer this gives the moonlit dragonflies!

Then I dyed some seam binding and crochet lace to create the little ripples for my boats to sail on. I stapled them on a s I love the metal againstt the soft fabric and ribbon.. then added my little boats!

 

These boats were made using tiny half cotton reels from Creative Expressions, wire ( love love love wire, never tire of using it!) and some mini sails made from canvas, coloured with broken china distress stain.


Finally as it is night time I added some fab little wooden stars and some twirls of wire! And added some burlap string to the to of the tag.


make sure you pop across here and see what my fab team mates have been making and hopefully you will be inspired to dream with us and make a tag too!
 
have a fun and inky one!




20 comments :

  1. such a pretty effect Trace - it really does look like wod - brilliant and I love all the blue additions and of course the stars and wire xx

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  2. Like the boats and the colors! Looks like outside my window; whitish (again!) and a sleightly blue/white sky... Hugs, Gerrina

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  3. Oh..... this is beautiful Trace...just adore those cute lil boats made from mini cotton reels...LOVE it!! Jan x

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  4. Such beautiful details on your tag. Loving those cotton reels and the bark background. Hugs, Jenny x

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  5. Another gorgeous tag and kit feels so Summery as well. Hugs Elizabeth xxx

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  6. Hi Trace, I wasn't going to mention the glitter again - honest... This is a fabulous and very ingenius tag, you are so clever to think of making boats like that, love the dragonfly and stars and the background is just amazing! Love it. Hugs, Anne x

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  7. Fab tag Trace, I love those little boats xx

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  8. Great interpretation of boats on water,how creative, really inspirational.Jacqueline.S

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  9. wow this tag is awesome and I love the little boats

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  10. What a stunning tag. Love all the texture.
    Rosie x

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  11. Love the tiny boats and stars! Great overall effect of wood and fabric water. Really pretty cool!

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  12. great tag, love the wood background and your boats are fabulous.

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  13. Gorgeous Trace, Love the way you have used ribbon for the river & the little boats out of cotton reels... Fabulous, Great background.. Love it all... Hugs May x x x

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  14. Terrific Trace--the little boats are my fave on this tag and the wire and staples as well.

    Love Chrissie xx

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  15. oh hun this is just amazing just love the detail on this and the wire and staples just ace hun love it hugs Cherylxxxx

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  16. That's cool, a great color combination, love the background and all the wire.

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  17. An absolute delight - your tiny spool boats are just brilliant, and I love the delicate blues with the whitewashed wood... just lovely!
    Alison x

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  18. So inventive, a gorgeous tag, love the wire and the way you have used it with the hearts and boats.
    hugs [brenda] x0x

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  19. Really grand and creative -- and you know, it does look like night on river bank!
    Sandy

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