Tuesday 20 December 2016

M for Map


Only 5 more sleeps to go until CHRISTMAS DAY!!!!! How exciting is that?!

Well we are nearing the very end of the Craft Barn Alphabet Challenge and I have to say that I'm pretty proud of managing to keep up and hand something in on time...every time. What a real sense of satisfaction it gives you, especially looking through the pages of my book. 
Well seeing as I've probably only started properly crafting like this for a year and a half, I can officially say I have caught the crafting bug......even received an early Christmas present from my husband.... a crafting table, mainly so that our dining table isn't covered with my 'stuff' anymore ... hehe! I will properly get it set up after guests have gone and we've got the room to put it up but he wants me to paint it a colour at the moment (just a white primer on it so far) but I'm sure that I will be too desperate to start filling the shelves and using the surface!! Not too sure what sort of paint to use on it either (it's made from MDF), I think something hard wearing but obviously not my crafting paints!



Well, here is my M for Map picture. I glued down a large page from an old atlas (knew it would come in handy one day!). Then just gessoed over it, adding some texture paint mixed with brown paint and scraped through a stencil to create some height for the Peak District underneath! Didn't actually think about what page I had torn out but have since learnt that they have a 'Leek' in the Peak District National Park!!
Ok, off to quickly start on the final page before the mayhem of Christmas takes over - Happy Christmas everyone!

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Bye for now, Rachel 

11 comments:

  1. Great word to use, and I love your limited colour palette. Happy Christmas!

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  2. Great depiction for Map and great part of the world too. Merry Christmas!

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  3. Your altered Peak District map is just fabulous, what a great page.
    Happy Christmas to you.

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  4. Map! Now why did think of that? A really great page. Hope you have a lovely Christmas xx

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  5. Great word to use, and I love your map.

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  6. A lovely map and a great way to create height! Have a lovely Christmas x

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  7. Another super page - thank you for entering the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge. Seasons Greetings to you from all of us xx

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  8. When I saw your word choice, it was like a light bulb came on. That was clever, and a wonderful addition to your alpha book.

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  9. Good idea for your word and great illustration! As a fellow crafter I totally understand how you've caught the crafting bug! What I also know is that your OH is unknowingly encouraging you and might come to regret it later...
    Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  10. Another great page. I love the added texture for the Peak District area.

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