Tuesday 4 November 2014

Bombers' Moon


Well another 2 weeks has gone by and the new words on The Craft Barn Quotes and Lyrics Challenge are SENSATION and/or MOON.  Lots of good sensation quotes but no images popped into my head so I've chosen Moon and these lyrics from Bombers' Moon by Mike Harding.

For those that don't know Mike Harding aka The Rochdale Cowboy is a folk singer, writer, comedian etc who had TV series in the late 1970s.  His father was a Navigator in the RAF and was killed in WWII.  I thought the words were very poignant as we  are so close to Remembrance Day.


I've used the Poppy stamp from Chocolate Baroque's  Flora and Fauna set, inked with Onyx Black Versafine, clear embossed and then coloured with markers.  I've then masked the flowers with a circle to create the moon and blended over with Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks.  The lyrics were just printed off the computer.

Thanks for looking and for your comments.  I'll leave you with a photo I took of the poppies at the Tower of London - this was late September, all the grass has now been covered with the 888,000+ poppies and the last one will be planted on the 11/11.



18 comments:

  1. A lovely page and quote. Perfect for remembrance.

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  2. Hi,beautiful card,the "amapolas"?(the flowers) are very nice!!!

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  3. Oh wow Elaine, I love how you created the moon in the background and the poppies are gorgeous. We are off to see the poppies in London tomorrow, it is lovely to see the cascade in your photo. Anne xx

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  4. Color me impressed!! I love the way you interpreted the Bomber's Moon. I seem to have heard those lyrics before. This is stunning.

    I hope someone will show the completed Tower and poppies. I know several of my internet friends have visited, two even from America just to see this stunning display of poppies. Love the poppy photo and your beautiful Bomber's Moon art and lyrics.

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  5. Poignant words and a beautiful depiction for the challenge Elaine, a very moving and beautifully coloured page. Hope you make the Wall Of Fame this time you deserve the recognition. Very memorable and timely... :-) xxx

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  6. Beautiful depiction Elaine. My friend went to see the poppies in September and said it was very moving. I have bought one, which will be delivered around February.
    I remember seeing Mike Harding at Blackpool Tower in the 1970's, he was hillarious!! Had a few albums of his shows too. Thanks for the reminder, and many thanks for your comment on my moon post too :o))

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  7. very nice remembrance page and wow what a picture of all the poppies.

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  8. Fab page and a great quote. Love how the poppies stand out. :)

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  9. Love this - beautiful poppy image. I visited the Tower in September too, such a thought provoking experience.

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  10. So perfect for this year's special remembrance day. Love the background and poppies.

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  11. Beautiful, Poignant and very apt.

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  12. Beautiful ! Love the blue with he red roses!

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  13. I love your page. The poppies look stunning. The Tower Poppies are one of my highlights of this year. I was lucky enough to take part in the planting in October. I revisited last week but the crowds were so large and many of the vantage points had been blocked off.

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  14. So poignant and beautifully done Elaine. Jenny x

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  15. Such a timely and thoughtful piece--you did a wonderful job!

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  16. Lovely page and quote and very appropriate for this week xx

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  17. Just catching up with the Moon/Sensation-Challenge, really a bit late these days. That's a wonderful page.

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