Wednesday 9 March 2016

R for RAVEN


Here is my next postcard for The Craft Barn's Alpha Dictionary Challenge where the letter this time is R.   


I chose to do Raven as I had this beautiful Stampendous Raven sat unused in my stash.  The background is Barn Door Distress (red) and I blended some Picked Raspberry through a Studio Calico Spiral Graph Stencil .....this covers all those other R words like round, ring, radiate, rotate etc etc.  I've added extra stamping with some Hero Arts Castle Icons.  Unfortunately my castle has subsidence - I lined my wooden block up perfectly with the edge of the card but it seems the rubber is not stuck straight on the block....doh!!

I love seeing what words everyone else uses and it's educational too.  One word I found was Roustabout but I had no clue how to depict a labourer on an oil rig!   

Thanks for visiting.

Elaine x

18 comments:

  1. Reminds me of that Edgar Allan Poe poem. Love the gothic atmosphere of your page.

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  2. This is excellent! I have chosen the same word for "R" but a different raven image, yours is a really good one, love the hat. I didn't know that a Roustabout was a labourer on an oil rig and I really feel I should know that as I work in the oil industry - ho hum, new word - Thank you!

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  3. That's a very unique raven. I think this raven would be great for Halloween.

    I like your choice of words, and believe it or not, I knew what a roustabout was. Of course, I'm learning a lot, too (including how to stamp-tee hee).

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  4. Love that raven stamp, fabulous colour and stencilled background.

    Sylv xx

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  5. Oh wow, I am loving the red background and the Raven is just fabulous! He will have to go on my wish list now..... Hugs, Anne xx

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  6. A really great postcard and what a beautiful raven stamp. I will keep my eyes open for
    It.

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  7. I was too busy admiring the raven image to notice the castle had the same problem as the tower of Pisa! This happens to me all the time, even when I use a stamp positioner! Love the background stencilling too.

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  8. Love it. That is a great stamp and love the colors you used.

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  9. You remind me that I must get my Raven into my altered dictionary as well. I have this same Raven and he's so regal with the castle in the background. I love the stenciling and the colors.

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  10. A wonderful atmospheric piece.

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  11. great first outing of your raven stamp, lovely background with the spirals.

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  12. Fabulous, love the raven, and the red looks great as a background.

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  13. That is quite a magnificent stamp and you've got it printed perfectly! Lovely colours too. Lou x

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  14. Beautiful rich looking page and a wonderful stamp! Also well done on including all the other 'r' words too! xx

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  15. Fabulous. I love the colours :)

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  16. Beautiful page, thank you for entering The Craft Barn's Challenge.
    Jane x

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  17. Your raven stamp was just waiting for this moment. A great postcard with a fab background.

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