Gothic Arch Challenge - Spring

And Spring arose on the garden fair,

Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;

And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast

rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

Percy Bysshe Shelley "The Sensitive Plant"

Gothic Arch Challenge

Materials I used are;
Chipboard
Ranger Acrylic Paint Dabber - Willow
VersaMark - Watermark Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Evergreen Bough, Vintage Photo
Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Die - Artful Dwellings
Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers - Mini Hearts
Design Originals Paper 12x12 - Dictionaries and Manuscript
Crafters Workshop Template 6x6 - Cherry Blossoms
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
Vellum - Yellow
Papermania  Punch - Mini flower
Stick it 3D Foam - Squares White
Bling


Digital Image - Butterfly
Text - created on my computer


Digital Images are from The Graphic Fairy

Gothic Arch Challenge - Eggs

My friend Christine has been playing along for a while at The Gothic Arch Challenges and sort of infected me with the bug he he. Thought I give it a go... the current challenge is "EGG".

Materials I used are;
Chipboard
Acrylic Paint - Black
Ecogreen Acrylic Paint - Pure Silver
Metallic Rub-ons - Pewter
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Victoria
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
Jacquard Lumiere Metallic Acrylic - Halo Pink Gold
Copic Ciao - Black
Stick it 3D Foam - Squares Black
Feather


Text - created on my computer
Digital Images are from The Graphic Fairy

Gothic Arch & more

Originating in 12th-century France and lasting into the 16th century, Gothic architecture was known during the period as "the French Style" (Opus Francigenum), with the term Gothic first appearing during the latter part of the Renaissance as a stylistic insult. Its characteristic features include the pointed arch.