Out in the country with Memory Maze

Hi everyone. This is Julene and my first 2 layouts are taking us to the country.

    Farm mates

This features "End of Day Cowboys & the word "mates".

 A friend kindly gave me some photos of her mother who grew up on a farm.

These 2 photos are of her with a  neighbour's horse.

I misted the chipboard with "Sugar Maple " coloured mist (also used for the chevrons).Then, using Pinecone coloured ink, I darkened the 2 figures and the saddle. The tag was stained with a teabag and the word mates was painted brown.

Memory maze chipboard used

mates word- T pack of 10

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 Rose Hill

This layout features our farm gate with barbed wire and wheel.

 I've inked the whole thing with pinecone ink. I used Autumn tones on this one and twine, plus a strip of field flowers to "grow" near the gate. The photo features old farm machinery with 2 men.

The birds on the gate needed to stand out so I've dabbed white paint on their tummies to resemble magpies.

Here's a close up.

 Memory maze chipboard used

L0177  Farm Gate

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Hop and Chew

 

Next, a little picture made with Memory Maze chipboard

I've used memory Maze bunnies and tree on this layout. It was an inspirational picture of a tree in a field which we needed to interpret.

The details of how to texture the tree can be found on my blog here http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/counterfeit-kit-challenge-1-and-memory.html

Basically, I painted with gesso, daubed brown paint then misted over the top.

Memory Maze Chipboard used

Bunnies

Tree

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Now for a total change of topic

Victorian Gothic

My daughter is a costume designer. This is her favorite Era.

A couple of years ago she went to the "Blue Moon Festival" at Newtown in Sydney .

She dressed a few of her friends in Victorian costumes.

 Erica made her hat, corset and skirt plus styled her boyfriend's suit, waistcoat & watch chain.

They looked great and people stopped them to admire their outfits.

On this layout I used green, black and silver as my main theme.

I've inked in silver, then embossed the flourish next to the photo plus the corset. As a finishing touch on the corset, I've added frilled braid (also from Memory Maze)

Here's a close up of the corset and flourish.

Memory Maze chipboard used

Vintage Corset

Flourish

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Finally,  a card made for a man using our jigsaws which I've distress inked in black. This was a thank you for a friend who helped with some repairs. I love that Echo Park tool paper.

Memory Maze chipboard used

Jig saw pack of 4.

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