Thursday, 10 March 2016

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016 : R

The next letter in the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary challenge is "R". I chose Raven. The definition in my pocket Oxford dictionary is "Large black bird of crow kind; (attrib, of hair) black". This reminded me of the Edgar Allan Poe poem so my pages are all about the poem.


Stamps used are from my IndigoBlu Hocus Pocus set.
Colour added using Tim Holtz Distress crayons : Fossilised amber and Rusty Hinge.

Just for a change it was dry enough to take a photo outside, roll on Spring.







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21 comments:

  1. Bleubeard and Elizabeth10 March 2016 at 15:14

    Oh Julia, this is lovely. I will misQUOTE the raven: I like this evermore!

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  2. Sybil Grieco11 March 2016 at 12:39

    Great pages! I love that you Quoted Poe.

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  3. Jean-Michel11 March 2016 at 17:43

    Cool R for Raven blog, wonderfully atmospheric

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  4. Elaine11 March 2016 at 18:36

    Great raven and I love your building ruins too! Mine had the poem as the background.

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  5. sally11 March 2016 at 19:13

    Spooky looking ruins!

    Sally

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  6. Craftyfield12 March 2016 at 12:30

    Great stamps for a great page. New Distress crayons?!!! How exciting, I wonder, do they live up to the hype?

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    1. Julia12 March 2016 at 12:54

      The distress crayons are like gelatos but are softer and nice to use because of the pen shape. They blend well and I like the colours. I caved in and bought set two just to try them. So far, I like them but there is more experimenting to do.

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    2. Craftyfield12 March 2016 at 13:01

      Thanks Julia I think I might cave in too!

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  7. kaybee12 March 2016 at 18:50

    One of my favourite poems. Fabulous images.

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  8. Annie13 March 2016 at 22:54

    Your pages are fabulous! I've quite the enjoyable few minutes viewing this artwork. I know it's not the correct word I want, but I can't think of another way to describe it...I love the sketchy look of this. It gives it that "old world" poetic feel to these pages. Well done!

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  9. Scrapmate14 March 2016 at 21:08

    The stamps you have used are very evocative of the mood of the poem.

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  10. Annie15 March 2016 at 07:22

    Really evocative and now I've put that word I'm wondering if I can actually spell it ! LOl - great page for the challenge. Off to look at the other entries. Annie xxx

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  11. buterfliecrafter15 March 2016 at 09:00

    lovely scene, love the warm sky colors.

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  12. WendyK15 March 2016 at 22:08

    Fabulous, love all of it. I love ravens and nearly went for them as well, rust won.

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  13. Crafty Claire17 March 2016 at 20:28

    Wow! A really bold, atmospheric page. Well done xx

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  14. Lou18 March 2016 at 19:30

    What stunning pages Julia! Soich atmosphere in them. I remember studying poe at school - an interesting fellow!! Lou x

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  15. Lou18 March 2016 at 19:31

    What stunning pages Julia! Soich atmosphere in them. I remember studying poe at school - an interesting fellow!! Lou x

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  16. Lesley19 March 2016 at 11:45

    Great pages and lovely stamps! xx

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  17. thassos45620 March 2016 at 20:25

    Great pages. love the colours and the raven stamp :)

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  18. Jane21 March 2016 at 19:24

    Wow, love this, haven't tried those crayons yet! Thank you for entering The Craft Barn's Challenge.
    Jane x

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  19. maggie25 March 2016 at 08:06

    Beautiful pages. The way you have captured the sun setting behind the ruined wall is fabulous.

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