Books and blooms

Mid month time at Tag-Along (and ATC's) where we are following Lynn's theme of  'Add some Text'.

 

Love adding text and numbers to work as always adds interest and can be as subtle or bold as you want. My tag took an easy route, a piece of DP left over from another project ages ago when the machine was out so I cut a tag shape, stitched the edges and thought it might come in useful one day, at last it has. 

Applied crackle paste through a harlequin stencil, stamped Penny Black Lustrous using Ecoline pens direct to stamp and tied some frayed silk ribbon to the top......a huge bundle of various widths for £15 on Etsy, mostly natural coloured but easy to colour with DI's. Linking up at Penny Black Saturday, Ellie's Garden Party 16 and Fab and Funky.

My ATC uses Lavinia stamps onto an inky background, stamped Book of Spells first, was surprised it fitted an ATC size, masked it to stamp the script along with one of several Dandelion stamps using Versafine Clair, little Butterflies and white gel pen to highlight the seed heads.

Here's a visitor who wandered quietly past up to the orchard when we were sitting in the garden, totally unaware she was being watched. Too large for a Muntjac so likely a female Red Deer. We often see them cross the garden jumping in over the fence by the stables and usually make their way to leave via the top paddock. Unexpected Nature at it's best, although as taken on phone not as clear as may like.