BAD HAIR DAY!!

Archiscraps this month has a challenge involving distressing and wood.... a perfect combination for the photo I've used on my layout.

 

This is the juvenile of our 2008-2009 tawny pair. By far, this particular one has been the most inquisitive, wide-awake juvie. Everything attracted its attention when it should have been sleeping!! Maybe it had ADHD!! This shot is when its head feathers were really misbehaving.
I can relate to that at the moment, with my hair, after chemo, wanting to grow in different directions and never knowing what it'll be like each day.
I've used corrugated packaging, torn and inked for the background. To this I've added additional layers of paper, fibre, and bark from trees. Additional wooden components are the leaves and speech bubble.
This is the inspiration photo from archiscraps.

Pop on over and check it out.
Catch you soon,
Cheers, Di

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head!

Hi and welcome. The challenge at Lets Get Shabby :  http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com.au/
is about green and foliage.
For some years now, during the summer months, we are visited by Tawny Frogmouths, which spend a good part of their daylight hours sleeping. When they are awake through the day, they can be seen stretching and sometimes changing branches to get more comfortable. On wet days, they can be seen snuggling up to each other trying to keep warm. We have a Giant Strelitzia in the garden, and when it rains, the tawnies are usually under the shelter of its large leaves and fairly dry... very clever of them!

With this layout, I have used several green-toned papers, torn them. distressed the edges and inked. I've added hand-painted leaves (gessoed cardstock, sprayed, added acrylics and distress stains) and a chipboard tree. Hidden journalling has been held in place with a brad.
Thank you for visiting and for your encouraging comments.
Cheers, Di

PENSIVE

Hi again, on not such a great outside day.
Today I'm going to share with you another photo of two of this year's tawny youngsters. They had been jostling trying to find the right spot, not too sunny and not too shady. When they were a little younger, they used to crowd each other out on the one branch, but as the weeks passed, they often sought their own space, but still fairly close to each other.

The tree they sit on in the garden is about 30 years old and has very rough bark, which they seem to favour. Growing up between the branches is a giant Strelitzia  nicolai (Blue Bird of Paradise). With its large banana -like leaves, the tawnies often use this as an umbrella, keeping off rain and too much sun.

This is one of the above tawnies, I've decided to feature in a layout. It's also the same tawny as in La La La.
I like using texture in many of my layouts and have done so here with a piece of sinnermay. Lots of distressing... torn paper, rolled edges, inking. The title used fabric covered letters, which were coloured and then picked out with self-adhesive beading.
Thanks for looking, Di

I'm Sure I Can Sing!

This is a layout I completed recently using a photo taken of one of this year's tawny younglings. Usually we only ever see one youngster with mum and dad, but we were thrilled, to find three youngsters this year.

A part of the background is paper altered by placing on leaves which had been sprayed with colourwash (used as stencilling just prior).... one part of the many enjoyable classes offered by Julie at Time To Create.
I love trying new techniques and using these, so as well as this, I've also used a ghost stamping technique.
I know the youngster is really only yawning (and what a mouth span) but..... what if!
Di

Out in my garden I saw.....

Welcome to my Blog. I am lucky enough to have a family of tawny frogmouths share my home.
They are so inspirational and I just love watching them and the antics that they have.



I am also a crafter and a passionate photographer of sunsets.
I am making my way around blogger getting organised so I'll see you soon!
Di