Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #255 - Anything But a Card

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  I hope you are all staying safe and well in these terrible times.

The new Challenge is live at Crafty Cardmakers.  Angela is our lovely host, and the Theme is Anything But a Card.  So, as always, you can create whatever you wish as long as it is NOT a card.

I haven't been terribly creative of late.  Have spent a good amount of time watching videos (crafty ones, of course) and rearranging a few things in my Craft Room but not much else really.  Although I have made a couple of ink station trays and have started making a few books but haven't put the finishing touches on any of them yet.  Actually, when I think about it, I have been quite creative .. LOL!  Just haven't finished anything that I could use for this Challenge.  
Consequently, I am sharing this Art Journal page which I created last year and haven't shared before.

I used watercolour cardstock and Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals as well as Distress Inks for the background.

Next came the stamping with Archival Ink ..

.. and then the layers of paper strips ..

.. and ephemera.

The white, lacy like pieces were made using a cake icing mould and some flexible texture paste instead of icing.  Worked out alright I think, although you can't see much of them.

The clock is a free printable from the net and the cog is a die by Cheery Lynne.  I also tucked a few flower petals under the ends of the collage ..

.. and added some gauze and a piece of hessian ribbon, both of which had been coloured with the same Magicals used on the background.

Lastly, I added the quote, did a bit of doodling around the edges and .. Voila!! .. it was done!!

For some amazing inspiration, pop on over to the CCM Blog and take a peek at the fabulous creations by my Teamies.  They are a wonderfully talented bunch of ladies and, hopefully, you will be inspired to take part in this fortnight's Challenge.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #255 - Anything But a Card.

Down here in South Aus, it looks like we are starting to get on top of this virus.  No new cases for the last three days which is wonderful.  Still, we can't become complacent yet, there is still a long way to go I think.  Hoping and praying that everyone will continue to abide by the lockdown rules and stay safe.

Thank you so much for your visit and for any comment you may care to leave for me to read.  I really do appreciate it.

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.
oxox Marg