Stamps Ahead

I just could not resist doing another layout for ARTastic Challenge Blog .  This time I have gone for a fun layout.  At Maleny Dairy, in the hinterland of Sunshine Coast, Queensland they had this cut out where you could have your photo taken.  My friend Mel (right) and I (left) decided that we needed to be there and do that. Here is the layout: It still meets the country/rural theme of the challenge.  The colour in real life is much brighter unfortunately I have had to take this inside.   Thank you for looking, I hope you managed a smile looking at us being "udderly" funny. Margaret :)

Well, here I am back after some holidays - I headed to northern New South Wales and Queensland following the M1 motorway. Today, I have completed a layout for a challenge over at  ARTastic Challenge blog. We were to be inspired by a pastel landscape called "Spring Frost Study by Elioth Gruner, with the added criteria of country/rural theme.   My photo (photos I have used two 5" x 7") was taken when with friends I visited the Maleny Dairy, in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.  As soon as I saw these cows resting in the field I was immediately saying 'this is the photo I want for the challenge'.  Click on the image and you will see cows enjoying some winter sun. I have made the fringe to represent the grass.  The top fringe I made by swiping distress ink in two colour onto a light tan cardstock.  Here is a close up of the fringe, the twine in two colours just does not show up very well in this photo: Here is the inspira...