Fly Away Family...

Hello everyone can you believe we are already midway through September.

How time does fly! Speaking of flying, "Fly Away" is this fortnights challenge theme 

over on the That's Crafty Challenge Blog. So if you would like to spread your wings 

and share your flights of fancy there's a chance to win a £20 voucher to spend in the 

That's Crafty online Store for the chosen winner.

Here's my Fly Away Family creation 

and those how to do's..

Using one *SIZE #10* and three *SIZE #1* MDF That's Crafty Tags , I first coated in white Gesso and scribbled on colourful water soluble pastels, spritzing with water to move them around the tag. After drying with a heat tool I placed the Bare Tree Stencil over the large tag and with a wet wipe traced around the stencil removing some of the colour. 

It leaves an effective glow around the tree image

as it reveals the gesso surface.

I stamped and embossed the large Mama Owl and the three smaller owls 

colouring with bright water soluble pastels. Both stamp sets from 

Rubber Dance are Designed by Melina Dahl.

I finished the tag backgrounds by dripping gold That's Crafty multi surface 

paint down the tags and spritzing with water to speed up the process.

Adding a strip of wood to the front and back of the tag gave me just enough thickness 

to screw in three hooks to act as hangers. Disguised by branches from the Mama Owl stamp set, Mama Owl sits perched proudly on top.

The three small *See No Evil- Hear No Evil & Speak No Evil* owls

fit perfectly on the small tags and with added chains hang onto the hooks.

My Fly Away Family key chain holder is complete.

This piece is quite symbolic for me having three children who one by one are 

flying the family nest, but they know exactly where to find me if needs be 

and as always Mama Owls wings will be wide open when they come to visit.

Thank you for sharing your time, I do hope you can join in with the challenge and 

please remember to check out the fabulous That's Crafty Design Teams makes

over HERE.

Until next time stay safe & take good care.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

*I'm sharing this with the Rubber Dance FOREVER Stamping Challenge,

a place to showcase your Rubber Dance Stamp makes with the anything goes theme*

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty MDF #1 Tags

That's Crafty MDF #10 Tags

That's Crafty Stencil: Bare Tree

That's Crafty Gesso: WHITE

That's Crafty Multi Surface Paint: GOLD

Rubber Dance Stamps: Mama Owl

Rubber Dance Stamps: Owl do Good

Caran D'ache Neocolor II water soluble wax pastels
Embossing powder/versafine ink