Mission Accomplished - Neil Walker

Hi everyone,

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Ok, I'm sure many of you have seen on the news this week

(other than the election reports in the UK...yawn yawn)

that this week on the 8th May, it is the 70th Anniversary

of VE Day!!

So we have decided to honour that and the armed 

forces this week in our posts.

Today, we start with Neil.

He says... 

"I decided to make a scrapbook layout commemorating VE day using

 old bunting, newspapers and photos discovered in

 Aunty Jane's belongings.......

(Actually I'm kidding, I just had fun making the bunting and bits.)

To make the bunting I measured and trimmed some white card to size.

 I used the mask and Distress Markers to add the flag to the pieces.

Then, it was time to add a little "age". So they were crumpled

 into a ball.

Opened out and a Distress ink pad swiped over the top to catch 

the creases.

I used a moist wipe to blend the colours before punching

 holes and threading the flags onto string.

I aged a couple of images and began to stick everything down. 

I  finished by adding some stamped detail and ephemera;

and distressing and inking the edges".


Oh wow, love this, what fabulous bunting!!

It must have been an amazing day, all those years ago.

This is what Neil used -

Coredinations Distress Collection - Peeled Paint

300g Coloured Card - Ice White

Tando Masks - Union Jack

Distress Markers - Faded Jeans, Barn Door

Distress Ink Pads - Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy

Tim Holtz - Ephemera Pack - Expedition

Kaisercraft Texture Clear Stamp - Tic-Toc

Kaisercraft Clear Stamp - Document

Thank you Neil, 

I'll be back tomorrow with a project from Heidi,

See you then,

Jane x