Sunday, June 3, 2012

Postcard Challenge Week 21~ENGLAND

Well I'm back from Holiday as you Brits say...This posting is late as I was away on vacation last week, therefore I was unable to post my challenge before I left...                                                   
 Darcy lead all of us to her homeland of ENGLAND- So many choices so I just did a large collage  on my page - My dearest Friend (whose Mother lived in England) had been to Warwick Castle a few years ago- so I did a Knight in shining armour in her honor.

Front of Card
 The background was done on bristol board using Lindy Sprays (at least 4 colors)-
Then I found a picture of Warwick's Castle and a Knight during a jousting match -
collaged together and details added using Pitt Markers.
By the way if you ever get a chance to see a jousting match they are spectacular-
Every year near where I lived they re-enactments of the  Celtic Games, the shows are Amazing.

Back of Card

Correspondence as follows:
"Dearest Alexander,
Finally you write back!!If you only knew how worried
I was when you did not respond to my previous letters.
These last minute trips you take make me wonder what you are up to?
Whenever I asked you questions about Austria you are so vague-
As well you do not give me the specifics of your work...
You seem to know alot about me -but I can't remember
anything about you- I need answers
not more questions about who you are?
So I'm  going to England for a month to visit friends.
Melite "

 Page in Book


The inspirations came from a tourist poster for London I found
on the inter-net. About 10 steps to this page-
Images I includes was the "Eye" Ferris Wheel-
London Bridge- Big Ben-
double-decker bus-Telephone Booth
and of coarse a Royal Guard.
Stamped "England "in white and used white paint
paint to brighten up white on the red



Completed Page


So Enjoy this page and remember
Happy Creating,
Fotojoy/Joyce





4 comments:

  1. Hope you had a lovely "vacation" Joyce :D Your England card is fabulous. Hubby took me to Warwick castle last year, it is AWESOME! You need 2 days just to look round it properly!!! Glad Melite is finally standing up for herself, she/we needs to know what's going on with Alexander! :D XXX

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  2. Thanks Gina for the kind words - My dear friend said it was the best castle experience they had while touring her "Homeland"- And yes Melite -needs answers!

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  3. welcome back, the card is lovely. Great collaging. I would love to see a jousting match, though I would worry the whole time for the safety of the horses lol not the men lol

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    1. Darcy Thanks - The jousting is very safe; the event I went to kept the horses as their top priority- If they bulked at the start of the match they would dismount and walk the horse until calm- If they were not able to be calmed they forfeit the joust- So if you have a chance to see one at a castle -Do it!

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