Gothic Arch - Chocolate

Just a quick post to add my "Chocolate" Gothic Arch before the changeover of theme tomorrow. This is a very simple arch based on a small version of a gorgeous reproduction poster my Mum brought home for me from one of her trips to Europe. I've added some text stamping (Oxford Impressions), walnut ink and gold german scrap as it makes me think of chocolate boxes for some reason. This was actually about the third attempt at this arch so I decided not to fuss as that was how I messed up the first two!

I'm about half way through the third book in the trilogy I am reading and it is taking up any spare time I have at the moment (plus some of my sleeping time as well) but I should be finished it tomorrow and things will get back to normal blog-wise!

Gothic Arch - Flowers

The Gothic Arch theme this week is flowers so I am celebrating spring! It is such a lovely time of year here - the worst of the cold weather has gone and the really hot weather is still a little way off (it doesn't usually wait for the official start to summer, however!).

My arch is a little light-hearted spring indulgence - a nice floral themed scrapbook paper as a background and also an additional flower, a vintage image, a few pieces of paper lace, some sanding of the edges, rub-on letters and lots of freehand doodles and dots. No stamping (I just realized!)

And while we are talking about Spring, this Sunday, Annie and I are going for a wander at our town's Spring Festival! I haven't been for a number of years so I am really looking forward to it.

Gothic Arch - Family

This is my gothic arch for last week's theme of "Family". Vintage photo with retro feel!