Gothic Arch Challenge #22 - MYTHICAL CREATURES!

Our 22nd Gothic Arch challenge theme is.....

MYTHICAL CREATURES!

Think fairies, elves, unicorns, mermaids, dragons, Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, Pegasus, Vampires, etc etc. Check out Wikipedia's "List of Legendary Creatures" for more ideas!

Your task is to create a Gothic Arch featuring a mythical creature of some sort.

First we'll share guest Artist Jan Smith's example arch, followed by Fiona Shultz's example arch. :)

Here is Jan's gorgeous "Fairy Queen" arch:

Products used:

* 'Fairy Stamp' - Stampland.
* 'Doors-background Stamp' - Crafty Individuals (CI 249).
* Assorted Promarkers to colour.
* Gold, Silver and White pens to highlight.
* Distress Ink (Black Soot).
* Memento (Tuxedo Black) Ink pad.
* Stickles (Star Dust).
* Silver German scrap.
* Gems, Jump ring, Crown & Key charms and 'Fairy Queen' computer printed words.

Jan says:

"I stamped the 'Fairy' Image first using the Memento (Tuxedo Black) Ink pad then stamped it again on another piece of card to create a mask. I then placed one stamped 'Fairy' image (mask) on top of the other, and stamped the Crafty Individuals (Doors background Stamp) over the top of the 'masked' Fairy".


"I cut out the Arch shape, leaving some of the Fairy's wings protruding, and coloured in with assorted Promarkers. I highlighted some areas with the Gold, silver and white pens".

"I distressed around the edges of my Arch using 'Black soot' Distress ink, and added some (Star Dust) Stickles to the wings. I embellished my arch with Charms, Gems, German Scrap and Computer printed words".

Beautiful work Jan!


Thanks so much for being a guest artist here on the blog - we've loved having you!

Now let's check out Fiona's Gothic Arch:

Products Used:

* Stamps – Crafty Secrets ‘Fairy’, Tim Holtz ‘Sheet Music’, Stampotique ‘honeycomb background’, Stampit ‘Curlicue’, Queens dresser drawers ‘bumble bee’

* Distress Inks – Old paper, frayed burlap, black soot

* Cardstock – MME Bella Bella range

* Other – Martha Steward modern garland punch, sewing machine/thread, brown artist pen, edge distresser.

Fiona says:

"I used the patterned side of cardstock for my large arch, and inked it lightly in 'Old Paper' and 'Frayed Burlap' Distress inks. The smaller arch was the plain side of the cardstock, inked in 'Old Paper' and 'Frayed Burlap' and the edges distressed". 

"The bee, sheet music and ‘magical’ were stamped in 'Frayed Burlap', the honeycomb and curlicue in 'Old Paper'. The fairy was stamped in black on the plain side of the cardstock and not inked at all. I stamped a second set of her wings, which I coloured with 'Black Soot' Distress Ink and mounted between the two arches slightly offset to represent the shadow of her wings". 

"A little piece of the punched edge was edged in 'Frayed Burlap' and attached between the two arches. I added a bit of edging with the sewing machine and artist pen to finish".

Lovely arch Fiona!

Now it's your turn! Upload your Mythical Creatures Gothic Arch to our dedicated Flickr group - and while you're there, don't forget to check out the other 260+ arches in the gallery - lots of gorgeous  inspiration!

Wow guys - only 2 more themes until the end of our challenge! There's still plenty of time to catch up if you haven't started yet - the deadline for all the arched is 31st December 2010 and anyone who completes all 24 arches will go in the draw to win a prize!

If you'd like more information about our 2010 Gothic Arch Challenge, check out the details here.

Please note that the Inkurable Stampers 2010 Gothic Arch Challenge is in addition to our regular monthly challenges here on the blog. :)

~Sarah~