Some old Postage Stamps..

Amazing what you can do with some old Postage Stamps!

I saw this great Challenge on this talented chickie's blog and was inspired to 

create a layout using postage stamps.

It was for a challenge on the Do More With Less blog.

Sorry Chantal,  I left it a little late and didn't finish my layout until after the deadline,

but I'm so happy with how this one turned so I hope you don't mind too much. 

OK, so the challenge was to create a background using postage stamps.

Well quite a few years ago my Mum (who is a collector of many things!!) gave me

a storage box full of stamps-with the intent that I could sort them and put them into albums.

Ummm well I didn't quite get to that stage- 4 kids = busy life.

So when I saw this challenge I unearthed said storage box from 

my laundry cupboards and looked at these 1000's of stamps.

The ones that caught my eye were the older ones from the early to mid 1900's.

They are all in lovely monotones, blues, browns, greens, reds. 

Most of them had Queen Elizabeths' head or her Mummy's and a few

had some King I can't remember which one!!! 

I'm sure the Philatelic Society would keel over at the thought of gluing and throwing

ink over old stamps, but hey a it's all in the name of....scrapbooking.  ;)

Next I found a photo to scrap with.  Me at about 2 1/2years with my Grandfather. 

I may not be as old as the stamps!!!! haha but this Photo is

taken off a slide and is fairly faded so it matched the theme I was going for.

My embellishments are from Prima and D-Lish Scrap flowers, 

resin cabachons from Lil Red Rocket, and doilies from

My Minds Eye.

The clock is Heidi Swap.

My plan was to create a Layout that looked like an old parcel tied in string.

The Airmail bakers twine was perfect for this, along with all the old stamps.

Lots of distressing, inking, misting and splats. 

This is what I came up with.

The journalling is all about the things I remember most when I think of my maternal

grandfather.  He died aged 67 the year I was 12.  Some of these things I had forgotten

and they came back to me as I was doing this layout.  Gotta love a craft that 

can do that for you.

I just love these Prima resin shapes, I rubbed some glimmermist on it to

add to it's weathered look.

Thanks so much for stopping by and if you happen to want to leave me a 

comment, I thank you too for your kind words.  :)

Cheers.