Friday 10 October 2008

Autumn Tag

Sigh.... I just love Autumn, and it's very definitely here..... or is it? It's positively tropical here today. I had one of those gloriously rare moments on my way to work on Thursday this week and darn it, I didn't have my camera on me. I was sat at traffic lights underneath a huge shower of falling leaves - every colour of autumn, gently floating down. I sat there wondering how come there were so many falling when there was barely a gust of wind in the air, and I was wishing like mad that I'd brought my camera. And as I sat there watching them, suddenly a swan flew overhead. It immediately reminded me of a book of fairy tales that I read when I was about 7 or 8 years old - for the life of me I can't remember what it was but for a fleeting moment I was transported back to my junior school.....and then it was gone. The lights changed, the swan disappeared from sight and I was back on my journey!

Over at Tag You're It! this week the theme is Autumn (surprise, surprise!!!) and here is my tag offering. The main stamp is one of the very first stamps I ever made and the 'hair' is made from stamping out lots of little leaves onto Basic Grey paper (perfect for this time of year!!) and cutting them out. You can't really see from the photo but I've been hotfoiling again - lots of bits here and there to highlight the leaves.
Well I have lots of crafty plans for the weekend - Thank You for popping in on your travels, it's much appreciated! ;o) xx

19 comments:

  1. that's really a fantastic tag! love all the wonderful details!

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  2. Anne love your tag - beautifully created as ever, loved your wee story, I love Autumn too but it's so damned cold up here!
    Can't wiat to hear about your crafty plans!

    Hugs
    Dawn
    Have a lovely weekend!
    x
    Anne E-mail me your address so I can send you the halloween images.

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  3. Anne this is such a stunning piece of work, I love all the detail and the colours are fab.x

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  4. Gorgeous tag and really inspired me. Bet that story you remembered was "the six swans" from the brothers Grimm. Used to love it too.

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  5. Gorgeous colours Anne, really beautiful tag. DawnM.x

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  6. It's amazing on several levels, that you made the stamp plus you have the patience to cut out all the tiny leaves which are wonderful! A great tag all round I'd say!

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  7. Oh, this tag is really beautiful!!
    Love your colours.
    Thanks for visiting me and your kind comment :)

    Inger

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  8. A fantastic tag Anne! I would never have the patience to cut out all those leaves.The colours are just perfect too.

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  9. Oh wow - that's gorgeous. Nice work :-)

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  10. Gorgeous tag...love the details and colours!!

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  11. Wow Anne, your tag os beautiful!
    Clairex

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  12. Hi!

    I posted an entry on my blog with a link to yours.

    Would you let me know if that's OK?

    Thanks,

    Nancy Ward

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  13. Nice tag, like the leaves around the haead. I wish I was sitting in the car with you, sounds like a beautiful moment.

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  14. What a Gorgeous Tag!! I love it!! Thanks for entering my blog candy Ann...Good Luck!!...Hugs, Ila

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  15. Wow this tag is brilliant hun well done xx

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  16. Your tag is Gorgeous!! I love the colors and beautiful leaves!!..It almost seems like we have skipped fall here and just gone on to winter...too cold!!..lol..Hugs, Ila

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  17. Hi Anne!
    Sorry I haven't had a chance to pop by lately but just wanted to say there's an award waiting on my blog for you. xxx

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  18. This is wonderful! I know how long it takes to cut that many leaves out, too. :-) Beautiful work.

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