Gardening...another way to express your artistic talents

If you've been following my blog you know that I'm creating a gardening journal to track what I planted this year, photos of said flowers, veggies and herbs, notes and quotes...whatever floats my boat...as long as it pertains to the art of gardening.  I'm hoping to do as many challenges as I can within this journal...a twofer of sorts.

The lovely Linda from Studio L3 is hosting Grungy Monday.  'Tis now the 9th challenge and she's chosen the Shabby Chic technique that Tim Holtz shared in his Christmas tags from 2007, Day 10.  He said the technique could be done on cardstock painted black or on black cardstock.  I tried it on the black cardstock but don't think the images are as crisp and clear as they could be.  Be that as it may, here's my entry for the challenge, a landscape of sorts.

My stamps are from Tim's sets, Spring Sprung and Urban Grunge.  My page, the frame and the butterfly all use the shabby chic technique.

Ranger acrylic paint dabbers:  Mushroom, Clover, Lettuce, Sailboat Blue, Cloudy Blue, Gold, Red Pepper, Butterscotch, Terra Cotta

Ranger:  Rock Candy Distress Stickles

Computer-generated sentiment: Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as the paint, and the soil and sky as the canvas --- working with nature provides the technique.   ---  Elizabeth Murray