This weeks ukstampers tag theme was M for mystical. The idea here is the mysterious carved figure in the tree and the ghostly figure of the lady emerging from the boggy water.

I adore our highland landscapes and forests and while on holiday in Aviemore we found a fabulous trail through some beautiful woodlands in Feshiebridge where Frank Bruce has created sculptures in trees and stone. We took loads of photos and this one in the tag is called The Thinker and is set at the edge of a boggy pool in amongst the trees and moss.

Inks: Brilliance platinum planet (overstamped with black document ink), Distress inks; milled lavender, peeled paint and weathered wood, Stazon black and cactus green
Card: white card
Stamps: Non sequitur Grave tidings, Tapestry stamps tiny dragonfly
Other: McGill pine branch punch, Distress stickles peeled paint, glitter pens, eyelet, piece of mica
I overstamped the ghost lady so she looks like she has a shadow but she is still quite see-through. I then stamped her onto scrap card, cut out her face and hand and stuck these to the tag. The mica is stamped with black stazon and edged with cactus green. The branches are coloured with peeled Distress ink and stickles (peeled paint). There is also a tiny dragonfly stamped about half way down the sculpture but it doesn’t show up well.