More rusty goodness, this time from Dianne

As some of you know, I showed my swap pages from Patty on Saturday. The link is here. And, incase you missed Patty's post showing how she made hers and the inspiration behind them, you can see them here. The first month's swap goodies came from Duane, whose lovely Diamond and Rust pages are here. And if you haven't already, you will want to read the process Duane went through to make them here.

I was going to show these links on Saturday, then realized I had never showed Dianne's gorgeous pages she made for me. I may have mentioned that I was in a fog between Thanksgiving and a few days ago, but there was no excuse for me not showing these incredible pages that are so different from all the others I've received. Here is a direct link to Dianne's blog post describing how she made these pages.

This is a page Dianne called "Rust and Blue." Dianne must know I love blue, so look at the "patina" she got on the 140 lb watercolor paper she used as a substrate. Washers and an old bottlecap make perfect embellishments layered on top of fabric on this page.


Dianne admits these pages really stretched her because the color palette she used was not her usual bright and colorful one. On the left is a piece of copper that Dianne "sewed" to the fabric using copper wire. She knows I love copper and this one was possibly my favorite. Those hex nuts wiggle around on the page, so it's interactive, too. She named this one "Rust and Copper." I'm still reeling from the beauty of rust and copper being married in such an artistic way.


Wow, Dianne. You could not have picked a better quote for my life at the moment. And these pieces of fabric look like they have been through my basement and rusted over time. Rusty washers sewn to fabric strips are the perfect embellishments to go with this spread Dianne called "Rusty Bits."


If you know Dianne, you know she can't leave a bit of color out of her pages, and this is the perfect example of adding a bit of color in the "rusted" leaves. Wrapped copper wire, a bottle cap, and buttons were sewn to the fabric bits that Dianne carried throughout the spreads. She then used these to decorate a library pocket.


The library pocket on this page even held Dianne's sign-in sheet for me. To say I'm thrilled, is an understatement. I was even more thrilled when I learned Dianne had used a piece from her grandmother's charm box to decorate my tag. Even though Dianne used paint (or possibly watercolors) to make the "rust" on each page, the rusty backgrounds are all very different, just like rust is different and looks different depending upon how much iron is in the metal.

I never meant to overlook or not share these pages on my blog. I love them and I am thrilled to finally rectify the oversight. Thank you again, Dianne. These are super additions to my Rusty collection of 8.5" X 11" swap pages.