I am so happy that Kittie is the Queen for the Day! Words cannot express how wonderful her gallery is. It’s like walking through an actual gallery of w/c paintings. Such a relaxing feeling comes over you as you browse through her many cards. There were so many I wanted to “try” to case, but time wouldn’t allow it. So I chose this card….details……
As some of you may know I have had one heck of a week. Well Friday wasnÂ’t any better. Woke up to a computer that wouldnÂ’t come on, found out it has seen its last days. Good thing for the lap top or IÂ’d be going into withdrawal big time! Then another one of my commercial pools was vandalized, again. Only this time the vandalizer decided to use the pool for his potty. Guess he saw my card with the bird poop and got a crazy idea. So, had to close the pool, shock it and clean the filters. Not on my list of things to do.
Oh yeah, Thursday night before bed, I got a call from the fraud department. Apparently someone has my credit card number and has been shopping! Imagine that, and they werenÂ’t even buying stamps!
So with the main computer down, I will be “hand writing” about 140 invoices today and tomorrow since it is billing time again. I will try to come back through out the weekend and view all your wonderful cards. Sorry to go on, but I needed to vent. hehe
This card was so fun but it was hard trying to achieve kittieÂ’s technique. I cut out a squiggly oval for the reverse masking. Stamped the tree, colored with re-inkers. Stamped the foliage, blended with a w/c brush, then stamped some more foliage. Added the grass and flowers.
I didnÂ’t have a hat stamp like hers so I drew one. I also turned her frog into a bee which is from Rubbernecker Stamps. For the sky, I sponged some blue then took a wet sponged and blended it. Put this all on a black card.
Well, I must get busy, have lotÂ’s to do. Kittie enjoy you reignÂ…Â…TFL :0)
Hi Sis!
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Registered: May 31, 2009 Location: East Tennessee enjoying the mountain views Posts: 32997
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 10:09 AM
awesome card and case Cathy, love your hand drawn hat, you are amazing, you created a fabulous scene from the tree to the little bee, sounds like you had a rough week, hope it's uphill from there, TFS
Registered: February 12, 2007 Location: Aurora, Colorado Posts: 13642
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 10:23 AM
Sis, this is gorgeous. With all of the stress you have been through, you still came up with this!!! I know Kittie will feel very special. We have to talk about how you did this. Read what you had to say but you know me!!! Beautifully colored. just simply luv it!!! tfs.
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Registered: July 20, 2009 Location: California Posts: 33483
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 11:58 AM
Wow, this is so beautiful, love it! Great case. And you have had a bad week and I appriciated your venting because misery loves company....lol....had a hard week too. But no one pooped in my pool, so you definetly win. lol.
Registered: November 3, 2005 Location: Fairport Harbor, OH-IO, Lake Erie shoreline Posts: 60348
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 11:58 AM
A wonderful Kittie card. You did awesome on this. Amazing. You are such an artist too. Love your hat. Love this card. Kittie will be proud.
Hope your next week will be better.
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Registered: December 15, 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 5806
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 12:01 PM
such a pretty and peaceful card!! it doesn't reflect the kind of week you had at all, so i hope it helped you; that and the venting, which is always good. hope you have a better week and can find some time to create more works of art.
Registered: July 15, 2006 Location: Gilbertsville, PA Posts: 12427
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 1:39 PM
I'm cracking up at KopyKat's comments above LOL! 2 bad you had such a rough week, but hopefully now that you've been able to vent it, the coming week will be better Your card certainly doesn't reflect any difficulty, that's for sure! It's gorgeous and such a beautiful tribute to Queen Kittie's original card!!
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Registered: March 6, 2004 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 28932
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 1:46 PM
What a serene card you have created - lovely case. Oh, to be able to draw when I don't have the right stamp - that will not happen!
As others have said hope you have a better week, and that the computer problems are not too bad. 140 invoices by hand - yikes.
Hugs to you...
Registered: January 17, 2008 Location: Melrose Park, Illinois Posts: 40148
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 @ 1:57 PM
Oh geeez Cathy, sounds like you had a horrible week....nothing like poop in a pool to put you in a bad mood. But, your card is just beautiful, I just adore the scene you created, I want to jump right into it and sit under your tree!