First, I am coming back tonight to comment on all the beautiful artwork that is in the gallery... which is a good transition into the fact that I am a hare. Not because I want to be, but because I always have 36 hours of stuff to get done in a 24 hour day, so I am usually rushing to get a card done. I have a few tips for the WT524 on how to salvage a card when you ruin it because you were rushing. This was just going to be a card for the CC523. I tore note paper and sponged the different bands of bg color, spritzed with water, and went looking for some simple flower silhouette stamps to add. I found the little row of houses that I did not know I had, the car from a different unknown set, and finally the house and sun at the top which I had to mask some other parts so they didn't show. Now for the salvage part of the card.... this seems to be part of every card I make. Where I wanted a nice dark image, it did not stamp well, and it did stamp in dark black where the edge of the rubber had picked up unwanted ink. The black sharpie is my first disaster relief tool. I colored in all the parts of the stamp that were missing. Then I used my blacl micron pen to doodle over all the areas where the edge of the stamp made unwanted lines. The next attempt to do CPR on this card involved my white gel pen. The bg was too dark and the whole card looked like a mud puddle. I added white gel pen dots and doodles everywhere. I was just about to take a photo of the card when the final accident occured. On every card I manage to get my elbow, nose, left toe or other body part in a liquid of some sort, which ends up right in an obvious place on my card. Somehow, 2 blobs of ketchup got on the card. My final hint for saving a card is to be creative. Hiding under the 2 bows with that grass like stuff are the ketchup blotches. TFL,Francie
Date: Friday, March 27, 2015 GMT Views: 1172
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131604
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 @ 8:03 AM
It always amazes me how you find time to make such gorgeous creations and work full-time! The doodling round "shadow" lines is a great tip - I'll remember that one - thanks, Francie.
You know I love your little polka dot bows, they are just so sweet.
Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 @ 8:32 AM
Francie, your descriptions are almost as entertaining as gazing on the wonderful things you create! I love your work and I think this is fabulous! I think all those happy accidents add to the genius of your designs!
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Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13928
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 @ 9:16 AM
This card is such an eye-catcher, with its bright pink and green, all the dramatic black and the touches of white gel pen. I loved reading your description of your process and all the great tips. it's wonderful!
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70222
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 @ 11:45 AM
Fun and creative. Love the polka dots in paper, bows and doodles. I'm the tortoise so it would take me forever to come up with something half as detailed. Good job! TFS
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 @ 8:38 PM
WOW! Only you can accomplish these wonderful cover-ups with your artistic talent! This one just captivated me, Francie! You combine colors I would never think of and turn out these wonderful works of art! This one is just amazing!
Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 71996
Sat, Mar 28, 2015 @ 6:38 AM
Thanks for sharing your tips.....you always have a great eye for color. It sounds like you lead one very busy life, but still find time to create and share. Thanks so much for adding your fantastic card in the challenge gallery.
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26718
Sat, Mar 28, 2015 @ 7:55 AM
What a fun, vibrant card! I laughed out loud at your descriptions of all the things that can mess up a card at the end of the entire process! ....Not that I can relate, cough, cough!
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sat, Mar 28, 2015 @ 1:07 PM
Wow, Francie, you sure are one busy lady - I thought I was till I read this post!!!
I can't believe you were talking about SALVAGING your card - this looks like it was very well planned out - the colors are bright and the whimsical idea of a ride in the country reminds me of my childhood - yep , we took long rides - adventures, we used to call them - Love all the changing scenery and the masked sponging turned out super - Love this!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!