This is for FS448 and Maria Patrick aka Maria P. is our featured artist today. Congratulations Maria. I had a wonderful time browsing your gallery this morning. I loved all the wonderful die cut scenes you created. I especially loved all the cute animals and birds you used. My project was inspired by your Autumn Is A Second Spring card.
I kept Maria's tree and fall theme with colorful fall leaves for my card. I pulled out my Squirrel set to feature and created lots of fall leaves to attach to my tree and to surround the squirrels on the ground. I love creating colorful scenes with an all white background to allow the main images to pop. I applied four colors of distress ink directly to white cardstock with the pads, swishing the colors together until I had good coverage. Then I misted well with water and smoothed the colors around with a dried baby wipe. I applied versa to the cardstock, applied clear ep and heated then cut out several sections of leaves. The colors didn't turn out quite a bright as they do when I apply the colors with mini applicators but it was a fast and easy. I applied color to the squirrels with mini applicators and embossed them with versa and clear embossing powder. The embossing enhances the colors and seems to bring them more to life.
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Sun, Sep 06, 2015 @ 10:20 AM
these guys look like they are having so much fun . Wonderful 3d scene, great depth and the shading and extra details make it look quite real...I think it is striking too with the white bg... and super job with the inspiration. TFS..:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
Registered: July 7, 2006 Location: Senoia, GA. Posts: 34466
Sun, Sep 06, 2015 @ 2:30 PM
Whimsical and beautiful all in one, Kittie! You are enabling me again! Love the sweet little squirrels, just everything about your beautiful fall scene!
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