This is a second version of the card I posted yesterday. Boy did that card bother me...the flowers just seemed wrong. The card is "outdoorsy - nature in the country" and the big blue flowers were "shaby chic- victorian". So, after obsessing about it all day at work, I made a second card last night. This is the one I am going to mail to a fellow teapotter. Plus, these flowers will survive snail mail much better...sometimes my mail looks like it has been on an around the world journey on the back of a camel. It is hard to see, but some of the flowers are popped up on pop dots. Anyway, I love to wander in nature, and if everyone at summer camp was supposed to be involved in a certain activity, I usually prefered to search for pinecones or cool rocks. On a rare Sunday a few weeks ago, my 2 best buddies - my teenage sons Josh and Brad, and my Dh and I were all available. We packed a picnic lunch and went on a hike. My sons and I did what we have done since they were little...noses to the ground looking for rocks and pretty things from nature. The bigger areas of the image (water, rocks and grass) are colored with copics. The girl and her clothes are done with prisma pencils. I ALWAYS have trouble with copics bleeding out of the lines. I spend most of my time fixing this with the blender pens. Since copics are hard for me, I usually take the easier road and use pencils. I have been so amazed and inspired by everyone eleses work with copics that I have decided to try to practice by using them in less detailed areas of some cards. Have a fantastic weekend, and TFL,Francie
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014 GMT Views: 1976
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Tue, Aug 05, 2014 @ 8:00 AM
Oh, Francie, this is GORGEOUS! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who "bleeds out" and needs my clear blender marker! Stunning card, and you always delight me in your descriptions! It's going to be loved! Hugs!
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Wed, Aug 06, 2014 @ 2:22 PM
I like them both, Francie. After a Friendly analysis, I agree, your remake is the winner. Sorry you had to stress over it so much but, alas, that is the life of the stamper. LOL Hope you have another great family weekend soon!