Sabrina has given us such a lovely challenge this week for our Teapot tickle, we are going into the woodlands!!
I was lucky enough to grow up in the era when kids could go out and play all day and the only rule was to be home for dinner. There was a magical wooded area near where we lived that we called Fairy Dell, it had lots of bracken undergrowth, massive tree ferns and gum trees that reached high up into the sky, barely letting in any light.
There was a little creek where we would catch tadpoles and frogs. I used to pick little white flowers and take them home to mum. She would put them in a little vase and sit them outside on the porch....she said they were so pretty that everyone walking past could enjoy them too. I found out years later that I was picking onion weeds that wombats liked to piddle on and they stunk to high heaven LOL.
On really hot days at dusk the sun would drop low in the sky and Fairy Dell turned a million shades of orange. The owls would start to make noises and the bush seemed to come alive. I used to think it was the fairies getting ready to go out, my brothers insisted it was snakes. Boys!!! Everyone knows it was too cold in the Dell for snakes.
About my card...With black cardstock I made a double stair step card. I then measured all the panels and cut them from white cardstock. I layed the pieces side by side on a sheet of aluminium foil. Using the smack and squirt technique (smack ink pad onto foil, squirt on water, then sponge onto card using a foam blending tool) I sponged on mowed grass distress ink followed by some peeled paint in a few spots. I then moved to the orange area using spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon and wild honey.
When the card was nice and dry, I stamped on two different garden scenes using Archival ink. I did a bit of double stamping here and there. I then adhered each panel in place, added a few dots of white Sharpie paint pen and and a couple of tree die cuts.
Using the same foil sheet that I did the background with, I smacked on a bit more spiced marmalade distress ink and squirted a tiny bit of water in one corner, using an aqua pen to colour the fairy and the little owl standing under the mushroom. Both were fussy cut when completely dry. I put some googly eyes on the owl. I took heaps of photos and in every shot the owl looked like he had cataracts!! On closer inspection, I must have had glue on my fingers when I attached his eyes.
I certainly won't make a good eye surgeon, I removed half his head trying to pull his eyes off....not to worry, I coloured a new owl and carefully stuck two new googly eyes on using tweezers this time. I added some Zig Wink of Stella to him and to the fairy.
I had so much fun making this, especially knowing it it going to a Teapotter. Thank you for looking and have a great week ladies.
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Tue, Jan 27, 2015 @ 5:54 AM
This reminds me of the Enchanting Forest ... so beautiful Susie!!
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Tue, Jan 27, 2015 @ 7:17 AM
OMWord! a double step card?!!! wow, girlfriend! You are rockin!! I LOVE the colors you used too! That fairy is gorgeous as well!! (you know how much I love fairies don't cha!) Super gorgeous, beautiful, sensational, dazzleing and well, I just can't think of enough adjectives for this wonderful card! I see some sort of little grimlin in underder the mushroom too. Now I have to go back and read every little detail so I might have to make another comment! Heehee! I'm so lovin taking in all the beauty of your card!
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Tue, Jan 27, 2015 @ 7:40 AM
Love this scene, Susie! You have the most wonderful ability to put your fantastic imagination to paper! I was surprised to learn that you cut your pieces before coloring. You do such a great job of piecing. The fairy is simply beautiful!
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Tue, Jan 27, 2015 @ 2:02 PM
Oh dear - what an incredible story attached to your card - I am still laughing - firstly about the wombat piddle and then about the challenge you had doing eye surgery on your little owl. What a great start to the day - put me in a very good mood. Now the card - it is spectacular - as always - I keep on looking at it and seeing something different each time. Your smack and squirt colours are beautifully blended and your bushland images definitely make it into a magical fairy dell. Keep the wonderful stories coming - giggle, giggle, giggle.