Anita is hosting this weeks Teaparty along with SCS'r JadeOnline. Heather shared a very sad story with us about Alex in Canada. Young Alex has a long journey ahead, which included a bone marrow transplant.
Anita has challenged us to use an animal from the Chinese zodiac. I am pretending these cute little mice are in fact very small, well dressed rats.
I purchased this cute image from Mo Mannings digital pencil website and printed it on copy paper. Green and brown coloured pencils were used to make the grass. It is not quite the same as the Outdoor Background tutorial at SCS, which is done with Copics.
Everything here was coloured with pencils, and I also used Copics on top of the pencils for their clothes and brolly. I got carried away when I was blending the pencils, which made everything extra waxy, hence the super shiny look where I applied Copics.
Warning: Two Copics were harmed making this card.
To finish off I swished a walnut stain distress ink foam blending tool over the entire image. Adhere to cardbase, using a gluestick - making sure the entire panel has an even layer of glue, this prevents bubbles.
I then stuck on the RAK die-cut frame and added the sentiment (which came with the digi image). I just glued that at one end.
Thank you for looking, I hope our cards will brighten Alex's hospital room.
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 GMT Views: 1709
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Thu, Feb 15, 2018 @ 6:41 AM
This is both adorable and true...I hope she gets a lot of support in her battle. The advances medicine has made are amazing but some are very painful and I understand bone marrow to be one of those. :(
You are inspiring me to try coloring on copy paper one of these days!
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Thu, Feb 15, 2018 @ 7:39 AM
HOW SWEET!!!! I'm SURE Alex will enjoy ALL of the cards sent & YOURS ESPECIALLY with the care you take Susie! ;) (I HAD TO LAUGH after your last comment on my Striped Thank You card, Susie! I THINK you are going a liiiiitttle overboard with saying my gallery is "magic!" LOL ) THANK YOU SWEET SUSIE for coming over to visit! ;)
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Thu, Feb 15, 2018 @ 1:45 PM
Oh, sweet sis, you are amazing! I absolutely love this sweet pair of "well-dressed rats" -- hehe! Your coloring is amazing and adds such great definition especially to the dresses and umbrella. Beautiful choice of colors, and (as always) such a joy to read your process and comments. ;) Just love that you color and create with abandon, and the nibs are always replaceable. Alex is going to LOVE this card and surely will love the special note you write inside. Love you to bits, sis, and the sentiment is so true! Thanks so much for pedaling with me!!! xoxo
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Thu, Feb 15, 2018 @ 2:11 PM
Utterly adorable, Susie. It's like a book illustration. I had no idea what to expect after reading your description in my notification email (yay!) this morning; it certainly wasn't this pair of sweeties.
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Fri, Feb 16, 2018 @ 3:20 AM
So true! So cute! Love it!!!!
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Fri, Feb 16, 2018 @ 10:21 PM
Yes these cuties could definitely pass for a couple of well dressed white rats. The card is sure to be a definite favourite too. Love the sentiment and the pretty scalloped frame.
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Sat, Feb 17, 2018 @ 3:11 AM
Susie....your fat rats alias mice are so damn cute in their pretty dresses and oooh that grass....another masterpiece. Love it and your description. Sorry to hear 2 Copics were harmed....TFS and hugs from the west. Happy day
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