This is for the Inspiration Challenge 48. I know....I know....you are saying....huh????? This is not elephants, this has no big blocks of color...so hear me out. I have no elephant stamp but as I was giving this inspiration thought I kept looking at the piece and seeing the two heads together, black and white, and lots of gorgeous color. The two elephants were so different yet so alike. I thought of these two darling little girls...so different and yet so much alike.
I stamped the girls and skethced the tree with my artist pen. I painted the images then masked them to protect them from the sponging. I sponged out the glorius green (not my favoite green but the one that is called for on the color wheel to go with Coral and Ballet Blue) and then used my favorite little fern stamp to fill in the ground and leaves on the trees. I pulled in garden green to add texture and depth. I sketched out the little stone pathway to add just another layer of depth to the scene. I used the three major colors of the girls clothes in the flowers in the background.
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2006 GMT Views: 2273
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Registered: September 12, 2004 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 54468
Sat, Nov 04, 2006 @ 5:01 PM
This is so pretty, I adore that stamp set. One day very soon, I am going to sit down and try my hand at your landscape tutorial. I went out and got the artist pens so I'm well on my way to getting started Love all of the cards that you create.
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Registered: June 13, 2005 Location: newly relocated to beautiful Kamloops, BC Posts: 2001
Sat, Nov 04, 2006 @ 6:06 PM
oh my Kittie - this is just beautiful - tfs
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Registered: July 14, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 5513
Sun, Nov 05, 2006 @ 7:12 AM
Oh how sweet! It makes you remember "secret" telling day with your friends! Beautiful scene Kittie and I especially like...*Love*...the colored flowers in the background.
Registered: December 30, 2004 Location: Where ever I go...there I am! Posts: 64166
Mon, Nov 06, 2006 @ 9:34 AM
What a cute card and I like all the flower colors. From the inspiration photo I see colors, two characters, blue like the birds...what, no bird....better talk to the kitty about that one!
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Nov 07, 2006 @ 7:42 AM
You know what they are whispering to each other? They are saying, "You know that Kittie person, she really did a great job on our surroundings....When we first started out on this card I thought we might have to look for a better spot, but now I am really happy to be spending the afternoon in these surroundings with my best friend!"