WooHoo it is tickle a Teapotter time of the month and Lisa aka Shoe Girl has given us a fabulous 'Cleopatra' challenge.
Much has been written about Cleopatra, yet very little is known about her early years at the Nile High School and her two former BFF, Marcie Antony and Julianne Caesar.
Cleo, Marcie and Julianne were inseparable as young girls, often going out all day long to play behind the pyramids and sphinx. They loved going to their local Costco flee market to look for hand-made rugs and exotic gowns. They often bought baubles and beads for their hair and beautifully hand woven baskets for their pet snakes. Life was good...for a time.
Sadly, Cleo came from a really dysfunctional family and many of the town folk thought she was trouble with a capital T. Marcie's mum would often say, "That Cleopatra will come to no good, mark my words". Julianne's mum called Cleo a floozie and forbid her visiting their house, especially when Julianne's brother was home. Slowly but surely Marcie and Julianne drifted away from Cleo.
The girls shed a few tears when they read in the Nile Advertiser that Cleo had died after being bitten by her pet snake Samantha, unfortunately the article did not report on the condition of Samantha aka Sammy da Snake.
Here is a picture of Marcie and Julianne reflecting on their early years with Cleopatra and wondering what happened to Samantha.
About the card, distress inks were applied using the Smack & Squirt technique (smack distress ink pad onto a sheet of aluminium foil, squirt on a LOT of water, then mop up the inky water with a foam blending tool and scrub madly over the cardstock). The rectangular foam blending tool is perfect for shaping pyramids and landscapes. A bit of stenciling was done followed by some stamping around the edges.
The birds were fussy cut; legs and hair were hand drawn, then also fussy cut and applied to the birds. A gold pen with a fat bullet point was used to add gold trim and dots. Liquid pearls were also used.
Trick: Take a scrap of acetate packaging or cellophane bag, lay it over a stamped image of the bird, then draw on the acetate with a copic or sharpie to work out the hairstyle, legs etc. When you have something you are happy with, lay the acetate over a piece of cardstock and cut out the shapes you want.
Have a great week everyone and thank you for looking.
Date: Monday, August 24, 2015 GMT Views: 6712
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50476
Tue, Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:22 PM
The legs and the hair just slay me..so hilarious!!! And your story had me laughling! This is so creative and has so much stuff to look at..love all the dots and their expressions....oh so FABULOUS!! Susie this is genius! LOVE it!!
Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6267
Tue, Aug 25, 2015 @ 3:39 PM
Susie, about fell off my chair laughing sooooooooo hard--your cleo birds are so great---and I would be glad to be tickled by you---LOL. Love your story and your card---it is out of this world--hoot hoot!!!!! and no mishaps---good for you girlfriend!--A keeper for sure.
Registered: April 13, 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 178
Wed, Aug 26, 2015 @ 3:10 PM
I'm really going to have to invest in that Leggings store! These are absolutely Gor-gee-us!!! And their "do's" are incredible (excellent job!). Looks like they got all spiffed up to go watch the Barge Races down on the Nile. With those great hairdo's and with those Fantastical Spectaculistic boots they'll be getting more looks than the barges. Oh to be young again and be able to wear the latest "IN" fashions! Oh, by the way, the latest gossip is that Samantha, alias "Sammy da Snake", actually was a he. And he high tailed it out of there as quick as he could after the Cleo incident and came to meet up with a flirty little Ibis who took him for all he had. LOVE your card!!!
Registered: November 21, 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 6866
Wed, Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:59 PM
I'm thinking someone should create a 'Susie Australia' exhibition as part of the Papercraft shows...it would make such an interesting gallery IRL. I'd take a class to see you work your magic!
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Registered: December 24, 2007 Location: Posts: 12163
Fri, Aug 28, 2015 @ 3:03 PM
Well...Susie...You come up with it every month.....lol the cutest, funniest cards...these two whacked out birds are funny... but you did an awesome job with clothing them....well the hair anyways...super duper legs, and awesome pyramids!!
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