WooHoo it was my turn to host this months Tickle a Teapotter challenge and we are heading back to Whykickamoocow. Our challenge is to bring a card with snow!! No-one in Whykickamoocow has ever seen snow!!
Christmas in Australia is usually very hot. 100F in the shade is not uncommon, but that doesn't stop us from having a traditional hot baked Christmas lunch, complete with plumb pudding and brandy custard. All of this is followed by a game of backyard cricket, then a nana nap, then more food!
When I was in my late 20's I spent a year living in Austria and I got to celebrate a White Christmas. The Christmas markets were amazing, it was dark by 3pm and little candles were burning everywhere. Every time it would snow, I would wrap myself in a million layers of clothes and stand outside so the snow would fall all over me. I remember standing in the snow in Salzburg, home of Sound of Music. I couldn't help myself and I started to sing (and laugh), I should point out that I sound like a cut cat when I sing.
I stopped when some people came close to me. They looked very serious and I thought they were complaining about my bad singing (I couldn't speak a word of German back then) - turns out they were telling me that "help" was on the way. Long story short, they thought I had wandered off from the near by mental hospital. The police took me to the hospital; thankfully one of the nurses spoke English. Everyone had a huge laugh when I was able to explain that I had never seen snow before and that is why I was standing outside. We all had a brandy and the police drove me home LOL.
OK my card - watercolour paper, distress inks and reinkers. White Dylusions paint flicked with a brush, white modeling paste for the snow on the ground. Super fine glitter was added to the penguins hats. Their clothes were hand drawn then cut from a mixed media scrap.
Accessories: MISTI, Poppy Stamps tree die (with the frame part cut off),diecut reading glasses (RAK from Sabrina) mixed media scraps, super fine glitter, modeling paste, Dylsusions white paint, liquid pearls
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Mon, Nov 30, 2015 @ 11:36 PM
Absolute adorable card! Your penguins are adorable down to their hand-made clothes! Such great looking, sparkly snow, too. Thanks for a fun challenge. Your story is grand, loved it! I tried to envision it as it happened and just laughed and laughed. All of my ancestors are from Germany and my Gr-grandparents were married in Vienna. I have never been to either place but maybe after I die I'll be able to fly by ... depending on if I have wings or a shovel. Hee.
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Sun, Dec 06, 2015 @ 10:25 AM
That is the funniest story ever Susie :-) We have rain and rarely snow on the Oregon coast, so get excited too to see snow. Love your cute penquins hand drawn vests and warm hats ! Happy Holidays my friend. TFS