Lisa has a lovely Teaparty this week for a dear friend and wonderful Splitcoastie - Angie aka Sunshinesense. The great outdoors is our theme.
If you are thinking this card looks familiar, you would be right. We had a teaparty last January for "Aunt Betty". I wanted to use the same Psalm and my brain went into auto pilot and before I knew it this card couldn't be any closer to Betty's card if I tried.
The background was made by smacking distress ink onto aluminium foil, squirting on heaps of water then mopping up the inky water with a foam blending tool and scrubbing on cardstock.
I did the grass first, then Using post-it notes I masked the grass and faintly stamped on some little trees. Next step was to sponge on the sky using the same method. I added a bit of pink through the tree line.
To get a bit of texture in the sky I lightly used a the flat side of pencils and added more blue, pink and orange. The pointy end of pencils was used on the grass.
Because I wanted the fence to appear behind the big tree, I drew it on first using a white pencil, then went over it with a 0.7mm Posca paint pen (best white pen ever). I then stamped on the big tree.
The weirdest thing happened, as everything was drying the fence appeared to be in front of the tree trunk. I've gone over the trunk with a pencil, but it still looks like the white fence is on top. I need to do a bit of experimenting.
I lightly stamped the background with a text script stamp, followed by a gazillion liquid pearls and a hint of gold Stickles in the little trees. Finished with stamping the Psalm.
I hope our cards bring lots of sunshine into Angie and her beautiful families day. Thank you for looking.
Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 GMT Views: 1120
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Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Wed, Jan 16, 2019 @ 5:05 PM
I was gobsmacked last January when I saw this card you made for Aunt Betty and I am gobsmacked again seeing this new version today. I LOVE what you have done to make this card and I love the bible verse too! Wow! ~Karen.
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7331
Thu, Jan 17, 2019 @ 2:00 AM
This card will truly be treasured. What a wonderful scene. Bet it must have taken lots of patience and time to put the fairy lights on the tree. I can see them sparkling away.
Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6271
Thu, Jan 17, 2019 @ 10:24 AM
wow, a gazillion liquid pears is right miss susie and they look great on the tree----and all the masking and different steps you did to make your card so neat was a good thing.
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40378
Thu, Jan 17, 2019 @ 7:58 PM
What a wonderful outdoor scene, Susie, and your colouring on this is fantastic! Your tree with the liquid pearls looks amazing and I love the little fence you have drawn! It is not only wonderful seeing your cards but so great to read about the process, too!
------------------------------ Sue
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