WoooHooo it's Tickle a Teapotter time of the month and Jean aka jkanack has us exploring the architectural works of Frank Lloyd Wright.
When reading about Frank my eyes were immediately drawn to the words "Organic Architecture". In my little world "organic" is code for "weird" and I love everything that is weird and a bit out there.
I used the photo as inspiration, suspending a window in one of the corners and placing two houses up in the trees. The staircases are actually die cut fences - I hope Frank would approve.
Before I cut and scored the cardstock into a tri-shutter fold, I coloured and stamped all of the background first. Smack distress ink onto smooth sheet of aluminium foil, squirt on a heap of water and use a foam blending tool to mop up the inky water and blend on to the cardstock.
While the background was drying, I printed the houses on to copy paper, then coloured them with Prismacolour Pencils, Zest it Pencil Blend and highlighted with Copics and Stickles. Because the houses needed a bit more strength than copy paper, I used a glue stick to adhere them to scraps of cardstock, then fussy cut.
I die cut some trees and fences, dunking them into a puddle of distress inks and water. When everything was nice and dry, I glued everything in place. I was hoping to keep the double window in tact, but it proved too difficult. I did what any self respecting organic architect would do - chopped it down the middle and said I did it on purpose. That will be an extra $10,000 thank you!
The cardstock was a bit floppy on the outer edges, so I have reinforced some of the panels at the back. When folded this card fits inside a protective 5"x 7" card base and the long fence in the middle has a bend in it so the recipient can reposition it.
Thanks so much for looking and I hope you get a chance to get inky with the Teapotters.
Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 GMT Views: 1916
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 90476
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 @ 8:28 AM
Oh Miss Susie, you love everything weird? Oh you really know how to get me smiling. Super cute scene complete a ladder to the house too? Seriously you are so super creative and I just love to see what you upload to the gallery. Some teapotter is really going to just love getting this amazing creating in the mail.
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26718
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 @ 9:53 AM
OH, my gosh, Susie - you have outdone yourself on this one!!! What a delightful, magical, color infused feast for the eyes! Wow. Jumping right into my faves!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28907
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 @ 1:23 PM
Leave it up to you, you will come up with a wacky and beautiful way to make a card!!! And I sure do love this one!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6273
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 @ 5:07 PM
You take lessons from him via the internet as this is great and different--would love this in my treasures chest of tickle cards---so much to see and enjoy and see something missed when looking the first time --did rerun of the card---great job!!!!!
Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
WOW! It does not get better than Susie's houses! How lucky is the Teapotter who receives this magnificent piece of art! Oh my goodness, Susie, I fall head over hills in love with your art that features these houses! The houses are so beautiful in style and color and the addition of the fence-ladders is so creative! The tree branches are gorgeous, corner window is fantastic, and stickles add so much beauty to the card! This is an awesome piece of artwork, my friend, Susie!!! What would you charge me to made one for me???? LOL
Registered: May 12, 2016 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 8485
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 @ 10:15 PM
Susie, your have created my home away from home! Lol!
Living in this delightful treetop respite would be a dream come true! I’m in total awe and absolutely wonderstruck of this magnificent work of art, my friend!
Every time I view your card I see something new! Frank would be greatly impressed to meet the likes of you and your crafty talent !!
There is a television series called Treehouse Masters, that is calling your name!! They would marvel over this creative hideaway!
------------------------------ ~Jeannie~Be the reason someone smiles today!
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7331
Sat, Feb 02, 2019 @ 4:22 PM
Susie's firm of architects has come up with such a special magical village. Have been sitting here looking at it for ages and loving every complex detail about it. This card is going to make someone very happy and very proud to have it. Back to take in more of the sparkle and glitter.
Registered: July 4, 2014 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 5909
Sat, Feb 02, 2019 @ 6:47 PM
Susie- this is quirky and somewhat scary. Is that a person suspended from the sky on the back panel? My eye sees a hulking man in blue jeans----oh, whew, it's another house. By golly, I had a fright for a moment. So many things to see on your creations, forgive my LSD moment.
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