Marie (momof5sons) has given us a fun story this week about Gertie Gussie from Gainsville. Gertie has lost her drivers license for a little while so Buster the local crop duster, has offered to fly Gertie around the village so she can keep looking after all the towns folk.
Our cards are going to Connie Jo9. Connie is the sister of our very own Mutnik (aka Cathy), I guess that kind of makes Connie, Curt's auntie. We are to bring bright and happy cards and send some sunshine to cheer Connie up.
I had a little tidy up recently and found an A4 pad of water colour paper so I decided to create a bright beach scene. I must say that the watercolour paper is very forgiving and will take a lot of paint and water. It even holds up to a bit of light scrubbing (until the paper starts to flake off in chunks). I know all this because I had a little accident...
The background was done by applying watered down acrylic paint to paper, sprinkle cous cous, allow to air dry and soak up some of the paint (MIX81 challenge). I did the bottom half for the sea in a rich blue and the sky in a very light blue. It was at this point I had a little mishap.... I knocked over a glass of water than I had been soaking paint brushes in (green paint). It went all over the light blue area. I got heaps of the colour off however it no longer looked like a beach background.
Plan B - turn the paper upside down, purposely add more green and do an aerial scene instead of a beach scene. The ocean is now the sky, I added a yellow circle for the sun and a few die-cut clouds and a hand drawn banner. Job done and back on track for Connie.
Gertie and Buster are Art Impressions acrylic stamps. I coloured them with a combination of Copics, distress inks and Wink of Stella brushes. The little city in the background is a RAK stamp from our sweet Miss Kathleen Lammie from Alabama. The garden at the front is an acrylic stamp by IndigoBlu. Lots of liquid pearls were added and flicks and dots with a white sharpie paint pen.
Thank you for looking and have a great week ladies. P.S. Mail seems to be taking forevahhhhh between Aus and the US but this is on the way.
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Tue, Sep 09, 2014 @ 6:27 AM
My goodness, I wish my accidents looked like this! Love that fun image, which you colored beautifully and LOVE the foliage in the foreground! Hand drawn banner? Fantastic! You even managed a cityscape in the background! Your detail is amazing on this, Susie! What a delightful work of art!
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Tue, Sep 09, 2014 @ 6:54 AM
What would a card with out an oops be like from Susie! Love how you just keep on going, just like the energizer bunny. hehe This card with it's beach sky is top notch wonderful my friend. My sister will be tickled pink to received this creation from you. Thank you for playing! TFS :0)
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Tue, Sep 09, 2014 @ 7:33 AM
Oh wow!! This is so cool! Love your Buster and Gertie flying their little plane over the cityscape and grasslands below!! What fun colors too! Love it Susie, it's so different from your usual step cards but just as entertaining!! Your banner is really fun as well!! I noticed that Buster must have had one of your mishaps too judging by that nasty scar on his face! So amazing Susie!! You are the master story teller!
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Tue, Sep 09, 2014 @ 7:38 AM
Oh Wow! Susie, your color is so vibrant and gorgeous on here!!! What a fabulous image, and of course you made it a "Susie" mishap marvel! Love the background, it is just so cool with the colors, the stamping and the white highlights! Makes me happy to see the cityscape in the background too! YAY! Of course Mr. Pilot has his own mishap and has the scar to prove it! LOL Oh and VERY cool how you did the center step!!! Fabulous card!!!
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Tue, Sep 09, 2014 @ 8:50 AM
Susie you never fail to delight! Gertie and Buster seem to be having the time of their lives, especially with that personalized banner in tow. Your ability to combine images to make a coherent scene boggles the mind...and your watercoloring is simply dreamy. Thanks so much for coming to Connie's Teaparty, I am sure that she will treasure this. Make sure to get some of those fun cookie glasses - the dotty ones are the best! Big ol' hugz from New Jersey, my friend!
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Tue, Sep 09, 2014 @ 1:55 PM
Oh my goodness, your description is like listening to my also creative sister. Mutnik. explain how she made a card!!! You two are way out of my league!! This card is amazing. I never thought the beach scene was colored......I thought it was designer paper! Very cute card. Thanks for playing today!!
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Tue, Sep 09, 2014 @ 2:22 PM
So clever to turn this around and make such a wonderful flight scene. You even made it fun and personal with Connie's name on it...saweet. Great grassy fields. |I would be smilin too taking on a fun ride like these 2...so cool.
I have had water color paper rub off too, zero fun., and water spills...less then zero fun, that is when you know how much a tiny bit of water can make such a big mess...glad we have each other we can relate too...:0) We can dream, ....someday air canada, or other flight companies you guys have, will have rates so cheap we will be able to fly and meet each other, have like crafting parties...woo-hoo...IRL, that WOULD be so cool....until then...BIG HUGS my friend... TFS
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