This week it's all about alcohol. I used alcohol markers, isoproly alcohol and grape alcohol (yes, you would be correct if you guessed I had a glass of wine). Now about my card....
These little chickies started out life as a single Mo Manning digi image. One girl has been flipped and reduced in size.
The scene was printed onto smooth white cardstock and coloured with Copics. I then took a dead Copic and dunked the brush nib end into Isoproply Alcohol, then with a very firm hand I removed some colour from the mushroom hats. I kept dipping into the alcohol and scrubbing on the hats until I had the desired effect.
To add a vintage feel I gently wiped a walnut stain distress ink foam blending tool over the entire panel (just using the left over ink that was on the foam). I then smacked the foam tool into the ink to pick up some colour so I could add more ink around the edges.
After reinking the foam, I always make sure the first few swipes are made with a gentle action. It's better to build up the colour, than try to tone it down. I also find it's more effective to randomly have dark areas and light areas and try and NOT be too uniform.
I finished with a doodled border, again keeping it random by making squiggles and criss crosses in various places. It is much harder to keep things uniform and even and there is nothing worse than mucking up a card right at the very end. Having said that, if I wasn't happy with this border, it would simply be a matter of cutting them off and making a smaller card.
Thank you for looking and I hope you have a chance to get inky and join in.
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018 GMT Views: 2022
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50767
Fri, Mar 23, 2018 @ 4:51 AM
I love your little whimsical mushroom girls...they're darling! I appreciate all your details...removing some of the color with a deceased copic was a genius idea. And you don't have to worry about your doodling....it's always spot on! Love this!!
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 75116
Fri, Mar 23, 2018 @ 5:11 AM
What an adorable card, Susie, and good work with the alcohol. Love the little girls and your doodled border.
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Fri, Mar 23, 2018 @ 5:39 AM
Susie, your art is always so delightful, and these little girls are so adorable! Love your tip on removing color with alcohol on a repurposed copic marker. Your a genius! Cheers my dear!!
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So adorable! Love these littles! Beautflly done, from the bg down to the random border! And I always wondered what to do with a dead Copic! LOL Susie, you are so fun!
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Registered: November 24, 2013 Location: NYC Posts: 17745
Fri, Mar 23, 2018 @ 6:09 AM
So charming as always.
These look like they could be in a children's book! I agree...they look like sisters having a moment they will remember always (when they are not fighting lol)
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105300
Fri, Mar 23, 2018 @ 9:01 AM
you are so darned creative, susie. flipping the girl and reducing her in size (could you do that tO ME???) makes this so interesting.........more than doubled. cute image and coloring makes this a very special card indeed. favd, of course.
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