This is for Robin's fun Free for All challenge....red and green as the dominant colours.
I don't wish to alarm you, but I have a very, very limited supply of Christmas stamps. I thought this cutie putootie would be perfect to adapt for Christmas.
I had a lovely sentiment chosen, but I messed up her eyes big time. One eye was looking towards the south pole and the other eye was looking north. Sunglasses made with black micron pen solved the problem.
Working with coloured pencils on paper is great when you forget to add enough highlights. Use an eraser to remove most of the colour, then use a white pencil to cover most of the remaining colour. This result is harder to achieve on cardstock.
After fussy cutting and adhering her to the card with a glue stick, I realised my original sentiment wouldn't work, but I knew this sentiment would be perfect! It is old, lovely thick rubber and I'm thinking it might be Unity Stamps.
I cut one frame in white and one frame in black and offset them on the hammertone cardstock base. The black frame is the inside of an Adli coffee pod box.
I cut some leaves and popped them behind the flowers and sentiment. Thank you for looking and I hope you get a chance to join in.
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019 GMT Views: 1343
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Stamps: Paper Mill girl, sentiment old and unknown
Paper: Image stamped on copypaper, hammertone cardbase
Paper Size: 5 x 7ish
Ink: Versafine
Accessories: MISTI, Prismacolour Pencils, blender pencil, Zest it Pencil Blend, Micron pen, white EP, Martha Stewart leaf punch, green pearly paper, MFT frame die, red and green Stickles
Registered: March 27, 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67884
Thu, Dec 12, 2019 @ 8:16 PM
Susie, you amaze me how you can make a fantastic card from your mistakes. Your Christmas girl looks so cute with her sunglasses!
Love the pretty flower in her hair!
Fun sentiment!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, Dec 12, 2019 @ 8:46 PM
Combine your writing skills with your incredible artwork, publish and I'm sure you'd have a best seller. I love that you tell us about the mess-ups and how you fixed them but truthfully no one would ever know you messed up by seeing your end result. Your coloring skills are amazing! You are also the recycle queen.
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46765
Thu, Dec 12, 2019 @ 8:51 PM
This is so beautiful Susie and I LOVE that sentiment! So funny!
I love her flowers, her greenery and that little mole on her face...classic!!
You are genius!
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Registered: November 7, 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 38899
Thu, Dec 12, 2019 @ 9:26 PM
Oh my goodness, Susie, this is gorgeous! Simply gorgeous! I love your write up too. Love this girl in her sunglasses trying to pin Santa down on his definitions, what a hoot!
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Thu, Dec 12, 2019 @ 9:46 PM
What a fabulous card, Susie. So many fun details right down to the tiny mole on her cheek. I like the two frames in the bg and the fun greenery and the roses. Terrific sentiment.
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40255
Fri, Dec 13, 2019 @ 2:06 AM
This is such a fabulous card, Susie! Love your girl with the flowers in her hair and the shades! It is all the extra details you add, such as the mole on her face, that has me shaking my head at your genius! Loving the cricket, our bowlers have started brilliantly~
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79456
Fri, Dec 13, 2019 @ 3:52 AM
I am not sure how Santa will define good, but this Christmas lass sure has a fabulous head piece!!! Such a cute card, Susie!! So delightful!
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