Carla aka Covington Crafter has given us super fun VSN challenge and a walk down memory lane......Give Me a Head With Hair!!
Success at last. I managed to knock this out in 50 minutes, which is about 4 hours quicker than I usually make a card LOL. Fussy cutting, Smack & Squirt, air drying and doohickie sticks all take too much time for a VSN so I did a very quick Brusho background on an A4 sheet and dried it quickly with a heatgun.
I stamped Alfie directly onto the cardstock, thanks to the magic of MISTI, I was able to stamp him about 6 times. I drew the legs directly onto the card and found a previously stamped pair of boots in my stash. Quickly stamped on a dotty tree and a added a bit of white stenciling with Dylusions paint and my finger tips.
Alfie's shining, gleeming, streaming, flaxen and waxen hair, started out life as a feather stamp, stamped onto a scrap from my stash, added flicks of Tombow markers, white pen and stickles then a quick (not so) fussy cut.
I stamped the sentiment, cut at random angles, stuck on green scrap then cut around it to match the first layer - this was heaps quicker than lining it up neatly and cutting properly.
I had heaps of fun making this. Thanks for the fun challenge Carla.
Date: Sunday, March 20, 2016 GMT Views: 3770
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Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Fri, Mar 25, 2016 @ 3:47 PM
Oh my goodness, Susie!! At first I thought that one of your crazy girls had stuck her finger in an electrical socket! So glad that didn't happy! Boy, oh boy! Alfie sure has a BIG hairdo! Reminds me of the 60's! LOL My friend, you never cease to amaze me with your outstanding talent!!! Alfie is very striking, and I really LOVE his boots. I bet he's singing, "These boots are made for walking...." Another fav, my friend. Hugs!!
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Fri, Mar 25, 2016 @ 4:21 PM
wow, wow, wow, Susie!! Your bird looks like an Indian chief wearing a pair of cowboy boots...oh he has conflicts inside I can feel his pair! I have cowboy and Indian in me too!!! I love this bird! He is gorgeous with his waxen flaxen hair that look like an Indian head dress! Love the legs and the boots and bg! Everything is perfect miss Susie! Love it!
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Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Sat, Mar 26, 2016 @ 9:38 AM
I so love where your mind takes those talented hands. This is an absolute riot of fun. Alfie should patent his 'do...there will NEVER be another one like it...we'll be reading soon that the feather head has replaced the 'fro as this seasons fashion forward style.
Seeing your art is always an adventure. And you know me I just luv me some of 'THAT'.
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Sat, Mar 26, 2016 @ 8:34 PM
WOW! How fun and how funny! I love that you match your colors to your fabulous character and still maintain the contrast. That background is amazing, Susie! Sorry I missed this but notifications just don't work! Glad I found it though!
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sat, Mar 26, 2016 @ 9:13 PM
OMG Susie, it would have taken me days just to make this guy's awesome hair. I can't believe you did this in under an hour. I have always marveled at your great sense of design and creativity...now you can do it in less time than it takes me to fix my real hair every morning. I am green with envy.
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Sun, Mar 27, 2016 @ 1:30 PM
Oh, sis, you actually made a card in 50 minutes - wow! But what a fun and hilarious card that's perfect for the challenge! Love the boots, as always, and I love background! But Alfie's hair is what gets me - hehe! Hugs, sis! xoxo
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sun, Mar 27, 2016 @ 6:19 PM
You, your Crazy Birds (and their HAIR) and those WEIRD CRAZY LEGS, have all communed to make this such a fun and goofy card! Love everything about it - from the background and its splotchy and stenciled look, to the fun sentiment - you have me ROFLOL at the humor!
Thanks for the giggles!!
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