It is Teapot Tuesday and this week we are tickling a fellow teapotter. Sabrina is hosting the challenge and she wrote of her wonderful travels to Switzerland. At the very word "Switzerland AND Heidi" my mind went into overdrive.
Many years ago I had a specracular 12 hour train trip from Zurich, Switzerland to Vienna in Austria. It was like dying and going to postcard heaven. At every bend I swore I could see Heidi and Grandpa's little house.
As a girl (and still as an old duck) my 2 favourite books are the Swiss book, Heidi and the Canadian book, Anne of Green Gables. So I have created Heidi-Anne for this terrific challenge.
Heidi-Anne is a tourist visiting Heidi's Museum, she had humble beginnings as a Sassy Cheryl digi stamp. Whilst I did not cut off any body parts, I did have to dislocate her right shoulder and adjust the position of her arm. Originally her arm was sticking out holding a flower. Her other arm was holding a flower too, but now she is pointing at the portrait of Heidi inside the replica cabin.
It is hard to tell in the photo, but this is a stair step card (as if it was ever going to be anyting else for a teapotter). A sepia portrait of Heidi can be seen behind the acetate covered window. The window frame is a digi stamp with many coats of TH distress inks. The shutters were on cream cardstock and also coated with lots of ink. Liquid pearls were used on the shutters, and liquid pen on the bike.
I double checked the challenge write-up before photograping Heidi-Anne and was shocked to read how I didn't get a single thing in the challenge right - NO cows, clocks, chocolate, foreign language....I very carefully removed Heidi-Anne, did a sign on the computer (covering EVERYTHING mentioned in said challenge). I chose German and Esperanto as the languages - Esperanto is considered the universal language (I'm not sure what universe they are referring to LOL).
Because the shutters and window had lots of distress ink on them, double sided tape just slides off...what to do... I removed Heidi-Anne's hat and I hate to say but I had to poke a hole in her head and insert a brad through her head and the window. I replaced the hat and all is good. I had so much fun making this card. Thank you for looking. oh I have come back to do a quick edit, Heidi-Anne's frock and matching coat are paper-pieced, as is her hat.
Have a great week everyone.
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 GMT Views: 1727
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