WooHoo our cards are going to a real life author of Western novels, Gene Scott, the uncle of our much loved Teapotter, Gabby (gabalot). Gabby's uncle has terrible debilitating health issues as a result of diabetes. I hope all of our cards bring some smiles to Gene and his family and also to our Miss Gabby.
I had the huge pleasure of writing this weeks Teapotter tale. To learn more about Gene and Whykickamoocow click here
In reality Whykickamoocow if a famous race horse in New Zealand, I think his fame comes more from his funny name than his ability to win. After writing the story I googled Whykickamoocow and it appears that the name is a "generic" town name used by New Zealanders. It is the equivalent of Woop Woop here in Australia.
Here we have two sweethearts, Emmy Lou and Billy. I found Billy on a Pinterest free colouring page...sadly his origins are unknown. Emmy Lou on the other hand is a fully paid for Mo's Digital Pencil, digi stamp. She will probably wipe that smile off her face when she realises she is sitting on a barbed-wire fence. I know this from experience LOL.
Mum and dad used to take us camping each Easter and we would go searching for mushrooms. I would spot the mushies in a field and run like the clappers to catch them. I say "catch" like they had a choice in getting picked or running away, I digress. The particular day I am referring to was pretty chilly and I was wearing my new mohair jumper that my Nan knitted for me. It was pink and hairy and as an eight year old, I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
I ran into paddock that had a gazillion mushrooms....I did not see the barbed wire fence......I was hurtled into the air and fortunately fell into the soft needles of a pine tree. Whew crisis averted....or so you would think....I happily carried on catching mushrooms when suddenly my back and tummy were feeling cold. I looked down and half of my new mohair jumper was missing. Turns out that one bit of wool got stuck on the barbed wire and the jumper was literally unravelling with every step I took.
Back to the card. The background is the basic smack and squirt technique (smack distress ink pad onto al foil, squirt on water and using a foam blending tool, scrub the inky water onto the cardstock, add a bit more colour without adding water) . Once dry, stamp on some trees and foliage. Emmy Lou and Billy were coloured with distress inks and some copics on their cheeks and hats. I toned them down by gently wiping my walnut stained sponge over them (as previously written, close your eyes when doing this) now fussy cut and position on card. Emmy Lou and Billy are only partially glued to the card, to keep a 3D look.
Thank you for looking and I hope you can make it to this weeks Teaparty.
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