What great timing that we have Internet in the town we are currently visiting. I am grateful to sweet Robin for choosing this months Free For All Friday theme before we went away so I could make this in advance. We are having a fabulous holiday, but I sure miss my Splitcoastie family.
I went with the 'mail' interpretation of the theme....think of junk mail and brochures sent in the mail. What better way to display the local takeaway shop phone numbers!
The checkerboard floor (fabulous technique here at SCS by Irene) was initially done on an A4 piece of cardstock in landscape orientation. After doing Irene's technique, I cut the A4 sheet into three panels. It is an optical illusion that the floor looks wider at the bottom, made by heavily scoring where the floor starts and bend it forward. See more below.
I used a Sharpie white paint pen to do the writing. I tried to get a chalk board effect by writing, then wiping it off with my fingers (it doesn't actually come off, but it does look blurry), then write over it again.
Luigi was stamped on a scrap of mixed media cardstock and his hat is from a cute Sassy Cheryl Digi image. His legs are were made with a scrap of cardstock and black marker, cut to shape. The boots are a knock of a Dylusions stamp. I just draw a half circle for the bottom and a couple of angled lines. I do this on the back of mixed media scraps, then trim to fit the legs. Once you have the shape right, draw black lines on the front.
I popped a couple of magnets on the back and now Luigi happily lives on our fridge door. Thanks so much for looking and I hope you get a chance to join in and get inky!
Here is link to Irene's checkerboard floor technique, sorry I can't make the link fancy, but I am doing this on my iPad.
Note:
I don't suggest doing this on an entire A4 sheet and cutting into strips like I did. It really does look best when done as a stand alone panel, that way you get the full effect of the technique.
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2017 GMT Views: 2755
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Fri, Jun 16, 2017 @ 2:43 PM
Good to see one of your fun loving creative creations in the gallery.....love it! Glad to hear you are having a fun vacation. My fingers are happy....don't have the S's this week to notify. Thanks for sharing.
Registered: April 13, 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 178
Fri, Jun 16, 2017 @ 7:12 PM
Susie...so glad to have this glimpse of you and your Fantastic creation! LOVE your floor...and the Marvelous chalkboard!!!And what a striking figure that Luigi is! I've heard rumors that Sassy Alana has a "thing" for him. With his classy leggings and his outstandingly impressive boots I can understand the attraction. I haven't seen them together anywhere yet though. Will keep my eyes open.
Have been trying to get past a major creative block and have myself been working on some fridge magnet thingies. I've been accumulating things left and right to stir my creative juices, but so far have just been slogging along. Hope to be back in the Gallery soon. Hope we get to see you on a regular basis soon. Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy the now. I'm sure you'll be able have many Special memories to look back on.
Susie, first off, we miss you too!!! So glad you are having a great time on your vacation!!! We are always eager for your return! This card is soooo cool! I love the colors you chose! Cool floor. I still haven't tried that technique. One day! Love the blackboard!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28936
Sat, Jun 17, 2017 @ 8:45 AM
This is just toooooooo cute!!! I love that bird with his long legs and your blackboard is perfect with the checkered floor!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6