Nancy and Audrie brought us a wonderful Etsy site, "Vintage Atmosphere", for our inspiration. I chose item #1 that brought back memories of young childhood, catching fireflies with neighbor children on a warm summer's evening. (When I think about it now, that was rather cruel.) I really don't see that many fireflies these days and wonder if I, my friends and children like us are to blame. ; )
I started with a dark blue shimmer CS since I knew it would be hard to create a bg as dark as I wanted. I used my MS bottle acrylics knowing that watercolors would never work. The acrylics worked well and I got the effect I hoped for. IRL the shimmer of the CS adds something, but my poor photography skills never captured it. : (
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Date: Saturday, August 9, 2014 GMT Views: 5026
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Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Sun, Aug 10, 2014 @ 5:51 AM
Oh, Sallie, I see why this was "fave'd" so many times! I LOVE it, and you are one amazing artist - we all know that!! You have such amazing ability to have made this come alive with fireflies! WOW! I love it!! Hugs!
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Registered: February 13, 2005 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 26259
Sun, Aug 10, 2014 @ 6:59 AM
Absolutely and so totally striking! The effect you used on the fireflies is perfect! They look almost real. I guess I am one of those guilty children too..but at least we did put holes in the top of the jar! LOL
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Mon, Aug 11, 2014 @ 7:45 PM
Ah, this brings back some sweet old memories of summer for me. Before the days of daylight saving time, and staying outside after it got dark to see the wonders of such as fireflies! Thanks for sharing this fabulous card.
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