WooHoo it is that happy time of the month where we tickle a fellow teapotter. This week we are having pool parties, street parties and lots of summer time fun.
Dotty's girlfriends are already in the summer fun spirit, sipping bubbly and lounging by the pool in their new seasons swimwear. Dotty on the other hand has flown in from Australia where it is winter and her husband is away. Consequently Dotty has let herself go a bit - honestly you could plait the hairs on her legs......oh hang on.... that's me, cancel all that personal info about Dotty.
I learnt the Happy Dance since becoming a Splitcostian, I have made some very, very special friends here. I got this Dotty stamp at a recent craft camp during the "buy, swap and sell" session. I traded a fish for Dotty!! She reminded me of a funny character here at SCS called Nana Bannana created by Susie aka paperpunchscissors. Lovely Peggy (jasonw1) sent me this beautiul pushbike die and the fence was sent to me along with some other treats by Jennifer (mother's daughter) following our last teapot tickle. Beautiful Kathleen Lammie send me some bakers twine that would have looked great here, sadly it is hiding (probably with my sewing machine power cord that I still haven't found). In short, this card has lots of sentimental value and I am very happy it is going to a teapotters home.
My copic colouring is coming on very slowly, happily I am managing to stay between the lines now. I paperpieced Dottys outfit and the girlfriends swimwear is also paperpieced. The gorgeous pushbike from Peggy is attached to the card by using brads. The little basket was a bit tricky to attach to the bike, so I glued it to Dottys dress LOL.
The festive banner is made from Websters Pages pom-pom ribbon. There are three trees on the back step of the card. One tree would have been enough, but I think a fellow teapotter would enjoy this new tree die I purchased from Cottage Cutz.
Liquid pearls and some stickles have been added here and there. The grass was made using MS fringe scissors and then hand trimmed. All of the fussy cutting edges have been inked in Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress ink and in case you are wondering the black under Dottys arm was entirely accidental and in no way represents her personal grooming.
Thanks for looking and have a wonderful week everyone.
Date: Monday, June 24, 2013 GMT Views: 2406
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Wed, Jun 26, 2013 @ 3:06 PM
WOW times a hundred! You really put a lot of work into this beauty of a card. All that fancy cutting and paper piecing really turned out spectacular. I LOVE this! Who ever gets this tickle card will have a true treasure. Love it! TFS :0)
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131428
Fri, Jun 28, 2013 @ 9:07 AM
What a happy, airy summer feel you've created, Susie. Laughing at the TMI on the hairy legs . Love the long grass and the bobble trim - and how clever to use brads to attach the bicycle.
Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Fri, Jun 28, 2013 @ 9:46 PM
I am loving the joyful Dottie doing the happy dance! Her bloomers are the BEST!!! AND she looks like she may just jump on that pushbike and go for a spin while the girlfriends set there and say "You go girl"... This is SUCH a delightful scene as they set in the shade of your new tree die and admire Dottie's energy and enthusiasm for life. LOVE the fringed grass in front of the wonderful iron fence. And I agree with the cleverness of using brads to attach and be part of the bike! This card is filled with creativity and fun and a fav for sure!
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sun, Jun 30, 2013 @ 7:57 AM
Oh my gosh, this card is so hilarious - looks like Dottie let her wild side take over, and her friends are enjoying seeing her having a bunch of fun while they sip their wine! love the addition of the paper piecing on Dottie and the fence with the bike leaning up against it has such a summery feel - you are going to make some teapotter VERY HAPPY!!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!