This is for Robin's terrific Free For All Challenge...Baby, It's Cold Outside. All the details are here
Father Christmas was very generous with craft goodies (OK he actually gave me money to spend on craft goodies). I purchased lots of fabulous Unity Stamps!!! I love this windswept girl, I just showed DH and he asked why was her hair blowing in the wind when she was inside looking outside. I told him someone left the door open!!
Robins challenge has a bit of a twist, not only does is have to remind you of the cold weather, but to use wrinkle free technique and coarse salt or clorox wipes (bleach dabbing) as a removal technique. I had planned on doing the wrinkle free technique followed by sprinkling rock salt to remove some of the colour...I used water colour paper for the background, did the wrinkle free distress thing and the thirsty paper sucked up all the ink leaving it too dry to add salt...there was only one thing left to do...Wrinkle Free Technique PLUS Smack & Squirt technique.
Using the wrinkle free watercolour paper (with only a hint of the colours visible) I smacked some Faded Jeans distress ink onto a clean sheet of al foil, squirted on a LOT of water and using a blending tool, mopped up the inky water and gently swished it around the skyline, while it was still very wet I ground on some rock salt. I repeated the Smack & Squirt for the browny-grey layer (it is supposed to look like a foggy mist) added a bit more salt, then last of all Peeled Paint for the grass.
When everything was dry I brushed off the salt and stamped on some trees. The Unity girl was fun to colour and fussy cut (I cut her out after colouring is complete). Her green jumper is coloured with a gelato, scarf is copic marker and her hair is a combination of copics, inktense pencils, prisma clolour pencils and gelatos.
To assemble the card, I adhered the background to the card base, then stuck on a square of acetate. The woodgrain panelling is cut from a small square dp pad by Kaiser. I cut one big square out, then cut a 1/2" strip and stuck it in the centre (easier than cutting two rectangles).
I had so much fun making this, thank you for looking ladies.
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2015 GMT Views: 3648
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Fri, Jan 09, 2015 @ 12:15 PM
Great scene! So creative! Darn those logic centered men!
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92421
Fri, Jan 09, 2015 @ 12:53 PM
Love your scene card, Susie. It gives me a mystery: Is the girl inside looking out? Or...is she on a porch and the wind is blowing her hair and she's cuddling herself to keep warm? You command of techniques is unparalleled.......which has you creating the most fantastic cards.
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31101
Fri, Jan 09, 2015 @ 1:04 PM
I was wondering the same thing as your DH! She looks so cold, but she's indoors....good come back answer, Susie! Beautiful gently falling snow; lovely scene~
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Registered: November 25, 2007 Location: Rudolph, WI Posts: 14498
Fri, Jan 09, 2015 @ 1:55 PM
I know how your girl feels. We have had -25 wind chills for at least 10 straight days and no let up in the forecast! I can feel that chill when I am in the house too so tell you DH to lighten up! Some women are just plain COLD!! Beautiful card! tfs
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7326
Fri, Jan 09, 2015 @ 4:33 PM
Lovely card Susie. I love reading your descriptions on all the techniques you have used. Learning so much. Silly question by DH - of course she has been out in the wind and is all "windswept and interesting". She is now inside again in the warmth. Delightful.
Registered: March 8, 2005 Location: Halfway between Dallas and Houston Posts: 23975
Fri, Jan 09, 2015 @ 7:52 PM
Really great coloring on your girl! Your sky and background look cold and stormy. This is really a snapshot of exactly what I have done a lot the last two days. Stand in front of the window bundled up and look out at the cold!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131548
Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @ 5:04 AM
Interesting - till I read your description, I saw her as outside. It made me think of Paris (and in fact a couple of the parks here) where they have exhibtions (in our case it's a weekend market) with pictures on the railings. I think your fabulous woody background made me think outdoors. Whatever, it's a wonderful scene, I could get lost looking at those tree panels.