This is for Dawn's lovely F4A challenge - to use some encouraging words.
Unity Stamp Co have a lot of fabulous stamps with inspiring quotes and images, that can be all mixed and matched.
Technically I haven't altered this stamp, I have just added length using the blunt end of a Spectrum Noir marker. I photographed the packaging so you could see what I'm talking about. I used the same image on Monday ...I know...two CAS cards in a week, I digress, I added enough length to give the illusion of a dress, this time I did the whole dress.
I tried to do the colour challenge on Tuesday, the bluish-teal dress and the flowers in the boot were the colours, unfortunately I added a lot of brown and tan, so that was a non event and I pulled the pin and didn't upload it. I also smeared her lipstick, so really she was never going to be leaving the house!
I then duplicated Monday girl as I loved the colours, I botched her hem line, but that's OK as I fussy cut her and saved her for another day. By the time I got to Greenie today, I worked out where all the highlights in her hat should be, how long to colour her dress and how to do her hair properly.
Greenie is a bit pale as I did her skin with coloured pencils. The other girls are a combination of Copics covered with pencils and pencils covered with Copics - wish I had written that down LOL.
Thank you for looking and thank you for making Splitcoaststamperville such a wonderful second home and a very important part of my life.
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2017 GMT Views: 2208
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Registered: January 20, 2016 Location: Freetown, Massachusetts Posts: 31437
Fri, Sep 15, 2017 @ 1:29 PM
Fabulous coloring, Susie! And I'll say the same to you -- thank YOU for making SCS such a wonderful place! I have had these words pinned for future use because I think they are so wonderful and I think your card is fantastic!
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 90113
Fri, Sep 15, 2017 @ 2:34 PM
I love that you can stretch your images Miss Susie. This Unity girl is so wonderful and you are right, Unity has some amazing encouraging sentiments. Super job on this card.
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46781
Fri, Sep 15, 2017 @ 3:49 PM
Oh I love this new girl stamp you got...she is amazing and of course YOU do amazing things with her!! Greenie is awesome...love her dress and of course the boots, even though it must be hard to wear them with a bunch of flowers sticking out! Hee! They would be on my feet! Love what you've done with all the dresses, really, I think that you should be designing stamps for Tim Holtz or Unity or something!! You DO know where to end the hem after all besides all the other additions you make to Timmy's birds and such!! Yours are ALWAYS wonderful!
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70169
Fri, Sep 15, 2017 @ 3:53 PM
I'll join in the choir and say this is outstanding! Your coloring skills are amazing. Love how you extended the image into a full length dress for the girl. The liquid pearl 'buttons' are amazing and perfectly spaced & sized. Love the background & the boot with the flowers. The sentiment is so very encouraging. Very nicely done! TFS
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7304
Fri, Sep 15, 2017 @ 6:16 PM
Another wonderfully creative job - taking one stamp and creating something completely different. I love the way you have lengthened her dress and trimmed Greenie with little pearl buttons. This is "Susie" magic at its best.
OMW!!! Can I favorite this three times? I LOVE Unity and I REALLY love Unity in your hands! These gals are simply stunning! I thought there was something a little different about them but I didn't realize until reading your story that you added length and made dresses! I would have never thought of that! I adore them. LOve that green dress and her hat does look splendid. Love the boots too. They are having a sale right now and I think those boots are on sale. I think. thank you for all your inspiration!!!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28836
Sat, Sep 16, 2017 @ 9:15 AM
I thought I had already commented on this one - shoot! I love all of your colored girls here - they are awesome!!!
------------------------------ 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
Registered: March 8, 2005 Location: Halfway between Dallas and Houston Posts: 23975
Sat, Sep 16, 2017 @ 11:34 AM
What do I love about this card? The wonderful color of her buttoned up dress, fabulous shading on her suede hat, the background ever so subtle but full of interest! And a boot full of flowers - how can you go wrong with that. I love it all!
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Sat, Sep 16, 2017 @ 12:56 PM
This is AWESOME, Susie! Love how you lengthened her dress and paired her with such an awesome sentiment and the boot and flowers are such perfect additions!! So creative, and lovely - faved!
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40327
Sat, Sep 16, 2017 @ 10:24 PM
Ah, Susie, you are amazing, this is fantastic!! Your colouring skills, the way you designed her dress, the stencilling and wonderful sentiment all fabulous!!
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