WooHoo it's Tickle a Teapotter time of the month and we are going back to Whykickamoocow to help them design a calendar. I am a June baby, which here in Australia, is winter. I couldn't decide if I wanted to do a northern hemisphere calendar picture or southern hemisphere....so I did both.
I made a Z-fold card, actually it's not really a z-fold, it's more like a scor-fold-scor-fit-an-envelope type card. The technique is the shaving cream technique (almost) found in the Tutorial section at SCS. I didn't know there was a difference between shaving cream and foaming shaving gel when I attempted this technique.
I didn't realise how much the foam shaving gel "grew". I squirted a small amount on a plate and before I knew it, there was enough foam to cover half my desk. I quickly added a few drops of Distress ink refills, dragged a toothpick through it and laid the cardstock on top.
With the 18 tons of foam left, I just kept dunking cardstock into it. I have enough backgrounds to make a complete calendar...it could be a scratch n' sniff calendar - the shaving gel smells great! I hope the dogs at Customs don't eat it!!
About my summer and winter girls..they are both digi images by Sassy Cheryl, printed onto copy paper, coloured with pencils, Zest-it pencil blend and highlights added with Copics. Being copy paper, fussy cutting is a breeze. The girls were adhered to the background using a glue stick. I didn't apply glue over the entire images, this gives a fun 3D effect. The hanging branches were stamped on, then I applied a gazillion dots of liquid pearls.
I accidentally chopped off one of Miss Summers toes, which is rather fitting for me. I don't have toe nails on the little toe of each foot. As a little tacker aged about 5, I was sliding down a metal slide, on my tummy, as you do, when my little toes got stuck in the side rails. To cut a long story short, half the town turned out to either help or watch the local tractor mechanic and the district midwife extract me from the slide. Ahhh the joys of being a kid, living in a country town in the 1950's.
Registered: September 12, 2004 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 54468
Wed, Nov 29, 2017 @ 8:06 AM
I don't usually play the teapotter challenge but your wonderful story drew me right in. Susie, you have a gift for storytelling to go along with your incredible talent as an artist! Love the card you created here, the sweet little characters are brimming with personality! Fabulous.
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Registered: May 26, 2015 Location: Oregon Posts: 5532
Wed, Nov 29, 2017 @ 8:54 AM
I took pride in myself for recognizing the shaving cream technique background before reading about your foamy experiments. I've been using the white stuff. My brand is stinky, however, but the waft finally wore off after about a month and I wondered if the gel type worked. Thanks for the lessons, the stories, and the awesome talent you share every time you touch paper or keyboard. No pressure, though.
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50513
Wed, Nov 29, 2017 @ 12:54 PM
I love everything about this Susie...it kind of shows me in June here in my floatie and then in December skating on the frozen pond. I’m guessing you have no frozen ice upon which to skate in Oz. Your coloring is just amazing and perfect for each image. I can sympathize with you on the cut off toe..I’m always cutting off important parts when fussy cutting..you should hear the foul langage that comes out of my pristine mouth when I do that. So you have no toe nails....interesting Susie fact. Thanks for a super challenge and story.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74782
Thu, Nov 30, 2017 @ 4:38 AM
Susie, I love your side by side winter and summer card. I am a June girl, too. Of course, it is hot here in June so I guess that could be me in the pool and you ice skating. Love reading your posts. I had a toe accident about five years ago and still paying for it. Ugh! Hope your 5 yr. old toes healed completely from that dreadful slide accident (except for missing toenails). Cute, cute card.
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Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6262
Thu, Nov 30, 2017 @ 11:28 AM
Ouch, poor toes indeed, and bet that was something to see. Loved your story and I would be glad to get your 2 in one card--oh my , decisions decisions and you solved it doing 2 scenes--great card Miss Susie---love using shave cream technique---fun and messy but then is a good messy
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Thu, Nov 30, 2017 @ 2:08 PM
Love how you perfectly captured two seasons. The shaving gel background is beautiful and I'm sure you'll find uses for all the rest you now have on hand..
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Fri, Dec 01, 2017 @ 3:42 PM
I love your "almost" techniques! The bgs are perfect and I bet your craft room will smell good for quite awhile with all that foam Your seasonal sisters are adorable and beautifully colored! Thanks for great stories for your Teapotter challenge and for the card. You are a storyteller and artist extraordinaire!
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Registered: November 7, 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 39008
Sat, Dec 02, 2017 @ 8:20 PM
Susie, this is amazing! Your story is fabulous and this card is outstanding. I keep scrolling back up to take another look. Love your summer/winter card and that gorgeous shaving cream background.