WooHoo it is Tickle a Teapotter time and we are celebrating harvest season and having a Farmer's Market....not just any old market...Jan (aka Heartsong47, aka my de mama after Jan adopted me as a mature aged orphan several years ago during a Mothers Day challenge), I digress, Jan has sent us to the Farmers Market at Kneesaknockin, Saskatchewan, or as the locals call it, Sask.
Here we have young Ted and his sister Daisy digging up their produce the night before the market. Thank goodness there was a full moon and lots of stars!
Ted and Daisy (aka Noah and Sally by Sassy Cheryl) are two separate digi images printed together at 100%, on smooth white cardstock. This layout is actually Plan B, because I mucked up the sky on my original panel. After taking an eternity to do the grass, there was no way I was going to mow it and start again. Plan B involved cutting the sky off and fussy cutting the top 2/3rds of the images.
I had been watching a story on TV about the eclipse, hence the idea for the night sky background. Only the bottom third of the panel is adhered to the black panel. It has a good 3D feel in real life.
I had coloured Ted's hair really, really badly, so I have given him a full head and neck transplant. When I print up digi images, I always do extras on photo copy paper and add them to my colouring folder. I quickly coloured up a new head (and the polo neck of his jumper as that was a clean attachment area) and stuck it over the top of his original cardstock head and neck. Because it is just copy paper and a glue stick, you can't even see where it is attached.
I added a few rhinestones and lots of silver Stickles for the stars, the moon was done with a silver ink pad and a circle stencil. The grass is coloured with Prismacolour pencils. The kids are a combination of coloured pencils first, followed by Copics. The pumpkin was done with a Copic marker.
Thanks so much for looking, I had a heap of fun making this knowing it is going to a fellow Teapotter.
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 GMT Views: 1922
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Tue, Aug 29, 2017 @ 12:27 AM
Oh my goodness Susie, this turned out so beautiful!! I love it, the coloring is just perfect the sky is great with the bold moon and the shiny stars, and just as you said yourself, any Teapotter friend would be happy to receive this beauty
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Tue, Aug 29, 2017 @ 12:39 AM
I enjoyed reading your write-up on my email so much (yes, wonders will never cease, I got a notification) that I had to come and take a quick peek! Be back to comment properly after work. That sky!!!! Reminds me of our holidays, sniff....
Registered: October 17, 2008 Location: Brisbane Queensland Australia Posts: 8939
Tue, Aug 29, 2017 @ 1:12 AM
Loved the write up, can't stop laughing, sky turned out perfectly and you can't see where you added the head, gorgeous whimsical card Susie my friend, another masterpiece.
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Tue, Aug 29, 2017 @ 2:12 AM
Oh Susie I so enjoyed the journey of your creation. It is as always, wonderful and what a great story. Love it. I wish I had seen this a few days ago as I've just tried to create a starry sky for a LO and yours is much better. TFS Happy day and hugs
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So cute! I loved hearing how this card was created. Wonderful night sky, and the image of the little guy on the pumpkin is great! It brings back memories of Linus and Peanut gang waiting in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin! Perfect card for the Great Tickle!
Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6262
Tue, Aug 29, 2017 @ 12:58 PM
See, no mistakes in card making as is always a fix of some sort---even when they are beheaded---LOL-sweet story and looks like someone nailed their tomato ----- images are great as is the background---neat card
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Tue, Aug 29, 2017 @ 1:24 PM
OH SIS.... I miss seeing your work, so gald I am back again. fantastic coloring, I can see the moonlight shining all over, such a wonderful night it it there. And yes cant tell at all you fixed Ted. and yes must say Love the sparkles...adds to the moonlight perfectly. This will so bring smiles to all...awesome job sis...HUGS..:0)...TFS
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Tue, Aug 29, 2017 @ 2:50 PM
Oh my I hope Ted's head and neck transplant did not hurt him too much. I love reading your stories to go with your super happy cards Miss Susie! You cards are just brilliant and to read how you take apart and use the good parts and save them for your fantastic cards I just want to see you in action I bet it is just the best show to watch. Some teapotter is going to just adore this wonderful card.