It is Tickle a Teapotter time of the month and Sandy has given us a terrific "cooking competition" challenge.
Here we have Julia Child, complete with her hat and signature string of pearls. She has just concluded a master class on preparing her world famous beef bourguignon from her equally famous cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
I am very slow at prep work in the kitchen and my knife skills leave a lot to be desired...remember the time my knife got stuck in a pumpkin and I nearly knocked myself unconscious when the whole pumpkin whacked me in the head when i was trying to remove the knife...and then there was the time I sewed my hand inside a chicken. I digress; it took me 90 minutes to prepare the beef bourguignon followed by 6 hours cooking time!! DH thought it was a "nice stew", he is lucky to be alive!
Enough about me, here we have young Nigella and Heston. Nigella failed to impress Ms Child so she has to stand in the naughty corner (actually she was too tall so I chopped off the top of her head). Heston on the other hand has been rewarded with a chef's hat and immunity from next weeks challenge.
Nigella and Heston are both coloured with a Distress Crayon and my finger, I used a damp paint brush to get a tiny bit of colour around the edges of Nigella's apron. NOTE: If you own gelato's then you already have distress crayons LOL. Julia was from my stash, she was already coloured so I just added a hint more colour using a distress crayon and a copic marker.
The card design a pop-up diorama - Sabrina featured this fun fold last year (TLC522). I coloured a veggie garden scene and put it behind the window. The checkerboard floor was done with a black copic marker and fine marker. It is time consuming but a whole lot of fun.
To see Irene's checkerboard floor tutorial, click here .
To see Julie Davison's diorama tutorial, click here .
Bon Appetit my friends.
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Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
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Sun, Sep 04, 2016 @ 7:04 PM
Oh my gosh, it's like Julia Child meets Alice in Wonderland. I love it! And that scene outside the window demonstrates that amazing way you have of adding just the right detail. This is so much fun, Susie!
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Mon, Sep 05, 2016 @ 7:15 AM
Oh, sis, YOU ARE A JOY! I agree with everyone, and I love Ms. Julia! This is so very special in many ways, and you had me giggling over a few things - haha! I love reading your descriptions and stories, and tell BIL he's a keeper (and just realize that guys will be guys in their comments - hehe!). Oh, I adore each and every detail that make this card amazing! The sight of your tiled floor made my eyes twinkle as I remembered Irene's tutorial, and you've executed the great diorama card too! Such fun and delightful "characters" here, and I love the valance too. Such a joy, and I do hope that someday you will write and illustrate some stories. You are dearly loved and cherished, sis, and I LOVE this card! Hugs, my love! xoxo
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Tue, Sep 13, 2016 @ 5:21 AM
You are truly a talented scene creator Susie and you honor me by including the checkerboard floor. My eye keeps bouncing around to your fabulous details: she's peeking from behind the curtain, how you combine images (flawlessly I might add), the little pearl necklace, and the fall scene outside your window.... AMAZING my dear.... Always amazing.. . Hugs from Tennessee
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Mon, Sep 26, 2016 @ 8:32 AM
Any teapotter would be thrilled and let me tell you, I am thrilled to get this amazing card in the mail. Thank you so much sweet friend for the amazing card you sent me. I am so in love with this stunning card and now I have a Susie Australia card to cherish. Thank you so much for making my day with this amazing card showing up in my mail box, Big hugs Sweet Friend!!!!!