What great timing that we have Internet in the town we are currently visiting. I am grateful to sweet Robin for choosing this months Free For All Friday theme before we went away so I could make this in advance. We are having a fabulous holiday, but I sure miss my Splitcoastie family.
I went with the 'mail' interpretation of the theme....think of junk mail and brochures sent in the mail. What better way to display the local takeaway shop phone numbers!
The checkerboard floor (fabulous technique here at SCS by Irene) was initially done on an A4 piece of cardstock in landscape orientation. After doing Irene's technique, I cut the A4 sheet into three panels. It is an optical illusion that the floor looks wider at the bottom, made by heavily scoring where the floor starts and bend it forward. See more below.
I used a Sharpie white paint pen to do the writing. I tried to get a chalk board effect by writing, then wiping it off with my fingers (it doesn't actually come off, but it does look blurry), then write over it again.
Luigi was stamped on a scrap of mixed media cardstock and his hat is from a cute Sassy Cheryl Digi image. His legs are were made with a scrap of cardstock and black marker, cut to shape. The boots are a knock of a Dylusions stamp. I just draw a half circle for the bottom and a couple of angled lines. I do this on the back of mixed media scraps, then trim to fit the legs. Once you have the shape right, draw black lines on the front.
I popped a couple of magnets on the back and now Luigi happily lives on our fridge door. Thanks so much for looking and I hope you get a chance to join in and get inky!
Here is link to Irene's checkerboard floor technique, sorry I can't make the link fancy, but I am doing this on my iPad.
Note:
I don't suggest doing this on an entire A4 sheet and cutting into strips like I did. It really does look best when done as a stand alone panel, that way you get the full effect of the technique.
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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
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Sun, Jun 18, 2017 @ 5:05 PM
So glad you are back! This is sooooooooo FUN!!!! Love it. Love everything about it. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
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: January 21, 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 5463
Tue, Jun 20, 2017 @ 9:35 AM
Oh wow, this is wonderful. Luigi is adorable. So good to hear that your holiday is fabulous.....wishes for it to continue to be that way all the way through.
Registered: November 21, 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 6866
Wed, Jul 19, 2017 @ 1:54 AM
Haha, too cute! Your crazy birds are always so inspiring. I have started making a few cards with them (nothing as awesomly inventive as yours though), will upload one day!
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Registered: June 19, 2010 Location: SC Posts: 6005
Thu, Jul 20, 2017 @ 8:04 AM
ACK! You blow me away with your creativity, Susie! What you've done with the Tim Holtz birds is nothing less than amazing! This is so stinking cute -- you've warmed my heart this morning and put a smile on my face!
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Fri, Jul 21, 2017 @ 7:40 AM
Oh, sis!! Somehow I missed this one, but I LOVE him! What a giggle, and you're right about all the junk mail. Totally makes me smile!! Squishy hugs, sis! xoxo
------------------------------ Cheryl
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