This journal page is for Robin's terrific Free for All challenge, where YOU get to decide what National Day to celebrate.
I don't think tutu's and ballerina dresses were common dress-ups when I was a child, however I do know I spent many years wearing my Annie Oakley skirt, my Florence Nightingdale cape and my treasured Mickey Mouse ears - looking back I've always been a little weirdo. With two brothers and living in a country town, it's no wonder I was born a tomboy LOL.
Maybe those formative rough and tumble years are the reason why I chose this National day to celebrate, it is completely opposite to my childhood.
I love the elegance and grace of a ballerina and let's face it, who wouldn't love to put on a tutu or a flowing ballerina dress for a minute or two. Having said that, how cool would it be to go back in time and wear your Annie Oakley skirt, your cape and mouse ears just one more time.
Okie dokie, about this journal page. This is a single digi image by Mo's Digital Pencil. To print the group of dancers, I copied the original sized image and then pasted it 5 times. I reduced the image to 50% for the little ballerina and I enlarged the image to about 200% for the big girl (and I cut her legs off), I also stuck her on the page at a slightly different angle.
All of the images are just done on photo copy paper, coloured with Prismacolour pencils, blended with Zest-It and highlighted with a Copic marker, then fussy cut. The big girls body is also copy paper, but her skirt is card stock, coloured with Gelato's, Crayons and a swish of an Ecoline water marker - spritzed with water, then shaped to suit the journal page. All of the images were adhered to the black cardstock using a glue stick, making sure that the entire image is covered with the glue stick, this prevents air bubbles.
Thank you for looking and I hope you get some crafty alone time so that you can join in. I can't wait to see what your National Day is.
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 GMT Views: 2508
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Registered: March 14, 2014 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 199
Fri, Aug 25, 2017 @ 3:39 PM
Wow, amazing coloring, Susie! Elegant and fabulous journal page! I'm in awe of your use of the digital image and the various kinds of coloring pens/pencils/markers! Hideko
Wowzers, girl!!! I love this! I love how you added multiples of the ballerina. She is beautiful. Love that last ballerina in the long flowing skirt. Very artsy!
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82297
Fri, Aug 25, 2017 @ 5:49 PM
So cool, Susie. Love the tallest ballerina's dress - gorgeous colors and details. So fun!
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Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20557
Fri, Aug 25, 2017 @ 7:01 PM
Dance like no one is watching, is what this makes me think of, Susie!! I love your composition, giving the look of many mirrors reflecting the beautiful dancer!! Such wonderful creativity on display here!!
Registered: July 25, 2004 Location: Hog Wallow, KY Posts: 38242
Fri, Aug 25, 2017 @ 8:54 PM
Off the charts again. This beauty reminds me of a video I saw on Facebook. It was giraffes diving off the diving board. They were so elegant they reminded me of your ballerinas. They were stairstepped in size like your girls. Both of them beautiful and elegant in my eyes. I love the colors and envy your skills to do so much with one image. You rock! Beautiful card.
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 90113
Sat, Aug 26, 2017 @ 6:43 AM
Fantastic image Miss Susie. I sure hope the big girl did not have any pain getting her legs cut off - Giggles!!! Kidding!!! Seriously your journal page is amazing. The different sizes show such flow and movement and your coloring with your pencils is amazing and you do this all on lightweight copy paper, Oh My Goodness just so stunning!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28837
Sat, Aug 26, 2017 @ 7:54 AM
What an elegant card - and love the way you used a multiple pose up to the full dressed -- speaks such volumes!!
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