This week our teaparty destination is Jessica, daughter of fellow Teapotter Mutnik (Cathy). Jessica was seriously injured in a fall while riding her horse recently. We're sending cards with horses and flowers on them to help cheer Jessica up and hopefully help speed up her recovery. You can find out more about it here .
My card is a scene based on the picture Mutnik put up on show and tell a while ago with Jessica riding her horse, Max, on the beach. I had to make a few changes, especially when I was almost finished and managed to get a big black smudge on the brayered sky. So I covered it up with birds and in the process got another big black smudge and added more birds. LOL I showed it to my DH when it was almost finished, who informed me the water looked like clouds, so I did some touching up on the water and and waves added a couple of sailboats. The flowers are on the inside.
The sand is done with alcohol inks on glossy cardstock and so is Max, the middle horse. The other 2 horses are colored with Copics. The water is done with the salted background technique and watercoloring. The sky is brayered. The land in the background is hand drawn and watercolored.
The beautiful horse is a pinto from Third Coast Rubber Stamps. The finished card is 8 1/4" by 8 5/8".
Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 GMT Views: 1169
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Stamps: Third Coast Rubber Stamps - pinto, CHF - birds and sail boat, dollar bin - sailboat
Paper: Glossy cardstock, watercolor paper, SU Whisper White, Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, GP 110, Light Blue cardstock
Ink: Tim Holtz Adirondak Alcohol Inks, Memento Tuxedo Black, StazOn Jet Black, SU Marina Mist, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point
Accessories: Copics, SU ink refills for water coloring, plastic palette, white gel pen, Copic black multiliner, Alcohol Ink Blending Solution, dimensionals, brayer, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Copic Opaque White, water mister, coarse Seasalt, Alcohol Ink applicator and felt pads
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132006
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 @ 11:39 PM
Well, those waves look like waves to me. In fact this looks as if it could be a scene along Dublin bay, with the Dublin mountains in the background. Love your sky, and those beautiful horses, and the alcohol-ink sand.
I too had to cover a big black smudge with a bird.
I'm glad I saw this before heading into work this morning - it's fixed such a peaceful, tranquil scene in my mind and this week especially I could surely do with that.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 @ 3:41 AM
Are you kidding me Auntie????? Holy cow girl! As I was reading your commentary....I got to the second paragraph and thought! Ah Ha! I knew it! I knew exactly what you had done before I read it! I am one smart cookie! Snort!
This is absolutely amazing and wonderful.....and I know how wonderful it is in real life having witnessed one of your cards up close and personal! What a beautiful thing you did for Jessica! You have a wonderful knack for creating scenes.....Ha! That sounds like you are a trouble-maker......and on Teapot Tuesday, that is a welcomed thing! Snort!
Jessica will love it!
I forgot to say......any more big black smudges girlfriend and it might be a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds! Snort!
Whisper: I must say, without the birds where you put them, this card would not be as cool as this card is! I love that you were forced to add them! Been there, done that! Ha!
Registered: July 13, 2004 Location: Wishing I lived closer to my kids! Posts: 61028
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 @ 7:07 AM
Wow, this is just a beautiful scene with so many neat details!! I think your sky smudge looks actually like more birds in the distance!! Jessica will treasure this beauty of a card~!
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 @ 7:21 AM
WOW WOW WOW! I can almost feel the salt breeze of the water. This is jaw dropping gorgeous! You captured Max and the beach perfectly. Amazing job. I so appreciate you taking the time to make my DD this fabulous card. I so love it! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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