Our Teapot Tuesday cards are going to Karissa, a young woman with serious heart problems. Karissa loves mystery novels, puzzles and Nancy Drew. The wonderful characters in this weeks story and looking for a ghost so I have brought along Inspector Repmats to look for clues.
Inspectotr Repmats is a digital stamp, I think I made him a bit big, hence half of his bottom is in the window. In my craft world, things like that don't really seem important. The children are having their tea whilst the inspector is outside in the reedy grass looking for ghost footprints!!
My copic work is coming along very slowly, but I did do his face, hands, magnifying glass and shoes. The coat, belt and hat are all paper pieced. After cutting out each piece I swipe the edges with a dauber dipped in TH Distress Ink - black soot.
I stamped reeds on the dp and also on a scrap piece of dp and fussy cut a few reeds to give a bit of depth to the card. I added acetate and lace to the window frame before sticking down. I forgot to stamp the children first, so I stamped on a scrap and tucked them in under the lace.
To give a deep 3D appearance without using foam tape, I have only stuck Inspector Repmats from the bottom of the window sill down. The top half of his body and the magnifier are not stuck down at all.
Did you spot that Inspector Repmats is Inspector Stamper spelt backword. Have a lovely week everyone and thank you for looking.
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 GMT Views: 2022
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31213
Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 7:25 PM
Your copics coloring is coming along just fine, Susie! You really brought the right person for this tea party! He appears to be quite intent on solving this mystery. How fun! Love the children inside nibbling on munchies only found at camp!
------------------------------ ~Roberta
�Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.�
― Lou Holtz
Det repmats will catch that ghostly piano player without a doubt. This card is wonderful, you put a lot of effort into creating this wonderful scene. Fabulous!
------------------------------ Fran aka the Fairydogmother
Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 8:27 PM
I love the dear little detective with half his bottom behind the window...just creates more depth! Your reeds ROCK in fact this whole card does! The brad on the detective's coat sleeve and what looks like a button on the shoulder tab are brilliant! The little munchkins in the background having a spot of tea are tooo cute! Love what you did with his name you clever girl!!! A fav for sure...
Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20568
Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 8:33 PM
Susie, I love where your interpretation take us every week! It's good to see Inspector Repmats is on the case of the Ghostly piano player! I'm glad to see the children are safe and having their tea! Karissa is going to love this fantastic card!
Registered: March 7, 2009 Location: Where the corn is knee high by the 4th of July Posts: 17498
Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 9:12 PM
SUPER CUTE card, Susie! I adore the inspector and all of your awesome design details including the awesome reeds of grass and all the piecing. Karissa will enjoy "exploring" this card!