Audrie's super Rainy Inspiration challenge today helped me out big time with Susan's Use Your Negative VSN challenge.
I had a brilliant idea for the challenge a few nights ago when I was having trouble sleeping. But, ha ha, all I could remember the next morning was that I was going to use kraft paper and Dawn's recent Doodling Made Easy TLC469 challenge. So I never got a sample made since I couldn't remember what stamp or die I was going to use for this masterpiece...
And then I saw this gorgeous I <3 The Rain pin on Audrie's board, and I was up and running again.
I DID use kraft paper - but from the IC, I sponged it with two coats of gesso. Then I stamped and embossed my Verve sentiment - didn't want to risk it smudging.
I cut the umbrella, layered some speciality paper behind it and doodled very finely around all the edges. I stamped my A Muse bird (thanks, Lorraine!!) with black, and coloured his breast a bit with a white pen and then pencils. The raindrops were drawn in with a gel pen and coloured with Polychromos pencils. I layered it on aqua card and then a white base, and added a half-pearl to the umbrella tip just to make it look more finished.
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Date: Saturday, March 8, 2014 GMT Views: 1158
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Sat, Mar 08, 2014 @ 12:11 PM
How'd you get those perfect raindrops!! What a fun take on the inspiration with a wonderful message to boot! Thanks for being so richly inspired and for sharing your designs!
Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44979
Sat, Mar 08, 2014 @ 2:53 PM
This is darling! Love the colored rain drops!
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Registered: November 21, 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 6867
Sat, Mar 08, 2014 @ 3:49 PM
I cant beleive you did this card, I LOVED the inspiration photo but how to translate it? I faved your card immediately. Love the hand drawn raindrops, and that beautiful sentiment. Love everything.
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Sat, Mar 08, 2014 @ 6:02 PM
Oh so cool! I love your umbrella and your bird!!! Have I ever asked you why you have so many bird images? I know why I do but I'd like to hear your story!!
Love your card!!
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