Robin's (Stamperrobin) fun Free for All challenge, has us using our words. I used quite a few words when I was searching for this sentiment stamp.
Have you ever reorganised your craft stuff and then can't find anything! I have 3 stamps (from different companies) with this sentiment....I have no clue as to their whereabouts, but I dare say they are together (laughing at me).
I had already completed "the family" so I didn't have a lot of wriggle room to hand write the sentiment. I did a practice run by placing a scrap of acetate on the card and writing the sentiment on the acetate to see if it would fit. After a few attempts to get the right size of the lettering, I wrote directly onto the paper.
I stamped the images onto copy paper using MISTI and Versafine ink. When using copy paper in MISTI, I find it best to fold an A4 sheet in half, this gives the edges a bit more ompf when pushing into the MISTI corners..
Everything (except the sky) was done with Prismacolour Pencils, Zest it pencil blend and highlighted with a few Copics and liquid pearls.
The sky was done with Distress ink, applied with a
rectangle foam blending tool and a dauber for in between the fiddly bits. Because this is copy paper, I can't use water with the distress ink, and to make the dodgy blending look like it was meant to be, lots of random messy dots were added using a stencil.
Scrubbing walnut stain distress ink in random places and applying grey Copics around the edges of the family and tree also helps with this rough and ready look.
Thank you for looking and I hope you get a chance to get inky this weekend.
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2019 GMT Views: 1206
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46755
Thu, Nov 07, 2019 @ 6:41 PM
Hahahahaa! Susie! Your sentiment is so funny! They remind me a bit of the Adams family! Love all your coloring and those mushrooms with the Liquid pearls are wonderful!!! Beautifully done...AND your hand written sentiment is amazing!!
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Registered: September 17, 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 6062
Thu, Nov 07, 2019 @ 6:58 PM
I totally love your family and even more with the fun sentiment to go with them It just amazes me that you can get that great of coloring with copy paper, very cool background for them too, great detail!!
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, Nov 07, 2019 @ 7:06 PM
How fun is this! I'm so fond of these newer zany characters! Your artistry did them justice, particularly your coloring and the incredible background you always create! I so agree about organizing and never finding things again. I'm missing things from 3 years ago that never did turn up.
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40230
Thu, Nov 07, 2019 @ 7:53 PM
I love your “normal” family, Susie, coloured so magnificently! Great bg, as always, love the doodled border and hand written sentiment. Always a joy to see your work!
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Registered: March 27, 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67884
Thu, Nov 07, 2019 @ 8:09 PM
Your coloring is always amazing! Love your hand writing, my hand writing not so good!
Your images are adorable, and wonderful background!
Fabulous card for the challenge, great idea!
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Thu, Nov 07, 2019 @ 8:54 PM
Such a fun card, Susie. I like that the one little guy has a small sign saying hugs and that the other two have hearts. Your highlights on the mushrooms are terrific and the bg is gorgeous.
Registered: November 20, 2007 Location: Northumberland, UK Posts: 13285
Fri, Nov 08, 2019 @ 1:00 AM
Fun family, great colouring and nice to see them getting the Susie liquid pearls treatment! You did a great job on the sentiment, your handwriting suits this perfectly!
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 81789
Fri, Nov 08, 2019 @ 3:11 AM
Love the fiddly bits, the red bits, the puffy bits, the hand lettered bits, the stenciled bits, the family bits, the added bits, the distressed bits....and all the other bits. THIS is fun. You are fun. How I wish you lived here. Hugz
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