This is for the MMTPT307 to replace Mary's photos from her trip. First the card details and then the amazing story of what happened. The house and trees are the stamp, but I felt it needed more. I sponged faded jeans and black soot with my cloud stencil to fill the top space in. I masked under the cottage and sponged vintage photo and rusty hinge to create some depth. The vines are from a SU set that I don't know the name of, but it was a window with vines. The cottage and trees are first painted with water color paints and then details were added with prisma pencils and gamisol. The wood panel was made by using the direct to paper technique with distress vintage photo, rusty hinge and faded jeand. I ran it through the Big Shot with a wood ef then applied walnut stain to the raised parts. Now, the story. Cousin Harold and Ethel took this photo before leaving to take Mary to the airport. She had had a fabulous visit, but Harold and Ethel were so busy with Mary that they did not give Fred their cow his usual amount of attention. Well, now they went off to the airport without even a wave goodby to Fred. Fred's very famous, or more correctly, infamous third cousin, was Mrs O'leary's cow (the one from Chicago). Well, I guess that knocking over lanterns must be genetic. Luckily, Fred got out of the barn and far away before the fire burnt down the barn and the cottage. However, don't feel bad for Harold and Ethel. They were tired of living in the country and yearned for the excitment of city life. With the generous insurance money from the loss of their cottage they bought a beautiful house in the center of London. Instead of ending up as Christmad dinner, Fred is the hero and still lives with Harold and Ethel. He is enjoying his new diet of the neighbors flowers and says that they taste much better than that dry hay in the country. He has many friends among the local dogs and cats. The wood piece behind this photo was all that remained after the fire and Harold and Ethel decided to send it to Mary along with the photo. TFL, Francie
Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 GMT Views: 1132
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Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Mon, Jun 30, 2014 @ 10:57 AM
OH FRED...lol...wonderful story...like ma and pa kettle. good they got a good picture before the trip and burn down....super job with the depth and layers of sponging and colors, such a warm feel...awesome...TFS..:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
Registered: February 22, 2012 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 43340
Sun, Jul 06, 2014 @ 6:10 PM
Gorgeous focal scene - you really went the extra mile to make this unique and special. The wood back ground is awesome too and your story is wonderful! Pinned and fav'd!
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