WooHoo it's "Tickle a Teapotter" time and Shelly aka mcschmidty has us having a lovely teaparty in Asia.
I didn't have a thing to wear (aka, no appropriate stamp), so a quick visit to Vera Lane Studio fixed that. This digi set comes with five of the cutest Kokeshi Dolls ever.
Kokeshi dolls are simple Japanese wooden dolls with no arms or legs that have been crafted for more than 150 years as toys for children.
I coloured 2 dolls very, very gently with many layers of green pencils (the trick is to have a super light grip on the pencil or place your hand further up the pencil), in traditional colours. The other little doll was coloured with a much heavier hand and fun colours.
My plan was to have them all on the same card, along with this fun sentiment "I have absolutely no desire to fit in". Even I know when it is time to rein it in, so here we have 2 very different cards, instead of all of them on one card. I promise to send the proper Kokeshi dolls to my Teapot tickle.
The Japanese garden background is from my stash. I think this one was el cheapo water colour paper dunked in a puddle of green Dylusions ink spray and lots of water. White paint and a ton of sparkly stickles were added to the bottom of the card to resemble snow and lots of liquid pearls on the tree in the hope it looked like a cherry blossom tree.
Their black hair looks better in real life, it was hard to photograph. I started with a black Prismacolour pencil, followed by 90% cool grey pencil, followed by a black Copic, then black Spectrum Noir, black Aldi marker, Vellum writer, then finished with a fine micron pen. None of the black pens were the same shade, so in real life there is more definition.
The little rebel Kokeshi was coloured with Prismacolour pencils, zest-it pencil blend and a colourless blending pencil and a very heavy hand.
The background is from my gelli plate stash. When I use the gelli plate, I have a piece of A4 paper that I use to get the last of the colour off and also to clean stencils. This piece of paper has a terrific grainy texture to it due to the many, many layers of paint and ink.
I get much better results with copy paper than I do with cardstock. You just need to work quickly and don't be quite so firm when running your hand over the paper. Because the paper is so cheap, I tend to be more adventurous.
All the girls are adhered to the backgrounds using a glue stick. The little Kokeshi in front of the tree was adhered to a scrap of cardstock then fussy cut again, then restuck. The liquid pearls made her face look like she had Chicken Pox. That is another thing I like about glue sticks, you get a few seconds to remove something.
Thank you for looking, I hope you get a chance to join in our Teaparty.
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 GMT Views: 781
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Stamps: Vera Lane Studios (digi doll images), Dylusions sentiment (RAK Susan One4Joy), Memory Box tree
Paper: Kokeshi dolls and blue gelli plate background on copy paper. Green background is water colour paper
Paper Size: 5" x 7" and 5.5" x 5.5"
Ink: Stazon
Accessories: MISTI and Stazon (for sentiment and tree), Dylusions in spray, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Prismacolour pencils, white Posca pen, various alcohol markers, gelli print, gold pen for border.
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 91028
Thu, Jul 02, 2020 @ 3:34 PM
Oh my goodness Miss Susie, I love both these cards. That stash BG is incredible and the coloring on your dolls really is amazing. I am always in awe of your talents.
Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Thu, Jul 02, 2020 @ 7:09 PM
You did it again Susie! These cards are so darned cute (and fun!) and put a great big huge smile on my face immediately! I LOVE the way you color hair Susie- just love it. I am not sure which card I love more, but I definitely fit the sentiment with the card on the right- ha! And, I would love this shade of blue hair too- how fun! Super fabulous pair of cards Susie that will absolutely delight some Teapotter when they receive one. ~Karen.
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Thu, Jul 02, 2020 @ 11:40 PM
I love both your cards, Susie! You're a whiz at backgrounds, your coloring is amazing and you pick the best images!!!! Fun and some lucky teapotter will be squealing when they open the mail.
------------------------------ Carla ~ Proud Fan Club Member and Dirty Dozen Alumni.
Wow! Both cards are stunning! I am in awe of your copy paper gel print. Awe, I tell you! I wish I could sit with you and learn! Both cards are cute as can be!
Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 15293
Fri, Jul 03, 2020 @ 2:06 PM
Oh Susie these are just too adorable. I would have loved to have seen all three of the dolls on one card, but I suspect Miss Sassypants with her sunglasses and blue hair is just way too cool to associate with those sedate conformists. I got such a big smile viewing this and reading your descriptions. Your coloring is off the charts and the sunglass are the piece de resistance! Fabulousity on full display.
Registered: December 30, 2017 Location: arizona Posts: 1412
Tue, Jul 14, 2020 @ 9:01 AM
OH MY... i am crazy for these cards! however, i would have love the original idea too, with all the girls together. hahhah every detail on these cards are just stunning and so well composed. such great tips you are dispensing and inspiring us all to think we can achieve these results. HA, you are cruel. : )hugs and stay well, Teresa
p.s. i am going to try to find some of these images. you know i love dolls.