Happy `Free For All' Friday. This week Robin has given us a Cuddly / Snugly challenge. I know my Unity Stamp image is more along the lines of cutie putootie, but little Charlotte looks very cuddly in her coat and Tweetie is snuggled into her hat...that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
The cards are smooth white cardstock and the gift tags are a heavy linen finish cardstock. The image and sentiment is stamped with Versafine ink then when completely dry, coloured with Distress Crayons.
I didn't want a full coloured effect so I just scribbled some Seedless Preserves (purple cards) and Peacock Feathers (Turquoise) on her jacket then using a dry finger I moved the colour a bit. Next step is to take a baby then very gently move some more of the colour in a gentle downward direction. Same was done with her hat except I wiped in a very small circular motion.
While the baby wipe was still wet and had the crayon residue on it, I placed a stencil over the card and `wiped' on the excess ink. I hope that makes sense, sometimes I don't even understand myself.
I am making a huge effort to use some of my 6"x 6" DP pads, unfortunately I have removed the covers from many of them (they are terrific for die-cuts and tag bases). About the best I can tell you is that these papers are NOT Graphic45 or BasicGrey, but I am leaning toward Prima and My Minds Eye.
I hope you have a happy, inky weekend and get some time to play along. The details for Robins fun challenge are here .
Date: Thursday, January 26, 2017 GMT Views: 1972
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I was just about delirious with exhaustion last night when I looked at these!!! I loved them but the words were not flowing freely! I LOVE all of your work but I especially love it when you use Unity images! There is just something that grabs me about a Unity image and your talent with color and coloring really make them pop! I love how you pulled down the color from the jackets with a baby wipe! I gotta try that! Hugs!!!
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Sat, Jan 28, 2017 @ 1:58 PM
I have this sweetie, too, but haven't made anything with her yet. I LOVE the way you've done the minimal coloring - so effective! I'll never remember in a million years, so I'm adding this to may faves so I can. Thanks for sharing!
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Sat, Jan 28, 2017 @ 8:36 PM
OMG Susie...I am LOVING how you colored your sweet cuddly images with your Distress Crayons. You are inspiring me to get out my Crayons!!! I also love your DSP framing for your cards and your doodling for your tags. Your cards and tags would make an awesome gift. TFS ...especially your detailed description. Hugs, nancy