Saturday usually is a "have to do" day consisting of marketing, cleaning, and a whole list if other things that need to be done. I am still waiting for my fairy godmother to show up one day with that awesome magic wand. However, thanks to Georgia the ginormous German Shepherd, I can only sit and do crafts today. She can't get close enough to me....this resulted in me going airborne across the kitchen while trying to make dinner last night. My knee looks like an eggplant. So excited that Julie chose such a wonderful site for the inspiration challenge. I chose the mermaid theme. All the rooms were in these lovely shades of blues and purples. As usual, I had a major fail when trying to link to my inspiration-my technical ability remains below that of my dog. My mermaid and the water around her are done with one of my favs techniques which is color pencil blending. Then for Ky's Mix challenge, I used Kate Cranes gel press faux watercolor tutorial for the bg. I also colored the mermaid in colors that she uses a lot. Fabulous artist...i started following her on Pinterest. Thanks Ky for the link. Finally, for Lisa's love is in the air AT challenge, the inside of the card says "Just thinking about how much I love you". I made 2 of these at the same time. One without the sentiment for my stash, and the love one for my husband. TFL, Francie
Date: Saturday, February 3, 2018 GMT Views: 1019
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Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 3:44 PM
These colors are so beautiful on the magical Mermaid. After reading how you ended up being able to craft this card, I thought you might have been seeing some of those shades of purple in your knee! I hope it heals quickly. Sometimes the love of our pets is very painful! Our Golden retriever used to stand right behind me all the time too. I just love how you get such wonderful blended colors and depth from your pencils! Gorgeous Card!
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