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: 1010
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Sat, Feb 03, 2018 @ 9:48 PM
Sorry to hear about your fall...bonus.....you get to play!!!! Everything about this is pure magic Francie. Your colouring is out of this world and I love the image and colours you have chosen. Beautiful!!! Get better soon my friend.
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Registered: June 27, 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 25246
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 2:58 AM
STUNNING! Love your gel plate bg...a wonderful oceanic color array! Your mermain is gorgeous with fantastic coloring and colors! I so agree...you've captured the essence of Kate Crane's color style...her inspiration gave you GREAT MOJO!
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83081
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 3:57 AM
Gorgeous colors and coloring, Francie! Hope you heal up fast and the Fairy Godmother drops in for a visit! Love your bg - super technique!!!
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 90528
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 6:01 AM
Wowza Francie love that image is fantastic and your coloring is amazing! Really love how the BG came out with the bubbles around here. I hope you are doing better. Hugs!
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Registered: November 5, 2008 Location: Down the rabbit hole with Alice in wonderland. Posts: 23745
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 10:30 AM
What a gorgeous work of art! Your pencil blending is amazing. I love that background, too! If you even need technical help, just PM me. This is one fantastic entry in the Mix challenge!
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