WooHoo it's tickle a Teapotter time of the week and Snietje aka Anita has given us a fabulous "bookcard" challenge. I made my card based on the teapot photo, but I'm sure looking forward to trying Snietje's tutorial.
Here we have Milly and Molly catching up on some quiet time and enjoying their books. Milly and Molly started out life as Sassy Cheryl digi images printed onto copy paper, coloured with Prismacolour pencils and a few Copic highlights. The entire card has had a light swish of walnut stain distress ink sponged on.
Molly got a gig on this card because I messed up colouring the dog that is jumping up on the couch. I added a lace rug (scrap of a doily) to cover the dogs tail and to balance that, I added a bit of the doily over the top of the couch.
When I stuck the images onto the card, I didn't glue down the lamp shade, top of the couch or most of Molly. As this card is going to a fellow Teapotter, she will be able to foof these bits out a little to give it a 3D feel.
The family portraits are little Unity stamps. The faux frames were done with a Copic Marker. Somewhere in my house there are 42,000 brads....today, all I could find were 3 purple brads with white spots...thank goodness Copic markers can be used to change the colour of almost anything. Now I am wondering why I bought brads in every colour known to woman, when all I really needed was white brads and my markers!!
Anita asked what we like to read. I would like to say something impressive like War and Piece, but truth be told I just finished Kathy Lette's "How to Kill Your Husband and other handy household hints".
Thank you so much for looking.
Date: Monday, September 24, 2018 GMT Views: 1771
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Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Tue, Oct 02, 2018 @ 9:52 AM
OH sis you created such a scene....AWESOME as usual, just love all the detail, and clever to use the bit of doily to cover pups tail..I think the girls have a great idea...its raining here today so would be a perfect book reading day...TFs..:0)....your floor is so cool too, ...way to go ...HUGS...LOVE it...: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: June 27, 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 25246
Tue, Oct 02, 2018 @ 5:52 PM
What a lovely, cozy scene with those two cuties...reminds of of reading time with my twins cousins during summer vacation...all reading Anne of Green Gables...what fun memories! Love all your little elements and additions...you are the master at checkered floors! Cute family pics and tongue and groove paneling! SWEET card!
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Registered: May 31, 2009 Location: East Tennessee enjoying the mountain views Posts: 32997
Thu, Oct 04, 2018 @ 3:54 PM
From top to bottom... pure awesomeness. Cute scene.... Your floor and your wall look fabulous Susie. I especially love the portraits and the added touch of book titles. Well done my dear
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sun, Oct 07, 2018 @ 4:36 PM
I would love to join Millly and Molly in that sweet little setting you have created...the couch looks very comfy. All the little details are fabulous and so fun to look at. Fabulous card.
Registered: January 2, 2011 Location: Fairmont, MN Posts: 10169
Thu, Oct 18, 2018 @ 3:56 AM
Your cards are always "over-the-top" amazing!! I have studied this card forever finding cute little details galore! Your work is always so inspiring to me...thx for this awesome share of your talents! :-)