This is for Robin and Francie's fun Free for All challenge "Where's my Mojo".
When my mojo goes on holidays without me, I reach for my favourite old garden and tree stamps, distress inks, liquid pearls and a crazy bird to dress up.
The background was quick and easy - smack a distress ink pad onto aluminium foil, squirt on water and dunk the card in the watery puddle. Dry, then repeat process, using a different colour. Dry, repeat until desired effect.
Once the background is nice and dry, I stamped on the garden and trees. When I don't want these things to be a feature, I use any black ink pad that's lost its intensity (which is what I did here).
Alternatively you can stamp all the garden on before the background is 100% dry, the black ink will sort of bleed into the background ink as the entire panel dries.
Of course you can use a good ink pad and just stamp off the first inking.
When DH saw this he suggested that her knees weren't level. He said that as though seeing a bird wearing a pink hat and a lace mini skirt, was somehow normal!
This is going to a friend who is turning 70. In a really faint (aka dried out) micron pen, I wrote the number 70, seventy times on the card. The sentiment by Stampendous, was embossed so it would stand out a bit more - thank goodness for MISTI.
Thanks very much for looking, I hope you get a chance to join in.
Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019 GMT Views: 3254
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Registered: July 7, 2006 Location: Senoia, GA. Posts: 34466
Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 5:36 AM
OMGOODNESS, where to start! Susie this is fabulous! Love the beautiful background! The colors and texture are fabulous! Didn’t notice the 70s! I have a friend turning 70 next year! This would be perfect! TFS!
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Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 6:32 AM
I saw this when I woke up and have not stopped thinking about how fabulous it is. Susie, you never fail to make me sigh, smile and whoop! The bg is perfect in it's shading, love all the 70's too, not to mention that amazing bird ... A classic Susie masterpiece.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131541
Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 7:44 AM
Oh, I see the 70s, what fun. She does fabulous in that hat. I've just had s lightbulb moment as to why this technique works so well for you but might not be such a good idea for me...your drying times must be a LOT shorter. Ido remember making loads of cling-wrap backgrounds on hot days last year.
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Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 7:48 AM
Oh my gosh! I see the 70's now! What a Fab detail! I love everything about this fun card! Just so full of fun and what a great sentiment. I need that one!
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Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 10:13 AM
Oh my goodness - SO much fun packed in to a small space - I love the funky outfit - especially the lace skirt! - I need to steal that awesome sentiment . . . . your husband's observation made me laugh out loud. Crafter's (and their spouses) develop a whole new outlook on what's normal.
------------------------------ Linda aka Bubbles
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Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 10:15 AM
Oh My Gosh! I love looking at this work of art! Rich, Elegant, Whimsical and total fun! Thanks for the smile today! Anyone would love to get this card
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Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 12:37 PM
I always love your dressed up birds, with their striped legs, fun clothes and shoes, and your always fabulous bg!!! This one is no exception of course, faved!!
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Fri, Mar 08, 2019 @ 12:48 PM
You always make me smiles ((Hugs))
the forest-maybe you have a grey ink pad?
Oh come on...anyone who lives with you knows it is very normal to have a dressed up bird in Susieland!
The 70s....this is like Al Hirshfeld who did the caricature drawings for the NYTimes forever with the hidden "ninas". I used to love to find those as a kid.
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