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: 3250
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Thu, Mar 14, 2019 @ 10:29 PM
I love everything about your card! I had such a fun time searching for the 70 70's. Great Bird Diva! I just can't quit looking at this! Amazing and I'm so jealous of your friend who will receive this adorable card!
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Fri, Mar 15, 2019 @ 5:21 PM
Oh, my gosh, she is awesome in her striking outfit and feathered hat, Susie! The background is awesome, as usual! I love that you wrote the number 70 seventy times on the card. Wow, what an undertaking! The card is a great piece of artwork, and your friend will love it! Big hugs, Susie!
Registered: March 30, 2008 Location: Somewhere between the Shire & Mordor! Posts: 4642
Thu, Mar 21, 2019 @ 3:02 PM
Susie, this is SO CUTE!!! You should tell your hubby, birds in hats & mini-skirts are "normal" over here on SCS! LOL I think she is SO CUTE!!! I LOVE the feather in her hat too!!! ;) When you mentioned the 70 being written, 70 times on the card, I looked for that too!!! AND I CAN'T IMAGINE your mojo going on vacation! LOL A SUPER JOB on this & I am SURE it was SO APPRECIATED! AND BIG INKY HUGS for coming over to my blog too!!!! SO SWEET of you to visit there too!!!! ;) I APPRECIATE your visits dear lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
Registered: September 28, 2005 Location: NC,USA Posts: 1519
Thu, Mar 21, 2019 @ 3:37 PM
Ha ha....it’s so nice for you to pretend that your mojo goes on vacation.....that..... I can’t imagine happening. I laughed so hard when I saw her lacey skirt. It is perfect for showing off her uneven knees. It must be a man thing because my hubby does the same thing when I show him my cards. He is a builder so his eye goes straight to the slightly un-even. Never have I fixed a one. I loved looking for the 70’s. It was like a ‘find Elmo’ moment. I turn 70 myself in October and don’t feel a day over 7. Lol. Thanks for always keeping us entertained. Great hat by the way.
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