WooHoo it's Tickle a TEApotter time and Miss Boo aka Jen, is our guest hostess this month. Jen has given us a fun challenge.... be inspired by bees!
Originally I bought this cute Sherri Baldy image for our "berry" tickle back in July, at the time little Leftie's hat reminded me of a bee hive. So here they are again, this time dressed as little bee keepers (minus all the safety gear). By adding a few lines with a fine micron pen, I turned the berries into bees.
As usual the image is printed onto copy paper, coloured with Prismacolour pencils, Zest it pencil blend and highlighted with a Copic. Before fussy cutting, I gently wiped a walnut stain distress ink foam blending tool over the girls (and yes it's true I do shut my eyes).
No surprises that the background was done with Distress Inks and the Smack & Squirt blending technique (smack distress ink pad onto al foil, squirt on water and using a foam blending tool, scrub the inky water onto the cardstock, add a bit more colour without adding water where needed).
I always start at the bottom and create the grass area first, then move up the card. I also start with a slightly bigger piece of cardstock, so I can either trim a bit off the sky or grass. Same applies to the sides, with this method you don't have to worry about seeing where the blending starts - you just lop it off.
I'm not sure why I thought a silvery moon was a good idea, it is near impossible to stamp over, perhaps we could call it fog. MISTI was used to stamp on all the foliage. I also stamped on 2 bees, they are rather large....oh I know, they are giant killer bees that only come out on when there is a silvery moon. Job done! I love it when a plan comes together hehehe.
I hope you get a chance to join in Miss Boo's fun Tickle a TEApotter teaparty. Thank you so much for looking.
Date: Monday, September 23, 2019 GMT Views: 1157
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Registered: August 9, 2019 Location: Cochrane, Alberta Posts: 80
Fri, Sep 27, 2019 @ 6:44 AM
Another stunning card, along with helpful insights to your creative process.
'You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again. You can also look at the picture for a second and think of it all your life. Joan Miro'
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Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Fri, Sep 27, 2019 @ 4:33 PM
Enchanting and intoxicating! Every detail perfect...even if it was by accident (creative license). Love the upside down foliage. Did Eunice suggest that gorgeous violet? Hugs!
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Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Sun, Sep 29, 2019 @ 7:08 AM
Bestill my heart Susie, this is such a gorgeous card I hardly know what to say. I am still trying to digest the fact that you took a micron pen and changed the berries into bees. Really? Wow! That is so impressive! This entire card is super impressive and will totally make someone's day. If this were to show up in my mailbox, it will go straight into a picture frame. My dad was a bee keeper and he would have loved seeing this gorgeous card you made! ~Karen.
Registered: May 26, 2015 Location: Oregon Posts: 5532
Sun, Sep 29, 2019 @ 8:22 AM
Turning berries into bees, you clever girl! You say no surprises with your go to techniques, but you never cease to surprise and delight our eyes with an abundance of richness with what only you can do with them. Thanks for the extra how-to, time saving tips too.
Registered: May 12, 2016 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 8485
Sun, Sep 29, 2019 @ 12:21 PM
I cannot stop ooooooo-ing and aaaaaaahh-ing Over these two beeuties Susie! They are so charming with those big sweet eyes. Honestly, all the descriptive words in the dictionary for happy are probably not enough this wonderful creation!
Lucky and blessed describes the teapotter who receives your card my friend!
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