This is for Robin's fun Free for All challenge....red and green as the dominant colours.
I don't wish to alarm you, but I have a very, very limited supply of Christmas stamps. I thought this cutie putootie would be perfect to adapt for Christmas.
I had a lovely sentiment chosen, but I messed up her eyes big time. One eye was looking towards the south pole and the other eye was looking north. Sunglasses made with black micron pen solved the problem.
Working with coloured pencils on paper is great when you forget to add enough highlights. Use an eraser to remove most of the colour, then use a white pencil to cover most of the remaining colour. This result is harder to achieve on cardstock.
After fussy cutting and adhering her to the card with a glue stick, I realised my original sentiment wouldn't work, but I knew this sentiment would be perfect! It is old, lovely thick rubber and I'm thinking it might be Unity Stamps.
I cut one frame in white and one frame in black and offset them on the hammertone cardstock base. The black frame is the inside of an Adli coffee pod box.
I cut some leaves and popped them behind the flowers and sentiment. Thank you for looking and I hope you get a chance to join in.
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019 GMT Views: 1353
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Stamps: Paper Mill girl, sentiment old and unknown
Paper: Image stamped on copypaper, hammertone cardbase
Paper Size: 5 x 7ish
Ink: Versafine
Accessories: MISTI, Prismacolour Pencils, blender pencil, Zest it Pencil Blend, Micron pen, white EP, Martha Stewart leaf punch, green pearly paper, MFT frame die, red and green Stickles
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Tue, Dec 17, 2019 @ 12:13 AM
Wonderful card Susie. Love the raised eyebrow over the glasses and the perfect pout. She isn’t looking too promising about being on Santa’s good books and I am sure she isn’t going to agree with his definition either. Love the white frame. I will learn from your great use of it and get my dies out to frame more often. Stay Cool.
Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 14991
Tue, Dec 17, 2019 @ 1:06 PM
She is definitely a cutie patootie and I love her sunglasses, mole and big red flower. Well, I love everything about the card -- especially the sentiment.
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Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Tue, Jan 07, 2020 @ 9:35 AM
Hi Susie, how did I miss this cutie pie! Sunglasses are the perfect touch, love that they derived from a little oops..
Love the huge rose with the delicate greenery, It really catches your eye... and the sentiment… absolutely perfect!
I love looking at this eye candy my friend!
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Sun, Jan 19, 2020 @ 9:02 PM
This is so adorable! I have been absent from the gallery a lot lately and haven't done as much visiting...I'm trying to find the time to come back. I am missing so many fabulous cards like this one.
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