Our Free for All challenge this week is to be inspired by a song. Full details can be found HERE.
Even without my upload title, you probably guessed it. Along with missing family, friends and real shops, I am still missing my mojo. I was trying to make a special card for my wonderful SIL's 60th birthday, Lady in Red is my DB and SIL's "song".
I couldn't get the proportions right, so I decided to keep the Lady in Red for myself and put her in my journal. She is stamped on cartridge drawing paper, then coloured with pencils. To add a bit of dimension I also stamped her on copy paper and paper-pieced her hair and trim on the bodice.
Her skirt was made on cardstock using a red gellato crayon and long, sweeping swipes with a baby wipe. To add some depth I applied every shade of red water colour paint I own.
The shadows were created by making mountain folds and dragging a walnut stained distress ink foam tool on the fold lines, then reverse the fold so it becomes a valley fold. The same technique was used on the left side of her bodice (hard to see in the photo).
The background was made using Amsterdam acrylic inks and water. Gesso the double pages, then in a little dish I combined a few drops of black and cyan acrylic ink and diluted it with an equal amount of water. I brushed some of the mixture onto the journal, squirted more water, then moped up the remainder of colour from the dish with a baby wipe, and randomly rubbed it on the pages.
I also squirted a bit of black Dylusions ink and lots of water on the right hand page, then shut the book and rubbed it for a minute.
On the right hand page I added some stenciling using silver paint and my finger, then I closed the book again so the paint could smear on the other page. I continued to do this (and get the paint off my stencil at the same time) until it looked like outer space (for a while there I was thinking of making my Lady in Red, into Lucy in the sky with diamonds).
I finished by adding a gazillion Stickles and adhering Lucy to the page, I didn't add glue to the lower half of her skirt (or plait). To get the rippled effect on her skirt, I lightly misted the back of the skirt with water then very slowly tore the excess cardstock away and scrubbed in on a bit more walnut stain distress ink.
It's back to the drawing board for me, I still have a 60th birthday card to make. Thank you for looking, I hope you get a chance to join in.
Take good care and stay safe.
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020 GMT Views: 1008
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Sat, Oct 24, 2020 @ 7:02 PM
Ah, sis! You have posted a stunning Lady in Red! WOW! She is gorgeous, and I love that song! Your coloring is amazing, and her dress is exquisite. Love reading your description of how you achieved the colors and dimension of her skirt -- and the background. Well, that's amazing too as always! Hugs and love, sweet sis! So good to see you post! xoxo
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 81814
Sun, Oct 25, 2020 @ 5:32 PM
Susie, she is gorgeous and your coloring and detailing is amazing. Wow. I am so impressed with her and she looks beautiful in your journal. Your MOJO looks in total full force to me. BEAUTIFUL! Hugz
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Sat, Nov 07, 2020 @ 11:26 AM
Susie, I've been thinking about you & kept forgetting to come over to visit. This is SO GORGEOUS!!! It has a 3D effect to it! STUNNINGLY DONE!!! I am saying prayers for you, as I KNOW how difficult times are. AND with other things in the news today, it reminded me to come over. PRAYING FOR YOU & AUSTRALIA!!! HUGS DEAR FRIEND!!! ;)<3
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Sun, Nov 15, 2020 @ 3:10 PM
Your Lady in Red is just stunning. You have created so much colour and movement in the dress and that inky background is so well done as well. I sympathise with you about missing Mojo. Mine has gone as well. Finding it so hard to sit down and concentrate. So glad to see that things are now starting to improve for you all down south. I managed to get away for a day at the coast a couple of weeks ago - that really helped - even if it was just for the day.