TCP Challenge

This week's challenge was posted here. It was a sketch challenge.




And please don't tell on me, but I got so darn excited about the sketch and the card idea that immediately came to mind --- I didn't even think to use the right stamp co.! Anyhow.... the sketch had that long panel for the focal image, and my brand new MFT set with Mr. Flopsy and his stuck tight carrots jumped into my head.



I started with t he piece of paper just a little larger than I planned for it to end up (that way stuff could run right to the edge and fill up the piece - and the edges would be crisp from the new trim). Then I masked to get the little scene. Directions as follow:



1. I stamped the image on a piece of scratch paper - then I cut out around Flopsy. (depending on your image, you may be able to do a quick messy cut, or you might have to be very detailed an precise. Also, keep BOTH pieces of paper - you might want to mask off different parts of your image for a different project later - keeping these pieces with your stamp set will save you time later)



2. I did a quick clean on my stamp and did a test stamp (WITH NO INK) on a piece of paper to make sure there was no stray ink - make sure you're not leaving any ghost/light images.



3. The main masking part can be done 2 ways - try both and see what works for you. (Also, one might work better in some situations than others.)

a. Take your cut out part (in my case, the part I DID NOT want to stamp was Flopsy) and tape it right on top of the stamp - lined up with the part you don't want ink on. I run the tape long and tape it around my acrylic block - fold the end under for easy removal later ;) After you ink up the stamp REMOVE THE SCRATCH PAPER MASK!!!, then stamp. ---- now when I stamp, I've only got ink on the spots I want!

b. Place your "mask" (the cut out part) and put it on your blank paper where you're going to stamp. After you ink up your stamp, CAREFULLY place it over the mask and stamp - and the mask will "catch" the ink you don't want in your "final" image.

*** I sure hope that made sense! ***

So, I masked, then I colored with copics, then found some greens that matched.... and added the buttons. Lovely CARROT buttons from Oriental Trading Co.

I think that's all... enjoy!

-d-

just dreamy

Alrighty then! My card for today ... just dreamy dahlin'!

This was inspired again, by 2 challenges. One is the MFT Idol contest - here at SCS. The other is the Copic challenge - you can find it here.

So we had to mask for the Idol challenge, and the CCC5 was a painting to be inspired by. When I thought of masking, I thought of putting this dreamer in the grass... And the scenic painting I thought exemplified that well enough. Then I just had to execute my plan.

This was a trial and error and trial and trial and error and error and error and trial and give up it's good enough! I used the girl from the 'bcdzyns dreamin' set. She's supposed to be sitting in a chair at a counter or something, but I wanted her laying in flopsy's grass, daydreaming. So, I stamped her, then I cut around JUST HER. I stuck her down temporarily and went to put the grass down. This is where most of those t&e's happened!

I didn't have a green ink pad that would make pretty grass... eventually (after my third sheet of ruined cardstock - like 4 or 5 tries per sheet) I finally decided to just stamp it with the palest brown I had. Then I messily traced around it with a black drawing pen. It is GRASS, it isn't supposed to be PERFECT. Then I took most of the greens I had and colored over the different grass tufts. I used my copics, of course. I also took my favorite one and put a light coat over all the grass to blend the greens together, then I went lightly over all the grass with my blender pen to mottle everything and lose any stray marker lines. (LIST OF COPICS USED FOR THIS CARD: E00, E11, E21, R29, RV10, Y21, YG23, YG67, YG95, G21, G28, G85, G94, G99 & blender. -- the hair was Y21 highlighted with E11 -- skin was E00, E21, E11, RV10)

Part 2 - I wanted a sky... I was working off my inspirational painting (found in the copics colour challenge 5) that had a yellow and blue sky, so I mimicked that with fluid chalk pads - sponging style. After that, I finally took up my girly mask. Then I put the part of the stamp that I'd orginally cut out around the girl and stuck it down, then stamped just the girl - lying in the grass. (If that hadn't worked right I probably would have cried.) Then I colored her with my copics. Stamped the bubble and cloud and sentiment, then put them on pop dots.

Oh, and the mat was also inspired by the painting that CCC5 put forth.

I hope she makes you feel dreamy ;)

enjoy