My inky travels along life's rocky road

Wednesday 12 June 2013

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - U

Washing line sketch by Jo Spaul

This fortnight's letter for the Craft Barn Challenge is U. Of course umbrella was my first thought but I thought a lot of people would choose that so I decided on underwear (I have no idea why). I found this sketch of undies on a line and decided to go from there. After covering the pages with white acrylic paint I decided to leave the BG quite plain and stark (clean, white underwear was the way to go when I was little). I coloured the sketch with coloursoft pencils and then made up this quote using another 2 words beginning with U. I had planned to stamp a corset on the opposite side but (Goldilocks moment) 1 stamp was too big and the other too small. I remembered I had a Non-Sequitur plate (Springtime in Paris, I think) with a lady's torso and 2 different skirts and legs to use with it. I embossed the feathered skirt with red glitter embossing powder and coloured in the other parts with watercolour pencils. I decided she ought to be a high-kicking showgirl (she's forgotten to dress herself as my mother would say) and if you look closely you can see her flashing either a garter or the top of her stocking (I leave it to your imagination). As the BG was very plain I edged both pages with some ink.
Phew I'm quite worn out after that!
Edited to add: A Wall of Fame winner.

26 comments:

  1. Love the underwear image and the lady is fabulous, wonderful page.

    Sylv xx

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  2. This page is just genial! And funny , too!

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  3. Great work!!!!! original page!!bizz

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  4. FANTASTIC! I was wondering how long before an underwear page appeared. You've done a great job with yours! ...."forgotten to dress herself"....how funny!

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  5. Great choice of word and the pages look fantastic, love it!

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  6. Such a brilliant choice - and beauitfully executed! Ooh la la!

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  7. love your choice of word and the dancing girl is great. enjoying this challenge

    Gill x

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  8. Amazing how you built up the lady dancer, super words. BJ

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  9. Great pages and a great word to choose. Love that feathery skirt!!

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  10. Oh la la! This is just great! Love the way you did it, all of it! Julie Ann xxx

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  11. Brilliant layout, this is a really fun page and great choice of images and words. Having a white background lets the images pop off the page.
    Lynn xx

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  12. Fabulous pages, love the showgirl with her frivolous frills.
    Yvonne

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  13. Clever,clever page, It made me laugh. Love it.

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  14. Fantastic pages. I love it!

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  15. Kiwi in Timbertown
    Great page, the skirt is an eye stopper. love it

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  16. Love your cheeky pages...Fabulous !!

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  17. Great Page love all the white space really shows everythin off well

    MaggieH

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  18. Love your page - it made me smile! Really great and unusual interpretation - still smiling. MMx :0)

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  19. I just can't help myself but tell you but your creation is my very favorite - not only is it beautifully done but so original. Very creative and unique too!!!! Love it!
    sandy

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  20. Fab page which had me smiling. I love all you have done with it, esp the ladies layered skirt.

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  21. Great word choice and lovely pages! xx

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  22. Love it !!! Thank you for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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