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Christmas All Year - November 2022
Iring:
I have two prompts again this month. As always, use one or both or none!
1. Paint an image - anything requiring a paint brush or water brush. Paint with any medium. Watercolor pencils or waterbased markers blended out with a brush count too. I've been painting Wendy Vecchi images using archival reinkers and 91% rubbing alcohol.
2. Make a special card. Do you make a special, one of a kind card for your husband, kid, grandkid, or sibling? This is a good time to do it.
I signed up for a card class with Wendy Vecchi. I missed the live video while we were on vacation but I watched the replay yesterday. She likes to paint with alcohol reinkers diluted with 91% rubbing alcohol. A month or so ago I made some backgrounds after watching one of her earlier Facebook videos. I wasn't sure I would use the rubbing alcohol again. The smell bothered me and gave me a headache.
Well, guess who can't smell this week? Me! I'm not sure if it's because my head is so stuffed up with a cold or if I have Covid rebound. I tested negative yesterday. Last night I decided it would be the perfect time to paint with rubbing alcohol again. It didn't bother me a bit, ha!
That is the ONLY perk I can think of. I'm sick of being sick. At least this round I don't have the horrible sore throat. I don't have a fever either, so that's reassuring. I read somewhere to test again 24 - 48 hours later if you test negative but have symptoms. I'll test tonight or tomorrow. Not leaving the house in the meantime. Maybe I'll feel good enough to work on some Christmas cards. Last round of Covid I felt too lazy to even think. Last night was a little better. I did a bunch of fussy cutting and "painting" Wendy's images.
Looking forward to seeing more Christmas cards. I really love what you did last month!
Conniecrafter:
I will have to see what I can come up with.
So sorry to hear you may have a rebound but glad it isn't as bad as the last time if it is.
Good time to use the rubbing alcohol, they do make some neat backgrounds.
Iring:
I made a card with some of my fussy cut and "painted" Wendy Vecchi images. The crackled background piece was made a few months ago after watching WV make backgrounds on FB using archival reinkers and 91% isopropyl alcohol. It was much nicer painting the tag and poinsettia when I couldn't smell the alcohol! Stamped foliage and assembled the card today. I guess Wendy took a poll at some point and more people requested tags than cards. I need cards so I made my tag in to a card.
I hope to make more. I have quite a few painted poinsettias made.
Merry tag card
Ok, I went back and added a few things to my card. A few more berries and some pen-stitching around the edge of the tag.
Here's the original. Should I have stopped when I was ahead or do you like the changes? Don't be afraid to say what you think ;)
I may have gone too far.
Conniecrafter:
I do like the extra stitching you added to the tag, I am one of those that like more than less :)
I could even see doing it on your background piece too.
stampwilly:
Here are my cards for the month! I watercolored all of them using Distress Inks. I seem to paint better with the inks instead of real watercolors! Thanks for the prompt. These prompts get me out of my rut. :smile:
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