I made the textured background flowers from tissue paper. They resemble carnations, but I am thinking lotos fruit, and my favourite lines of poetry sprung to mind .... "And, like a downward smoke, the slender stream. Along the cliff to fall and pause and fall did seem .... (Tennyson, The Lotos-Eaters). Lots of paint, stencilling (notice the honey comb), fussy cutting etc etc. This is the Birthday boy, all relaxed, dreaming in his Lotos-Eaters world .....
I wanted Baby Cthulhu to feature, so stamped him onto shrink plastic and colored with copics. He is simulating a bee ... because after all, this is an imaginary, dreamy kinda world :)
I'd quite like to visit there myself, wanna come ?
You were busier than a bee on this project, Nikki, and it payed off! Great background texture, especially for a beekeeper! A lovely card that he will certainly appreciate. #70 for me last month!!
ReplyDeleteWow. Look at all that lovely texture on this fantastic page!
ReplyDeleteIt might have been a lot of work, but it was sure worth it!
Thanks for playing along with us at Stampotique Designers Challenges!
I would love to visit you there, Nikki ! great card ! He will love it. Thanks for joining us at Stampotique this week!
ReplyDeleteCorrie x
Fabulous texture on this card Nikki, I'm sure it was well received. Thanks for joining our Stampotique challenge again this week.
ReplyDeleteIt's so cool and funny Nikki :) I love it
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Stampotique DC
xx Arwen
Gorgeous work Nikki, made me smile :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in with us at Stampotique this week :)