Happy and Aloha Friday! Well, it may not be a holiday for you, but it's a holiday for us here in Hawai`i, King Kamehameha Day.
Over at the Farm Fresh Challenge Blog, we have a fun challenge for you! For the FFF, we want you to practice your altering skills! We are calling this one . . . Body Snatchers! Sounds creepy, but actually really fun! Just take some of your favorite TGF stamps and switch around the heads and bodies to make a brand new character! Wanna see what I came up with?
I took the head of Amelia from the new OA-Ahoy set and the torso of Ballerina Anya. The inspiration to create another ballerina came from {HERE}. I previously created a card using Ballet Anya that was just released as a digi! When I first saw Ballet Anya, I knew my DD would luv her 'cause she's always twirling around like a pure ballerina. However, DD doesn't look like Ballet Anya, but more like Amelia from the OA-Ahoy set with pigtails. So guess what? I pulled a Body Snatchers on Ahoy Amelia and Ballerina Anya.
I'm gonna confess. From the get go, this card was a disaster. Yep, had the perfect idea . . . didn't quite go as I planned. I originally wanted to stamp and color my image with copics on Kraft, which I did. The hair got colored first and then I worked on the face. Well, I totally screwed up Amelia's cheeks! I don't know what's wrong with me, but her cheeks weren't proportional. What to do? I didn't want to toss the image . . . I luv'd how the hair came out and didn't want to redo the hair again (out of laziness and NO time!). I decided to cut the face away from the hair and start again. Voila! Problem solved and cheeks on this second image are way better!
Here's a close up of Amelia Ballerina! :)
The FFF challenges runs until Thursday, entries are due by 12 PM CST. The winner will receive a free single TGF stamp of choice! Please upload your challenge cards to TGF Galleria> Farm Fresh Challenges 2011> Farm Fresh Fridays 2011> Body Snatchers. Good luck!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!
I LUV this card Mama! You did an awesome job with your head/body swap! Amelia Ballerina really does remind me of your DD!! TOO CUTE!! :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh Mama ~
ReplyDeleteAren't you bad - Amelia is perfecto...
Luv those colors you used.. So snazzy!
Great masterpiece...
Big Hugs :-)
Oh, that's a classy card. Love the colors and bling too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Kamehameha Day, Mama! Love your card on kraft! Glad you could save your altered ballerina with a face swap! You're such a clever plastic surgeon! Hope you have a great, dry weekend!
ReplyDeleteHi Mama!! I luv this and your choice is so adorable! Your DD is going to love it so much. Gorgeous coloring on kraft. Her hair is wonderful as well as her skin tones. Your face alteration is flawless, you could be a plastic surgeon but with paper. hehehe.. As for the rest of the card, the coloring is wonderful, the sparkly tutu, well you can't have it any other way right, is adorable. The stars are perfect in the browns and pinks and that sentiment is perfect.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy celebrating King Kamehameha I's day. And a blessed weekend! Hugs,
I would have done the same thing Mama--cut and paste that is. Your hair coloring is gorgeous it would have been a shame to have tossed it. Very pretty shaped card, luv all the bling! Have a great weekend, no surprise that you're a busy family!
ReplyDeleteyup... looks just like your dd now. guess i need to start pulling out some of my kraft paper! have a good weekend mama!
ReplyDeleteOh my!! This is just way too cute!! What a fabulous job!
ReplyDeleteAwww, this one turned out so cute! I've done that many times where I've messed up the face and had to paper piece things together. Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
ReplyDeleteWow, mama! I simply adore the way you colored her hair! Amazing! Love the new image! Way cool! I haven't tried altering an image yet but it's interesting!
ReplyDeletevery awesome card! love the altered image!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Mama! Amelia never looked cuter in her new blinged tutu! Fabulous coloring and the hair is gorgeous! How fun to cut and paste, just like playing paper dolls! Have a fabulous weekend! ;)
ReplyDeletebeautifully saved, Mama! love love your coloring on kraft and that background is perfect! love all the blings and textures. fabulous card. love love it! have a lovely weekend! =)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creation Mama, I'd never have thought you had any trouble making this card... it looks spectacular! Super cute combo of stamps, Amelia looks fab...awesome coloring and I love your design! Perfection! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG your altering is FANTASTIC you totally ROCKED this challenge - this looks so beautiful
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This is SO SO SO SO CUTE, omg- I think this is my FAVE card from you EVER What an amazing job of coloring, altering and everything in between!
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