I have used this image before on collages, because she really is such fun. She’s pretty and fluffy and ideal to become a zetti-personality! Here are a couple of work-in-progress shots… as I create a spread for Take a Word this week.
I was a bit distracted tidying my workspace today and I knew I didn’t have time to doodle pretty black and white stripes on her legs, so I grabbed an eraser from one of my tubs and carved stripes in it! Voila – instant stripey legs and a quickie border…
The angel image is there to the right of her because one of my paper layers had an “angel-shaped space” and to get him round the right way to fit the gap, I just stamped him onto scrap tissue! Cool, huh?! Right, I’ll probably finish this page tomorrow, unless I am in the doodling mood later on when I’m home from work! 🙂
Edited: Here’s the finished page… “Fifi thought her new dress of wings was the bees’ knees. But the bees were not so happy. They wanted their wings back…”
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Terri Kahrs
/ May 22, 2011Well, well, well! Aren’t YOU clever, Rosie!!! LOVE your solution to make her stripey legs!!! And you’re right . . . it make a fabulous border too. Brilliant! Hugs, Terri xoxo
Kim Mailhot
/ May 22, 2011Love making our own tools ! Your Zetti Fifi is magnifique !
Barbara Hagerty
/ May 23, 2011*LOVE*!!! It doesn’t have to be complicated to be fantastic! Just artistic, and YOU are! XOXO
Rosie
/ May 23, 2011Thanks for those kind words!! xoxoxo
Jackie
/ May 23, 2011It’s great to see a page in action – look forward to seeing it finished, Rosie. Such a great technique to create her stripey legs!
Marit
/ May 23, 2011I bought me ‘carving tools’ last week, meaning to carve some stamps later on, but I haven’t come to it yet. Stripes should be cool to begin with! I might find the time today… now see if I can find an old eraser… LOVE the zetti image and the angel is superb in the corner!
Rosie
/ May 23, 2011Thank you!! I always have a couple or eraser stamps in my pen case, but yesterday, I also had the speedball tool on hand, so stripes for zetti legs was easy!! If tht helped anyone else, then I am happy to share!!
Taluula
/ May 23, 2011I am sooooo impressed with the eraser and the carved stripes technique … you are one clever and resourceful lady, Miss Rosie! Fifi, makes a gorgeous Zetti too.
Lizbeth
/ May 23, 2011What a great idea to carve your own stripes, Rosie! I love your Zetti!
Melisa
/ May 23, 2011Looking good so far! I think I need a stripey stamp like that. 😉
Bev
/ May 23, 2011From her “stripey” legs (that go all the way down to her toes) to her tissue wings, sheer ingenuity, Rosie. You da girl!
Christine
/ May 23, 2011Just fantastic! Great Zetti piece!
Jackie
/ May 23, 2011It’s fabulous – great finished piece!
Lori Saul
/ May 24, 2011Great creativity and so much to feast the eyes on- a wonderful mix of doodle, zentangle and zetti!