Darn It!

I saw this image by Mo Manning and could not stop grinning.  The opportunity it presents to sculpt the layers made me a wee bit giddy!  In this finished piece I can actually put the tip of my little pinky into the thimble and slide things between his pant legs and the spool of thread.  The top of the spool that he is sitting on is also extending out toward the eye.  I so wish I could capture the several intracacies of depth.  This next photo is about the best I can do...
And, this is perfect for a friend who is trying to stitch things together to keep her busy life from falling apart!  Here's to you Kathi!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• This image is "Darn It" by Mo Manning and can be found at her shop - Digital Pencil Too.
• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to give him dimension. Printed 3 copies,  colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the images with a ball tool.  The layers were both glued in some places & elevated in others with foam tape to achieve the desired dimension.
• The sentiment inside is a die cut from SU.

PAPER: 

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• DP used for the mat and the basic cardstock itself are both from stash.
• The inside was created using leftover papers from the front.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• I decided the only embellishment would be the stitching with a waxed, blue linen, book binders' thread to match the color palette.

INKS:

• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Hand colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Through the Craftroom Door – ATG Always

Crafting From the Heart -#122 – ATG Always

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP

Shopping our Stash L:13 – SOS #262 – Stitches

DP2 -Mo's Challenge Blog #265 - ATG + Mo Image

Penny's Challenge #288 – ATG

Inspiration Destination #96 – ATG

Art by MiRan Challenge #63 – ATG

Scrapper's Delight #57 – ATG Always

Get Creative Challenges - #44 – Lots of Blue

Paper Shelter – #259 – ATG

Simon Says Wed – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny