Friday 11 July 2014

two fer day.....



Today I am featuring 2 cards. I did not make these unless you consider matting on black and sticking to base card as 'making a card'. The artwork was done by my lively 6 yr old Massimo.


These are the thank you cards he has made for his teachers. This first one is for his year teacher Mrs Chester. He said she likes the warmer colours so he wanted a warm sunny picture. 


So some masking first. Then using the ink dusters he created background. He loves making these kind of pictures as they are quick but striking. He used, festive berries, ripe persimmon, dried marigold, mustard seed and squeezed lemonade and shabby shutters. Then he decided it needed a bit of brown and I handed him fired brick which he thought was an awesome colour. He put a tiny bit on the upper edge. and I think he was so right!


The images are all from Claritystamp and were stamped in black archival ink. I do hold his hand a little bit here so as to keep stamp steady. The sentiments are also from Clarity stamp.
Notice the 3 little birds? Yes you guessed it. Mummy manages to smudge it when matting so had to salvage it :).



This card is for the TA Ms Malick. Here he used chipped sapphire, faded jeans, dusty concord, picked raspberries, tumbled glass for the sky. He then said it wasn't night enough and decided to add a bit of black soot. This transformed it. The hills are inked in bundled sage, peeled paint and forest moss.


It was his idea to have owl 'in the moon' - his words.


I am biased I know but I do think that these cards are stunning in their simplicity!

If you enjoy them too, do leave him a comment. He will be thrilled! I wish I could have captured his enthusiasm when he was making them......., Theresa xx

I would like to enter these in the following challenges:
Claritystamp challenge - anything goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday  anything goes
Sunday Stamper - hello and goodbye

22 comments:

  1. He is so clever I would not be at all surprised if he does not end up in art and design of some kind as a career....
    Massimo VERY WELL DONE xx
    Hugs x Auntie B x

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  2. Absolutely brilliant Massimo!!!
    Love them both but I reeeeeally like the top one with the children and swing.
    Lots of love and I hope you enjoy the summer holidays xxx

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  3. Massimo you are one very clever boy these are both beautiful and i love your colour choices well done, your teachers will be well chuffed xx

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  4. Oh wow, fabulous artwork Massimo, love them both xx

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  5. Massimo, these are beautiful cards, you have a real eye for colour! I hope your teachers like them. xx

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  6. I just wanted to add that if I had made them, I would be very pleased with myself!!

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  7. thank you ladies. i will show him comments tomorrow as he is fast asleep now xx

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  8. He is a very clever lad is Massimo, six years old you say? Watch your stash, you might have some competition lol GREAT makes... he is a credit to you... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  9. Massimo your cards are truly beautiful. The colours you've chosen all work perfectly together, your designs are so appealing and your skill in producing your artwork is superb. I hope one day you will understand how rare your talent is. Congratulations x

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  10. Wow Massimo, you are such a clever boy. The children in my class at school are a lot older than you and are good at art but not as talented as you Massimo. Well done! Mrs Chester and Ms Malick will love them! How lucky they are to have you in their class.

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  11. lovely card thanks for sharing with FTT this week Rachel dt

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  12. Wow Massimo more fantastic works of art from you....your teachers will be thrilled with these and I bet they keep them forever...I love your choice of colours and the way that you have blended them....absolutely fantastic.....thank you for entering our Clarity Challenge and good luck....hugs. Jo. xxx

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  13. Beautiful cards, Massimo! Well done. You have a real eye for colour. I'm sure your teachers ill love the cards and keep them for a long time to come! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and talent.

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  14. Massimo you star! Stunning cards, great colours - gorgeous stuff! Watch out world... here he comes! Well done you!

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  15. Massimo you are amazing, beautiful artwork. Thanks for sharing them with us. Good luck.

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  16. Fabulous cards Massimo. You certainly have an eye for this kind of thing. Don't worry you will soon be having to matt and layer for your mother. Well done Massimo!

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  17. Both of these are lovely Massimo you are so clever. I wish you lots of luck in our Clarity Challenge. xxx

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  18. Wow Massimo...I wish I was your teacher! But then we'd never get any work done! xx

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  19. My word Massimo, these are stunning and I will show them to my granddaughters tomorrow. The girls are 8 and 10 and love to draw and make cards. They will be so impressed and I am sure will want to try to make something like yours. I know I would be so pleased to get a card as beautiful as these. Maureen xx oo :-)

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  20. Congratulations, Massimo, not just for two stunning cards but also for winning the Clarity Challenge this month. You really deserved it. I hope you will always carry on with your beautiful work, whether you use it for work in the future or just keep it to relax and have fun with. xx Maggie

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