Twinkie is My Favorite Martian

This week's Stampotique Designer's Challenges (#260) is "Outer Space". Here's a blurb about the challenge:

Whether you're looking to the stars or flying across the sky in a space ship, show us your best outer space project for this challenge.

If you'd like the chance to win your choice of $30 worth of Stampotique stamps, you should play along with this challenge. Visit Stampotique Designers Challenge blog and be sure to read the rules so that you'll have the chance to win that great prize!!! Remember to check to see the deadline for all of this month's Stampotique Designers Challenges!

Here's my card with Stampotique's Twinkie (Daniel Torrente), who is now a Martian.

Twinkie was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (Imagine Crafts), colored with Copic markers, fussy-cut, and edged with a Black Pitt Artist pen (Faber Castell). Twinkie's shoes and outfit were painted with a wash of  Silver Media Fluid Acrylic (MFA) paint (DecoArt). His head was pierced and two jewelry finding thingies were inserted into his head to become antennae. Twinkie's eyes were coated with  Media Liquid Glass (DecoArt), then was set aside while I created the rest of the card.

140 lb. Mixed Media cardstock (Strathmore) was painted with Pthalo Blue and Dioxazine Purple MFA paints and heat set. The surface was then flicked with Titanium White MFA paint to add a plethora of stars. That layer was heat set.

A circular lid was traced with a chalk pencil, then Black Media Gesso (DecoArt) was thickly applied with a palette knife, then left to dry overnight. The next morning, I gave it a blast with my heat gun to make sure that the Black Media Gesso was completely dry. It did bubble slightly, which added to the texture! Primary Yellow, Diarylide Yellow, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, and Quinacridone Red MFA paints were dabbled onto the semi-circle to make it look like Mars. 

140 lb. Mixed Media cardstock was die-cut several times with an Earth die (QuicKutz), the circles were stacked to add dimension, then Earth was painted with Ultramarine, Blue Green Light, and Pthalo Green-Yellow MFA paint. 

140 lb. Mixed Media cardstock was punched with a Moon punch (Family Treasures) and painted with White Media Gesso and allowed to dry. Some details were added with both Grey and Black Pitt Artist pens.

A length of wax floss was tied around Twinkie's hand and Twinkie the Martian was adhered to the card front with dimensional foam adhesive squares. The Earth was adhered over the other end of the wax floss using dimensional adhesive. The moon was adhered to the upper left of the card front. My Dymo Tape Labeler (Esselte) was used to create the sentiment, which was then adhered to the upper right. The card front was edged with black marker and adhered to a black card.

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