Sunday, October 28, 2012

Artistic Birthday

This week's challenge at Pile It On is sponsored by Dude Time Doodles/Bonibleaux Designs (DTD) so our theme is "Birthday Card for a Man".   

DTD has tons of images that are perfect for this theme, and I used Pierre Painter.
 

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The picture frame is a digi from TLC Creations (I colorized it in PhotoShop), and the "Splat" is from a sheet of free digis from Issue 101 of Simply cards and Papercraft magazine. I colored the splat with a green Sakura gel pen, adding detail with a PITT artist pen, and coloring the "canvas" with a Frost Blue Copic. I generated the text using Adobe Garamond.

I had particular fun making the paint stripe on the background. This is way more difficult then one might hope! I plopped down a few drops of orange acrylic paint, spread it with a small scrap of cardstock, added a bit more paint and let that drip naturally. I kept the results by giving a quick dry with my heat tool, although I mostly let it dry naturally.



Kimbee's Creations Sketch #9
Inspiration/Challenges:
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Male Card
Digistamps 4 Joy #53 - Anything goes + masculine bonus
Flourishes #192 - Birthday Card
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday - Paints/Mists/Inks
Kimbee's Creations October Challenge - Sketch (they need MORE ENTRIES, so try this great sketch!)
Tandastamps - Masculine


Update: This card was a Runner-up (Top 2) for Digistamps 4 Joy #53, woot!


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10 comments:

  1. fabulous card. I loved bright colors use here.

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  2. Great image. Love the sentiment. Just perfect for our challenge over at Crafty Catz. Thanks for joining us. Hugs Nina

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  3. So fun! I love what you did with this fab Dude Time Doodles image - super sentiment too!

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  4. what a great card so mmuch fun too love the lo thanks also for sharing it with us at CRAFTY CATZ hugs sassyx

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  5. Beautiful colours. Great design and attention to detail. Thanks for sharing your talent with DigiStamps4Joy and good luck. Hugs Desíre  {Digistamps4Joy DT Member}  {Doing Life - my personal blog}

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  6. Fabulous card.
    Thanks for join us at DigiStamps4Joy.

    Greetings karin DT member

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  7. fun card, I especially like the paint drip!

    Thanks for joining I with the Tanda Teaser!

    Suex

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  8. very fun! Thanks for playing along with us at Frosted Designs this week!

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  9. How fun and cute! Awesome take on the sketch! Thanks for playing along!

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