Our new challenge at the Perfect Sentiments Challenge this week is do a card with a Thanksgiving or Autumn sentiment, and add some Baker's twine. Our prize this week is offered by Shelly's Images.
I thought this image was a great reminder that we all need to be grateful for what we have, because it's probably a lot more than many others have. I didn't do a lot of coloring, wanting to leave the hobo looking a bit vague and 'empty', but I did use pastel Promarkers on the crates and for shadowing around the figure. I had to use a fine point, black pen on the line drawing so that it would show up a little better. It tended to fade out without coloring.
The sentiment is printed with a computer font. I loved the brown, gingham check dp and found another complementary dp for the background, both from DCWV. I pulled the tiny bits of golden orange from the background dp by matching CS for the stripes down the left side. I added the Baker's twine, the layered flower and the leaf plus pearls, and knew it was finished. This will make a perfect Thanksgiving card for one of the guys in my family this year. Guys outnumber gals in my extended family more than 2 to 1, just in case you're wondering why I learned to make masculine cards! :-D
Challenges:
ABC Challenge -- W for Wishes (called prayers on this card)
Card and Scrap -- Use a die
Cards for Men -- Going Digital
Creative Craft Challenge -- All about the Boys
Hooked on Crafts - Cards for men
Love to Create -- Ribbon or twine
Paper Playtime -- gingham and die cut
Raise the Bar -- Celebrate fall
I hope you're enjoying this mid-week-Wednesday. It'll be the weekend before you know it and then you'll have time to craft something to submit to our "Thanksgiving/ Autumn with Baker's Twine" challenge. Don't forget the sentiment! Happy crafting. NanaConnie
My sketch came from A Die for a Sketch, and the image is from Digi Doodles, called "Hobo's Thanksgiving." The Digi Doodle shop is going to be closing soon (sniff) so I went over there and bought a bunch of digis before they're gone forever.
The sentiment is printed with a computer font. I loved the brown, gingham check dp and found another complementary dp for the background, both from DCWV. I pulled the tiny bits of golden orange from the background dp by matching CS for the stripes down the left side. I added the Baker's twine, the layered flower and the leaf plus pearls, and knew it was finished. This will make a perfect Thanksgiving card for one of the guys in my family this year. Guys outnumber gals in my extended family more than 2 to 1, just in case you're wondering why I learned to make masculine cards! :-D
Challenges:
ABC Challenge -- W for Wishes (called prayers on this card)
Card and Scrap -- Use a die
Cards for Men -- Going Digital
Creative Craft Challenge -- All about the Boys
Hooked on Crafts - Cards for men
Love to Create -- Ribbon or twine
Paper Playtime -- gingham and die cut
Raise the Bar -- Celebrate fall
I hope you're enjoying this mid-week-Wednesday. It'll be the weekend before you know it and then you'll have time to craft something to submit to our "Thanksgiving/ Autumn with Baker's Twine" challenge. Don't forget the sentiment! Happy crafting. NanaConnie
