Sunday, July 24, 2011

Breaking News

Good morning folks!  I'm sending this post from my cave....or at least that is what it seems like.  With the temperature so hot and the sun so bright, we have to keep the blinds closed to help keep the house cool, especially in the afternoons.  Not quite my type of summer.....  Oh well, at least I have a good excuse to craft! (as if I need one)


So how about this little tyke, delivering the news on her bike.  This is another fun image from Just Inklined, which is available to purchase here.   She's coloured with a number of mediums, some copics for her skin, and both markers and coloured pencils for the rest.  I've partially cut her out, leaving the rest as a circle, which I've inked with DI.  Do you see the gold border....I simply traced the whole thing onto gold paper, then cut it out 1/8" larger.

For the layout, I've followed this week's sketch over at Mojo Monday.  I really liked this one.  If you notice the vertical panel, I've cut some printed DP into strips....hence the sentiment 'Breaking News'. (lol)

For both sentiments, I've dug into my stash and pulled out some rub-on letters.  Never really thought of doing that before.  I haven't used those in so long, it was like getting new stuff!  I'll have to have a look and see what else I can find!

Well, I do hope you are having a wonderful weekend, but please be extra careful in this heat!  Once again, thank you for visiting.

A few more challenges for you to check out:
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Simon Says Stamp! - use NEWSPAPER
CES Challenges - #46 Humour/Funny
Do It With Digis - #15 Summer Fun
Craft Your Days Away - #25 Summertime

14 comments:

  1. Cute image. Love the colouring. Hugs, Carissa

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  2. This is a fabulous card love the layout and the colouring Weather good here too!!:) Sandra H

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  3. Great card Joyce - what fun and I love how you have included the Breaking News, a brilliant touch.
    Yay we have had a bit of sun today - clouding over now but it has been warm.
    I hope you are having a good weekend.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  4. Fabulous card Joyce :-) I love the image ,, she is brill ! the sentiment and newspaper are just perfect too :-)

    thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  5. This is a fun card. Love it. Thank you for sharing with us at CYDA this week and good luck.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  6. Wow Joyce, fantastic! Love the background you created for this sweet image. Great idea the way you have it cut out.

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  7. Fun card, love the fabbie image too.

    Thanks for joining us at CYDA.

    Huggies Angel

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  8. Cute card and clever sketch layout. Thanks for playing over at DO IT WITH DIGIS.
    Hugs Di
    xxxx

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  9. Fab card, great image!

    Thank you for sharing with us at CES Challenge this week, good luck!
    Hugs Shell xx

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  10. Awesome card Joyce!! I think your vertical panel also looks like tire tracks on newspaper. Great design, love it ~jeni :)

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  11. Fabulous card Joyce, I love the image you've used and your newspaper panel looks fab.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
    hugs Mandy xx

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  12. Gorgeous card Joyce, love the image and details. Thank you for joining us at Craft Your Days Away, good luck with the challenge x

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  13. Fab card - love the way you cut her outside the circle too, and those paper strips look great.
    Thanks for joining our 'funny' challenge over at CES this week.
    Caroline xxx

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  14. Great card - I love that image! Thanks for joining us at CES this week, Sheena xx

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