21 March 2011

Less is More Week 7

A masculine card, I should be used to these with so many men in the family, (I have 4 brothers and lots of next generation men too).


I love this image a digi stamp from NanaVic, as usual I have done it digitally, paper pieced the shirt and overalls hat and umbrella, then shaded them, I then added a background  and "made" rain that is why the card is not white, it wouldn't have shown up the rain! when printed I added 3D gloss to the puddle.  Hope it meets the criteria. Sorry the photo is not to good, waited until too late and then took it at my desk. then took it in the kitchen under fluorescent  light, neither of them too good, I'm afraid.  I had the quote off Crafters Digital Art Centre, when Nana Vic offered the digi as a freebie and lots of crafters gave sentiments to match the image, it was great fun.

I made the following card to enter the challenge, but was too late

33 comments:

Netty said...

Terrific fun, Annette x

Seafield Jo said...

Such a fun card, it's great. Jo x

Susan said...

What a fun card! Love it!

Jenny said...

The first picture looks fine to me, I can see the rain pouring down on the card it's so effective. Great image...reminds me of Eric Morecombe 'singing in the rain' x

Vicky Hayes said...

The first picture gets my vote too - I love it!

Squirrel x said...

Super card Faith! Great image and superb sentiment, perfect for this challenge hun. Yep, first pic is the best one sweetie. Hugs Sxx

Chrissie said...

Great cards Faith, with some interesting techniques!
Thanks for joining us once more!
See you next time!
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Kathyk said...

A fab fun card

KAthyk

Suze Bain said...

Super card Faith, looks like he's having fun!

Anonymous said...

Love this card in all its stages Faith! Fab! x

Mandi said...

FAB cards Faith
Love how you created them
Thanks as always
mandi
"Less is More"

massofhair said...

Fantastic card Faith and especially like the realistic puddle:-)

If you have a craft lamp with a daylight bulb you might try taking your picture using this as your light source. If you take a picture off centre you should not get too many shadows and it will be better illuminated.
You can also play with your image using the Windows own Picture Viewer where you can adjust the light, contrast and mid tones of our image. HTH:-)

Aileen said...

Great idea, Faith. Love the sentiment. x

Pauline said...

Haha, this did make me smile, a great image and sentiment, and great paper piecing too.

Beryl said...

Brilliant image and really looks good as the only focal point on this tall card.
Beryl xx

Rosemary said...

what a fun card! it made me chuckle when i read the sentiment!

kingstonmama said...

This is a fun card. I love the taller cards I'm seeing. I'll have to give one a try.

emilysnan said...

hiya faith , i love your card , the image is great and i love the techniques you used ,is the puddle glossy accents ? oh and thanks to mass of hair for the photo tips i am not the best at this myself x thank you faith for taking the time to comment on my card you are very good x
xmaggiex

Kathleen said...

These are great, love both cards. At first silly me thought he was wearing a pair of huge slippers till I looked properly with my glasses on.

Kath x

A Consuming Passion said...

Great card!!! I Love it in both plain and coloured......it's a great image!

G Peplow said...

Hello there, your lovely card made me grin, such a happy sentiment too. Both versions are great:0) xxx

Jose said...

Love this fun card

Anonymous said...

Aaawww....such a lovely card! Lovely images you have chosen for your creations! Brilliant!
Tks for stopping by! :)

Suzi B said...

Great image and sentiment :)

Angelnorth said...

What a fun image - great card with it too!

C said...

Great image! Love all the ways you've used it.

Sylvie said...

Wonderful cards
Hug Sylvie x

Handmade with Love said...

Great image and I love the sentiment! Tracey x

TAM said...

What a brilliant card, the image is fabulous and the sentiment just perfect - love it

Gini said...

Great image and I love how clever you are with digitally tinkering especially with the girl on the swing, clever you!
Gini
xx

Viv said...

Great cards and super image too, no I don't mind if you copy my tie idea :O) Viv xx

kelly said...

Fab masculine card!!
Thanks for commenting on my card.
Kelly xx

Sarn said...

Love both cards! Great image.
Hugs, Sandra