Friday, June 7, 2013

That's what little boys are made of.....

Hello all!
                 I'm back with my second posting of the day and this one is for the current challenge over at The Octopode Factory which this week is all about the boys - just in time for Father's Day.  I chose to make my own background by randomly printing the words "slugs and snails and puppy dog tails" in a variety of texts and adding a few grungy digital brushes for interest, using Adobe Photoshop Elements. I then printed the Octopode digi The Kid over the top of the text, coloured him with my Copics and added some grunge with ink splats and smudging around the edges, tearing a couple of the corners as well.



           I would like to enter this on to the challenges at Copic Marker Europe , Milk, Coffee , Paper Crafting JourneyCrafty Creations and Simon Says Stamp.




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15 comments:

Carla S. said...

Very cute and creative, Dawn! That's a great background! It's perfect for the fun image!

Tress said...

Love, love, love that cool background!!! And your coloring of the image is tops!

Pryn said...

Gorgeous just doesn't even BEGIN to cover this card!!! Dawn, I am just IN LOVE with your coloring!!! The shading on the nose blows me away!!!! HAHA!!! I just re-read that and I said 'nose' and 'blow' in the same sentence...I meant that I am in awe ;) I wish we lived closer because I would SOOOOO be bugging you to teach me how to do that!!!

Love and hugs to you my DT Sistah!!!

Tracy said...

hee hee The background is perfect! Cool boy card Dawn. :-)

Unknown said...

Wow, your colouring is amazing. Fantastic piece. Maddy x

Sandy said...

This is so cute - bravo!
sandy

Penny said...

OMGosh, how artistic is this? Love, love, love it, Dawn! Fabulous background, darling image, great coloring! Love the grunge & torn corners! :^)
Hugs, Penny

Michele Spera said...

This is too cute! It reminds me of my oldest son :-)Thank you for joining us at MilkCoffee
Hugs
Michele

Mary said...

Amazing! Love your colors and design. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations and I hope you get to join us again real soon.

Sandra said...

Dawn, your cards are hilarious! I laugh every time I see one of these images. Your colouring is fantastic and your presentation perfect! Love the background paper as it totally works with your theme.
:)S

Dawny P said...

This is great. I love the colours and design you used :) Thank you for joining us over at the PTW and Simon Says Stamp Challenges. Hugs, Dawny x

nwilliams6 said...

Love this! Super fun bg you made and the image fits it perfectly. Your Octopode cards are always a treat! Hugz!

alethea said...

Absolutely fabulous card! Thanks for joining us at PCJ! HUgsxx

Patricia St Martin said...

Dawn, You did an awesome job with your words for the background. What can I say.. Your image is just hilarious, he makes me smile. Just the perfect card because he looks like he belongs on that card.
Hugs, Patricia

Kathi said...

Wow great digital design work on this one!

I love the background, the image, the way you colored it... well just everything!

Fantastic card!