Thursday, October 15, 2009

Rainy Day "Sketch" Girl

It's the 15th of the month, that means it's time for another Sketch Girl challenge! I also took the opportunity to incorporate another challenge into this card - the Just Us Girls Challenge or JUGS for short :0). The JUGS challenge was to incorporate paper piecing into your card and as an option, use the color pink in coordination with October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. So, here is a close up of the paper pieced rain coat and umbrella . . .




I love how the patterned paper I used (DCWV Mi Casa) for the umbrella ends up looking like raindrops! The raincoat pp was a little tablet of mat stack adhesive paper. The adhesive backed pp made it a snap to just cut it out, peel off the backing and glue it down. And here's the full card showing my interpretation of the awesome sketch Annie B came up with . . .



This little girl (well I'm assuming it's a girl :0) is one of my favorite images by Anna Wight for Whipper Snapper. I love pairing her with this awesome sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps. I tried to keep the card pretty simple and I followed the sketch pretty closely. I popped up the umbrella on dimensionals to give it some height. And I sponged around the edges of the circle (while it was still in the Nestie) to emphasize the girl more. The gloves, buttons and umbrella handle were colored right on the pp with Copics.

Sorry the picture isn't up to par (ETA: I updated the post with another picture I took in the daylight). My DH was away with the computer and I didn't have a chance to use any photo editing software. I really need to get a light box figured out. Can you tell me what light source you use? I've tried a 100W daylight bulb, but that doesn't seem to make any difference. Maybe I'm just setting it up wrong. I've heard about the Ott lights, but I'm looking for something a little less pricey if I can help it :0)

Whether the weather is sunny or rainy, hope your day is great!!

21 comments:

  1. Randee this is marvelous! WHen I saw the first close up I thought that WAS the card _ LOL -but then I saw the whole thing. Totally perfect image for paper piecing and what a fine tribute for the fight against Breast Cancer. Thank you SO MUCH for playing along with Just Us Girls this week. I hope you really had fun and will come back again!

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  2. Randee, your image is fabulous! I love the sentiment stamped on the pattern paper and wish I'd thought of that for my SG7 card!

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  3. I love this card....the image is GREAT... and your colors and choice of papers are perfect here...

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  4. WOW, this card is just goreous. The image, coloring everything has just come together so well :) awesome.

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  5. Cute card, Randee! I love the umbrella - it's perfect!
    As far as the lightbulb goes, I use a Reveal 60 watt. It does a pretty good job. I have a fluorescent light in my craft cave that simulates daylight, so I sometimes use that too. Generally, no matter what the light source, my pics still need a little tweaking.

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  6. This is great Randee!! That image and sentiment are perfect!

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  7. The paper you have used on the umberella looks amazing and her coat is so cute- Great card.

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  8. Hi Randee! This is SO CUTE!! And that sentiment certainly looks familiar and is fantastic with that WS image! Thanks for playing our JUGs challenge this week. I hope you stop by again!

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  9. This is so cute. I love how the umbrella looks wet and the plaid is adorable.

    I use a daylight lamp I got at home depot for $19. Works just like an Ott, but cheaper. I set my point and shoot to high ISO with the daylight setting and tilt the light source so it hits the front of my card. I use Picasa photo editing to adjust the white scale, sharpen, and then crop.

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  10. What an awesome card! Love the paper piecing!!

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  11. Oh my..LOVE that umbrella and the paper pieced jacket! This is too cute with the layout you used and that fab paper!!

    Thanks for playing with Just Us Girls this week! Hope to see you again on Saturday for a fab color challenge!!

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  12. I just love your paper piecing! The paper is perfect for the umbrella and I just LOVE the plaid!

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  13. Randee this card sure fits my mood today, it has been nonstop rain since yesterday! Love the little raincoat and the texture of the umbrella! Adorable!
    Hugs
    Amber

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  14. I dear, this card is so incredibly cute! I love the pink & green color combo! Way to rock the paper piecing challenge! That embossed pieced umbrella just pops right off the card! Thanks for playing along with the girls at the Just Us Girls challenge site! I hope to see many more of your creations in the upcoming challenges! :) TFS

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  15. This is adorable! Love your take on the sketch and the paper piecing is PERFECT!

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  16. awww, too cute! I totally agree the green paper looks like it has rain drops!

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  17. Beautiful card and I love how you explained every detail. This is one of my all time favorites.

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  18. Adorable! Love the bows & buttons & paper piecing. Doesn't PMS have the best sayings? :)

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  19. So cute! Love her plaid raincoat!

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  20. love that image!! such a cute card!! >"<

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  21. First of all the card is perfect! And then the sentiment is the best ever!

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