Friday, March 25, 2011

A mime is a terrible thing to waste.

Time for another Hambo post... sooooo fun guest designing for them this month - thanks, Tim and Monica! My first card is a hybrid card... the storefront is a digital background (which is really handy and easy to resize for different formats), and the sentiment is stamped (you can find the Mime stamps at this link (I almost typed 'oink', which was unintentional, but... oddly appropriate!) - scroll down to the "Triples" section).
All coloring is done with Prismacolor pencils. (Normally I'd have a list of colors that I used... it's lost somewhere on my desk! When I find that list, I'll add the colors in.) Oh, I did add the black border around the focal panel with a Touch marker... just needed 'something' to separate the colored panel from the pattern of the background paper but didn't want to add another layer. On the street area, I did a rubbing on the textured metal sheeting we have on the back of our bathroom door. I made a simple pop-up card, and in keeping with the mime theme, the card is otherwise blank inside. Hehe...!! I added a message panel on the back of the card just for fun.

Here's a close-up on the mime...
I made a quick one-layer card, too, while I had my stamps out. The image is colored with Touch Twin Markers. I masked off a circle and stippled around it with some yellow ink to create a little spotlight.

Cute little sentiment, too. Thanks for visiting!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

12 comments:

  1. What a funny and lovely card Dinah, greetz, Miranda

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  2. Love it, Dina!! Love them both!! Your pop up card is too much fun and your coloring is beautiful, as always. Thanks again for being a Hambo guest!

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  3. You had me at the title of the post! LOL Two terrific cards Dina! On the first one, I wondered where the mime went -- figuring he'd probably been shot or something -- but was relieved (?) that he was safe inside. I love how you colored the sidewalk scene and textured the street, and love the shadows on the second card too. Great work! Thanks again so much for guesting for us! :)

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  4. I love how the mime pops up when you open the card! What a cute, funny card!

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  5. How crazy cute! Wow, you have some mad coloring skillz...I bow to your creativity too :)

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  6. Your coloring is AMAZING!!! I love both cards! I am so glad you shared your skillz with us!

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  7. Love the mime cards! Think I'm going to have to do a little shopping now! How fun!!

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  8. Miss Dina! Both of these are so creative & adorable! Love how cute and funny/punny they are. 8-) Your coloring is Amazing as always.

    Hugs
    -S.

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  9. fabulous! what a cute stamp and your coloring is fantastic!

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  10. It is always a pleasure to see what wonderful ideas you have! I love the *silent* card!

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