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Thursday, July 3, 2014

A Small Boy's Racing Car

Welcome

I made this card recently for a grandson who, like any young boy, loves cars.


The background was a piece of water colouring I had been playing with some time previously.


The number circle is one designed by Cindy Close, that was given as a freebie some years ago.  It came in black and white, and I was very pleased with myself that I was able to use my print programme to colour it. (I am not a great computer whiz, and the programme is a freebie that I don't use much.)
As you can see, I added some Kindy Glitz to brighten it up.


The sentiment (a Kiwi Stamping one)was white embossed, coloured with a silver pen, then glittered. 


The car (by Wags n Whiskers) was stamped on white card and coloured with metallic pencils, then metallic pens were used to add another layer of sheen.


The driver was coloured using watercolour pens. The final detail after assembling the card was to doodle around the water coloured layer before adhering it to the creme card base that I had sponged with Tea Dye DI.
The number plate was personalised with my grandson's initials.

I am linking this to:
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #139 - Anything Goes
Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge #110 - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew Challenge #65 - Masculine
Sisters of Craft July Challenge - Anything Goes
Seema Crafts July Challenge - Child's Birthday
Natalie and Amy's Challenge #22 - Summertime
Lia Stampz Challenge #68 - No Patterned Paper
Just For Fun Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers Challenge #15 - Summertime
Crafts Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi somewhere

Thank you for visiting - any comments you may leave are deeply appreciated
May your day be blessed

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33 comments:

  1. Dawn TJuly 3, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    Cute as Maxine.

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  2. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 8:24 PM

    How lovely . What a fun card . Thank you for joining in over at seemacrafts

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  3. Shell Shearer SwinscoeJuly 3, 2014 at 9:20 PM

    Great card, love the image!

    Thank you for sharing with us at Natalie & Amy's this month, good luck!
    Hugs Shell xx

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  4. KraftyKoolKatJuly 4, 2014 at 12:56 AM

    A fabulous male creation Maxine. Thank you for sharing your lovely creation with us at Creative Card Crew.
    Hugs
    Cathy DT Member
    xxxxx

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  5. Irish CherokeeJuly 4, 2014 at 1:11 AM

    Great job Maxine. Very clever and creative. Nice use of some unused artwork.

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  6. BeckyJuly 4, 2014 at 1:40 AM

    What a cool card Max, love that race car.

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  7. mamapez5July 4, 2014 at 2:10 AM

    What little boy doesn't like racing cars. A lovely personal card that I am sure your grandson will love. Kate x

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  8. jimlynnJuly 4, 2014 at 4:22 AM

    CUTE card Maxine! Love the way you watercolored the background on this one and the little car is precious and shiny!!! Love it.
    Lynn

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  9. MaryHJuly 4, 2014 at 4:26 AM

    Delightful & perfect image for a 4 yr old future racer. Love the way you've colored the car with pencils and overlaid with the metallic. I'm in awe that you digitally changed your sentiment color too. Also loved your 'best side to London' idea! Never heard that before, and it's spot on! TFS & Hugs

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  10. MaryHJuly 4, 2014 at 4:27 AM

    Oops, forgot to say, also liked the way you spotlighted different sections of the card for a nice closeup. Great idea.

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  11. NancyJuly 4, 2014 at 10:52 AM

    Super fun card, Maxine! I'm sure he loved it! Thanks so much for joining us at Lia Stampz! :o)

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  12. KristieJuly 4, 2014 at 11:23 AM

    Cute card, Maxine. I really like what you did with the background. You are a pro at watercoloring!

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  13. UnknownJuly 4, 2014 at 5:23 PM

    What a great card love the image x thanks for joining us at seemacrafts x

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  14. paulineJuly 4, 2014 at 5:27 PM

    How cute love it ,Thank you for joining in over at seemacrafts

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  15. Dawn G DesignsJuly 5, 2014 at 2:40 AM

    What a sweet boy card! Thank you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Use a stamp or digi somewhere on your project #6, Dawn DT Member x

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  16. MaryHJuly 5, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Maxine, I had to laugh at your language comment. Sometimes 'darn' or 'dang it' just doesn't express what you need to say! Hugs & hope you had a lovely Friday down your way. I hope you'll share some pictures sometime as I would love to see New Zealand's beauty. Shaz in Oz posts pictures of her area and it's such a treat to see them.

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  17. Shelly SchmidtJuly 5, 2014 at 3:18 PM

    Your watercoloring is a great backdrop for the sweet racing card image. Love the metallic coloring and the shimmer you added to your card- betting the little guy loved it too : )

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  18. aussie aNNieJuly 5, 2014 at 9:20 PM

    Awesome colouring Maxine and love the sweet image coloured to perfection.xx
    ♥aNNie
    The Journey is the Start

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  19. aussie aNNieJuly 5, 2014 at 10:26 PM

    Yes Maxine there is a touch of glitter and glossy accents on the eyes.xx

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  20. Karen LetchworthJuly 6, 2014 at 3:56 AM

    This is adorable and AMAING, Maxine. You are so incredibly creative and I love how you always try new things. I admire that about you SO much. Have a blessed week, and thanks so much for sharing with us.
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  21. Lovely LindaJuly 6, 2014 at 5:27 PM

    Awww - how cute is this Maxine - your GS will love it! Hard to believe he is 4 - I remember when he was born! Well done with this card! {{{hugs}}}

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  22. Indah Permata SariJuly 7, 2014 at 2:18 PM


    What an adorable card! Thanks for joining Loves Rubberstamps Challenge!

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  23. UnknownJuly 9, 2014 at 4:04 AM

    What a fun card!!!!! Thanks for entering this on Seemacrafts monthly challenge. Hugs, Donalda Design team member

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  24. PaperDaisiesJuly 10, 2014 at 4:49 PM

    This is such a cute child's card. I love the design. Thank you for joining us over at Loves Rubberstamps. Hugs Nina

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  25. jane stillmanJuly 12, 2014 at 4:51 AM

    A brilliant card for a little boy, love the glitzy number. Thank you for joining in the Just for Fun challenge, good luck

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  26. Gill McCallJuly 14, 2014 at 6:06 PM

    Fun entry for our Sisters of Craft challenge. Gill DT

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  27. CardsbyMarianne.blogspt.comJuly 15, 2014 at 8:07 AM

    Your card is such a fun one! Thanks for sharing it with us at Lia Stampz!

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  28. UnknownJuly 15, 2014 at 9:21 PM

    Such a fun card, love the way you did the background :-)

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  29. FranJuly 18, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    Fab project , thank you for joining us over at the Crafting Musketeers this month , Fran (DT) xx

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  30. michelleJuly 23, 2014 at 8:41 PM

    big thumbs up from me love it. thankyou for entering the sisters of craft blog challenge. michelle dt.x

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  31. Erum TasneemJuly 26, 2014 at 4:28 AM

    cute!!
    xx
    Erum
    Lia Stampz DT

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  32. Marie RichardsonJuly 29, 2014 at 2:21 AM

    great card
    Thanks for joining us this month over at Seemacrafts challenge blog.
    Good Luck with the challenge
    Hugs
    Marie (DT for Seemacrafts)
    xxxx

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  33. ThriftycraftermaleJuly 30, 2014 at 4:02 AM

    Hello there Crafter. I am always excited to see when a male card is make and this one is so adorable. tfs


    Rj

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