Saturday, November 28, 2009

Crazy 4 Challenges #13

Did you all make it through Thanksgiving and Black Friday????
I hope your turkey was yummy and the sales were plentiful!!

Today is Saturday and that means it is time for another fun challenge at

This week our hostess, Frances, challenged us to use punches in our artwork. Well....I did, but not like I wanted to. Do you ever have a plan that totally blows up in your face?? Well, my plan backfired big time. lol



I colored this adorable girl from Kraftin Kimmie with Copics and a great plan in my head. Since she had paint splattered on her, I was going to pull out my very dusty splatter punch. I haven't used it in YEARS and it was going to be so happy to feel loved again. This is where my plan went bad. I can't find that darn punch!! I know I had it, but apparently it ran away because it felt so neglected. But, I couldn't come up with a different plan. I so wanted to see this card in my head come to life. So, I used various flower punches and just cut little bits away to make them look like splatters of paint. It kinda goes with the challenge, right? I DID use punches, they just don't look like the original punchies anymore. lol I had very little extra time last week, so I had to make this work. After placing the splatters down on the card, I went over each one with Matte Accents. I also went over the various spots of paint on the girl with it.I stamped the word, colored the T with Copics and then went over each letter with Matte Accents as well. It is a pretty simple looking card, but I really love it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Be sure to check out what great punchy art the other C4C girls did this week!!! Have a great weekend!

16 comments:

Annie said...

I love it too Robin - it's totally gorgeous. You are such a star. Hope you had a fab Halloween.

Ann xxx

Annie said...

It's 6.46 in the morning here - just having my morning coffee and as soon as I clicked send I thought 'halloween' why have you put Halloween? I meant Thanksgiving obviously - sheeeeeeesh think I need to go back to bed!!

Ann xxx

Emily said...

Great card, love the splashes, I am always playing hunt the punch and pretty much every other item of stash... why is nothing ever where you think it is?

StampOwl said...

Yes I can see punches used on this card ... you rocked this challenge and this stamp!

Cindy Haffner said...

Look how adorable she is, love your splatter of paint. Hugs Cindy

Anonymous said...

Sweet card!

Silke Ledlow said...

Robin - I think it looks FABULOUS!!! Totally clever and cute card!!! The splashes are perfect...awesome tweaking - LOL!!!

Have a great weekend!!! Hugs ~S~

Unknown said...

robin...this is just so stinkin' cute! love the papers, colors, and coloring...love the paint splotches all over the panels, too...ingenious! wonderful c4c sample! :)

{{{hugs}}}
mercy

Barbara said...

This is just awesome, Robin!! LOVE how you colored that image and all the detail tying it all together! Superb!

Alyssa S said...

Your card is super cute! Love the vibrance of the paint splatters!

Jessica Diedrich said...

This is the image I cannot WAIT to use-I LOVE her! Your color splashes on your card are genius, Robin! LOVE it!

Joycelyn Pelkey said...

She is just way too cool!!! LOVE this...and those paint splatters are PERFECT!!!

Vicki G said...

She looks FABULOUS Robin!

Maylee said...

O my, this is fabulous Robin! The cut up splatters are perfect!

Joanne (jojot) said...

what fab coloring on this...love how you carried the 'splotches' from the image into the card itself....innovative and fab

Dawn said...

Robin your card is AWESOME! But I gotta ask, what is Matte Accents?