Double Birthdays


My son, Tim, and my son-in-law, Gabriel, have birthdays two days apart in July.  Ten years ago I had just started making cards.  I found this Mo's image and since they were both into gaming I made them birthday cards using it.  I was running out of ideas for male cards so I started looking through my photos of completed cards to get some ideas when I ran across the two cards from 2010.  I decided it would be very cool to make them both a card using the same image again.  And yes, they are both still into gaming.  The only real difference in the cards is inside.  
One says son and the other, son-in-law.


The images are colored with Copic markers.  The papers are from Stampin' Up.

Copics: B000, 00, 12, 24, 91, 93, 95, 97, BV01, C00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
E00, 01, 02, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 31, 33, 34, 35, 40, 43, R2, 12, 24, 27, 37, 
Y02, 08, 11, 17, 18, YR15, 16, 18

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

Craft Rocket Challenge - for Men/Boys
Color Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Coloring Goes
Crafty Girls' Corner - You're the Man
Morgan's Art World - Anything Goes




Below are the cards I made in 2010 about two months after I started card making.  I believe they were done with Prismacolors and Gamsol.  I think I've improved some.  There is definite improvement in photography!  A new camera helped with that.  It's already time for another new camera.  Come on stimulus.  Momma needs a new camera.   My Olympus is too old and can no longer update. Transferring the images to the computer is a bit of a pain.



10 comments:

  1. Hi Diane! Happy 4th! I've had a catch up of all your wonderful cards. I agree it's so hard to track down which Bestie, wish she had named them and not numbered so many. The ADU images are nice. I guess I need to get a few more. Was supposed to have won a few but they never followed through. Life's too short to hold that against them haha. I love love love your old and new gaming cards! How nice they share the same hobby. I have 4 nephews who are brothers and not one of them shares any interests. And oh yes the camera problem. I have an iphone with a good camera and still hook it up to my desktop to transfer the pics, lol. Hope you have a great weekend, stay well and safe! XOX

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  2. Awesome cards. Great image and your coloring is awesome. The boys will love them. Awesome message inside. So glad you shared over at Crafty Gals Corner (and Colour Crazy)

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  3. I've had the opportunity to re-use an image from a much older card too, and it's a lot of fun! Your original cards are really gorgeous though - I was a bit embarrassed about how my old one looked! I love all 4 of yours! Thanks for sharing these with us at Morgan's Artworld
    Linda

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  4. Diane I love what you created here and being able to compare your coloring skills to then and now!!! How cool is that! Your coloring skills are amazing so no worries there;) Your son and son-in-law will love their cards for sure! Hugs

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  5. Wow, I love this. You did such an amazing job with this image. I love the colours and the design. Great work here. Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's Artworld. We hope to see you again.
    ~ Annette DT

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  6. Greats cards! Cool image and lovely colouring. Thanks for sharing with us over at Colour Crazy Challenge and good luck.

    - Hanna, DT
    https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/
    https://hannapannabloggar.blogspot.com/

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  7. Great coloring on both cards! Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's Artworld Challenge. We hope to see you again.

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  8. I'm afraid your blog post looks a bit punky today and I can't read your text but I can see your fabulously coloured cards just fine and I love them! Thank you so much for playing along with our theme at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge. It's great to see you

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  9. Great cards, well done! Thanks for joining us at Craft Rocket Challenges.

    groetjes, Ellen

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