Our sponsor this week is Heather Valentin - Colour of Love and this image leapt out at me, Adele City Girl, it's me, at work in the library (many years ago!) a bit of poetic licence with the takeaway coffee ( the head librarian would have shot me if I'd dared to have a coffee cup near the books!!!) but that was my hairstyle and I even had the beret and scarf...and freckles! Always a book in front of my face too! I made this card for a dear friend's birthday- we worked together for many years and she recognised 'me' straight away!
Image coloured with Copic markers, masked and bookprint stamp added to background. The books in the background are stamps from a magazine, also coloured with copics.
I hope you like the theme- but remember it IS optional, Crafty Catz is an 'Anything Goes' Challenge, so please join in if you can- there is plenty of inspiration from the rest of the team over at the Challenge blog- just click here if you want to take a look!
Thanks for joining me in my trip down Memory Lane
Chris
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Challenge entries:
aperfecttimetocraft #1-2022
digidoodlestudios #45 Books make me happy :)
sheepski #58
creativecrafters #48
asyoulikeit # My favourite colouring medium is alcohol markers- easy to blend, lots of colours and I'm comfortable with them!
CRAFT #624
Wowww Chris, this is such a great card!
ReplyDeleteLove the digi wich you colored awesome, great designpapers.
Fantastic card great theme choice Ginny♥
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Sounds like the perfect card for your friend Chris, love the images and your choice of background paper,very apt for your previous profession
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful Chris, more so because of the connection you made with it, your friend must have been delighted.xx
ReplyDeleteGreat theme and card my son is the same and Dad loves the feel of a book. I read too slowly but enjoy reading to littleones and Rory loves his books and sitting while Nanna reads to him. Have a good week
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card! Super cute you!
ReplyDeleteLOving your colours Chris. Such a FABulous design too.
Drinks are deff a no no. I don't even bring one into my craft room lol.
Chrissyxx
love this card and the book page background,great idea.I Love Books too,was also called a Bookworm as was my mum.I would have loved to work in the Library,but was a Dental Assistant instead lol.Always reading in lunch hour,that's when we ever got one !! Anyway a fab card all around.x
ReplyDeleteYour card did make me smile. Have also loved reading books from an early age and can get really engrossed in a book so much so that I am totally oblivious
ReplyDeleteto my surroundings. I found myself in the bus garage once with the bus being hosed down for cleaning. I had completely missed my stop and they didn't spot me on the bus hunkered down still reading my book. I had to leg it to school and missed morning registration.Needless to say they did not believe my explanation of why I was late!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hugs Mrs A.
a perfect choice for a retired librarian lol, lovely card, I am never more than an arms length away from a book and I have always loved reading, real books and page turning... no kindle tech here thank you very much !! xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteA brilliant make, Chris. Fantastic coloring and what a nice memory of your old job!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Chris, love your image, colouring and design. I’m with you on the love of books, always top of my list.
ReplyDeletePat xx
What a great image Chris and wonderful colouring such a fabulous card..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
A most brilliantly designed card, great colours and texture. x
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Hi Chris, another wonderful card - that image is wonderful (I'm going to go have a look now at the shop!) and so well coloured!
ReplyDeleteI'm another one who was always reading, and got physically lost sometimes as I wandered around book in hand not paying any attention to where I was going! I really wanted to be a librarian, but it didn't get any further than liking the idea of working with books and so didn't pan out! I've moved on to a Kindle now - but I've got my favourite 'real' books on a shelf to pick up when I feel like it.
Sarah
A wonderfully designed card and fab colouring. Thank you for joining in at As You Like It. Lynne DT
ReplyDeleteWell you were just the cutest Librarian ever Chris! This card is so so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautifully coloured card. Thank you for sharing with us at AYLI. Sarah DT
ReplyDeleteFabulous card - love that image and the way you've coloured it.
ReplyDeleteHelen x
Such a beautiful creation Chris! I love books! Thank you for sharing with us over at The Creative Crafters. We hope to see you again.
ReplyDelete~ Sherry DT/Admin xx