Thursday 5 July 2012

May the wors be with you


Sketch from the Facebook challenge from Chocolate, Coffee & cards, I've used.

Good Morning

With the independence celebrations in USA, there is quite a few challenges on patriotism and using the colours in your flag. Luckily, our flag in South Africa(see side bar), have 6 colours to play with, so mine is a quite colourful. I broke away from the more traditional animal kind of cards and focused on probably the one thing we all have in common in our diverse country and that is fire. We, love fire, cooking on fire - like barbecues (or as we call it: Braai or just making a pot of food (potjiekos)) or just making a fire to stare into it for the ambience, there is nothing in comparison than a fire in the bushveld with a lion's roar in the distance. In the more rural areas they make fire to keep warm as well. In South Africa, barbecue is not just limited to summertime, like in the northern hemisphere, but we can do it all year round and it is so part of our heritage that when you invite people for dinner, it is presumed that it will be for a braai.
The digi is from Di's Digis and I've used water pencils to coloured it. Backing paper is from the stack DCWV - One for the boys and the striped paper is from DOCrafts, that I have received with a magazine. The bright yellow diecut resembles an upcoming sun , and represent my province in South Africa - Mpumalanga - that means the upcoming sun. Buttons and ribbon is from my stash. The sentiment is a local best wish: "May the sausage(wors) be with you"

Challenges I'm joining and was inspired by:
Feshly Brewed July Challenge #103 - Summertime
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Facebook challenge - Sketch
Creatilicious Challenge #35 - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown # 104- Summertime
Paper Crafting Journey 5/7 - Summertime
Forever Friends July Challenge - Summertime
Craft your Passion #117 - Chillin & Grillin
Incy Wincy # - Patriotism use only colours from your flag.
Cutie Pie #21 - One for the boys
Unique Crafter's Challenge #5 - July Challenge - Patriotic
Cards for men #14 - Happy Birthday

Thank you and may the wors be with you.

Olga

9 comments:

Gibmiss said...

Hello
Fabulous card ....thanks for joining us at FF. this month
Hugs sylvie xxxx

Unknown said...

what a superb card...love the colours great work hugs sassyx

Sue Nicholson said...

Beautiful card and great image, thanks for joining us at Cutie Pie challenge, good luck , cheers Sue N

Wendy L said...

Lovely card. xxxx

dragonllew said...

Great card love the image no chance of a BBQ here it's rained all week! thanks for joining us at Incy Wincy this week.
Jenny x

Shannon White said...

OMGosh! Too Darned CUTE! 8-) Such a Sweet image! Perfect for summer! Great take on the sketch too! So glad you could join us at Tuesday Throwdown! 8-)

Christy Beans said...

Fantastic papers and I love that cute image, I haven't seen it before. Totally "summer"! =) Thanks for joining us for the Summer challenge at PCJ!

If you're interested, I have some Christmas-in-July Cash Candy on my blog: I Never Went to Kindergarten Come join the fun! =)

tootsie said...

Thank you for entering our summer challenge over at http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com ">The Paper Crafting Journey

I have some ">Blog Candy on my blog if you are interested!

Hugs,
Wendy

Blankina said...

I wonder if mister grill king couls pass at my house?? What a great beary card!!

Thanks for joining FOREVER FRIENDS MONTHLY CHALLENGE,

FF DT Blankina