You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from #22 on the Pals Hop, Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
Having Fun with Japanese Comic Books
Serina and Chris went on an amazing vacation to Japan last Fall. Whey they returned to Atlanta, they brought me a box of tea and a stack of some really cool Japanese comics. The tea went quickly, but the comics have stayed in my craft room, waiting for “that right moment.”
The paper is rough and thick, and it struck me right away that the ink used to create these pages is Wisteria Wonder. The Japanese really get it! 🙂 I have no idea what’s going on in these comics, but there’s a little surprise on every page. I’ve kept these pages for months, looking at them every once in a while to see how I might use them. An Earth Day celebration is as good a day as any, huh? Here’s a card I made with the comics:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Borders on Hilarious. The moment I saw this laughing face, I knew I had to use it somehow. What a better way than to incorporate a “snarky” birthday greeting? The frame of this card is a thin border of wisteria Wonder, followed by a thick border of Very Vanilla and a thin border or Cherry Cobbler. I like to mix up my frames – it adds interest.
- Color Combination. I think Cherry Cobbler looks good with anything. The warmth of Cherry Cobbler pairs particularly well with soft colors like Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder. I incorporated the Very Vanilla border around the card so that the sentiment (bordered with Very Vanilla) wouldn’t stand out quite so much.
- Two pieces. The laughing girl is on a separate page from the background images. I cropped her out (she came with a thick Wisteria Wonder border around her), bordered her with Cherry Cobbler and then glued her down on another page from the books. The large image pairs well with the smaller images in the background. She really stands out.
I didn’t stop there, though! I completed two more projects with these comics, and I’m sharing them here tomorrow. One is a sympathy card, and one is a gift packaging idea. I hope you’ll come back tomorrow to check them out!
Stamp sets: Just Sayin’ Papers: Wisteria Wonder, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla Inks: Cherry Cobbler Accessories: Word Window Framelits
The next stop on the Pals Blog Hop is #1, Sue Becker at RnR Stamping! Thanks for visiting.
Brian
- Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
- Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
- Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
- Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Martie Pollard at Crafty Bandit
- Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Goldie Shaul at Punch and Stamp with Goldie
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
- Christie Crosby at Stampin’ Creativity
- Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
- Amanda at Inkflair
- Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
Wow!! Sheer genius!! Amazing recycling… very cool card.
Love it!
Anne
Can’t believe you can now take comics and make something beautiful and witty out of it!
Last on the blog hop but not least. Well done Brian. I look forward to tomorrow’s projects.
Such a fun card, Brian! Love it!
Love the “recycled” comic book page – and love that the color is just like Wisteria Wonder! You couldn’t have asked for a better image, either! So fun with that sentiment 😉 Great job as usual, Brian!
Love the recycling! This is a great card!!!
Very interesting and different. If anyone could figure out what to do with the comics it would be you. You did a good job. To me the characters don’t look much like Japanese. Anxious to see the next few cards.
Well, leave it to you Brian, to make something this awesome with comic book pages, this card is beyond fabulous. The color of this images is definitely Wisteria Wonder, love how you really highlighted the super cool sentiment in bright red but, the snipped image of this girl is the best part of this card, she really takes center stage!!!!!
I can’t wait to see what you did with other pages, specially the Sympathy card, I can’t imagine how you did it, all I know is that it would be fantastic.
You have an amazing BRAIN, BRIAN!!!!!
Cool card, Brian! : )
Great use of a comic book! My older son has a hundred of them, so I should go through them when I visit him this year. Such a cute and funny card!
Great card, Brian! I’m interested to see how you made a sympathy card out of Japanese comics… can’t wait!
So very, very clever!
Today’s card is way too cool!! Love it!
Brilliant! Clever! Awesome! You never cease to amaze me!
Absolutely brilliant, Brian! Love this card. Love the color combination. That girl looks sassy enough to say ” You’re HOW old?” Great repurposing. I’m beginning to see how your mind works! Scary! LOL. :))
This card is a TRIP!! You are so creative …. and hysterical! 🙂
Oh!!! This is truly art. The colors are gorgeous!
Fun way to use a unique souvenir!
Why am I not surprised at this? Because you my friend, can do ANYTHING! Who would have thought to take a Japanese comic book and turn it into such an awesome card! You’re right…this girl laughing is just great! And the sentiment says it all! Great card Brian…just great! Thanks for starting my day off “just right”… Brilliant!
Perfect use for the image Brian. Snarky is often good:)
Love the card, Brian! I will have to try this, if I can bear to cut up any comic books!
I fraggin cannot even tell you how much I love this card Brian!!! I’m obssessed with all things kawai (which means “cutie” in Japanese). This is sooo adorable!!! I want it! Can’t wait to see what else you did with the comics!
Hugs!Taylor
Great card Brian, I love it. My sisters and I always exchange “snarky” birthday cards. My first thought, after the laughter, was “I needed that card about two weeks ago”.
The dimension that the borders add really bring out the art of the comics. Awesome job Brian. I wish I could live inside your mind for a day.
Too funny!!! I can picture my Husband saying that! The girl is adorable. Great use of the comics and the framelits! You ROCKed it too!
Pure genius how she’s framed and pops off the page! Love this card.
BRIAN! I know you gave me a sneaky peek from your phone but it didn’t do the card justice. This is TOO DANG CUTE! Oh, I’m so glad you could put those comics to good use! You’ve inspired me to play around with them as well! Can’t wait for tomorrow!!!
Wow! What a cute card!
so fun and modern!
paper hugs, m
Really awesome cards, and very very unique! Love it!
What a fun way to use your comic book pages, Brian! Love the card (and your usual great fussy cutting!!!)
Fantastic Brian. The perfect project for your great sense of humber. Love it!!!!
Ooops… that’s “Humor”! Arr Arr. LOL
Brian…this is so clever! That girl is just perfect with that sentiment! I laughed out loud.
So so cute and trendy. Love it.
L.
Your creativity never ceases to amaze me Mr. King!!! This is a SPECTACULAR card and I LOVE everything about it!!! 🙂 I am floored by the AMAZING AWESOMENESS of YOU!!!
What a cute idea!!!
How fun, Brian! I agree about the Cherry Cobbler and it really looks fantastic with this comic image!
That is such a cool idea! Fun! I love it!
Just amazing! Who would have ever thought to use the comics this way??? Only you!! Thank you for such a brilliant idea.
Brilliant Brian. This is likely THE best-ever insight into how creative your brain is! And now I’m absolutely going to use these colors together, too. This card is just awesome!
This is so different from your usual style, but I love it! What a great use for your gift!