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Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Fisherman and His Wife

The CCEE Stampers are back from their holiday respite and raring to go with Frances' first challenge of 2012!  She challenged the team to make a card using one of the Grimm's Fairy Tales as our inspiration. 

I chose the fairy tale of The Fisherman and His Wife and got the idea to merge two of the Rubbernecker Old Characters images for my design.  Meet cantankerous Ralph and Ethel.  They've been married for a very looooooooooong time and have a tendency to get on each other's last nerve.  Here's Ethel trying to tell Ralph how to fish.


I colored them with Copic markers, cut them out, and arranged Ethel slightly behind her husband Ralph the Fisherman.

I know of a couple in real life who love each other very much but are kind of like Ralph and Ethel.  They'll get a kick out of this card for their anniversary.

Be sure to swing by our CCEE Stampers' blog to see what the rest of the team designed for this challenge.  Maybe you'd like to play along with us, too!

12 comments:

Dawn B. said...

Haha.. my sentiments exactly. That is so cute Charlene. I hope you had a fabulous holiday season. May 2012 be even better.
Hugs.

StampOwl said...

what a fun card and fairytale Charlene :)

Sillyfilly said...

This is adorable! Your coloring on here is awesome too. Love that sentiment.

Sillyfilly said...

This is adorable! Your coloring on here is awesome too. Love that sentiment.

Sillyfilly said...

This is adorable! Your coloring on here is awesome too. Love that sentiment.

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Too fun Charlene!! Love the coloring and the fun image!! Great sentiment.
Happy New Year!
hugs,
Chris

Joanne (jojot) said...

Bertie...this just gave me the biggest grin....so funny and so true of certain couples....a dear friend of mine and her hubby would get a kick out of this too

Traci M said...

Hee! Charlene, this is too funny!! I love your cute and cantankerous couple!! Great anniversary card! Wishing you a wonderful 2012, friend!!

wannabcre8tive said...

Charlene, this is so cute, I love this funny couple and you have colored them so beautifully.

Cindy Haffner said...

Hee hee toooooo FUNNY!~

Kecia said...

LOL!!! This cracks me up! Perfect sentiment to go along with these two old characters.

Nicely done!

Joan Ervin said...

OMG!!!!! This is soooo cute, Charlene....are you sure that's not George and me??? Did you sneak down to Texas and spy on us the last time we went fishing??? The sentiment just says it all...snort!!!!