When Mother Mark mentioned that this week's teapot challenge was to make a card about this year's Raleigh Running of the NACSCAR (National Association of Canine Stock Car Auto Racers) Race I knew I had heard something about this race before.
My DH is a big NASCAR fan and he told me once that his father was also a big fan of NACSCAR as well as NASCAR. So I called him up and he told me that he actually had an autographed photo from the first running of the race in Raleigh in 1968.
The picutre is of the winners of that race, Spike (on the right) and Pete (holding checkered flag) along with Spike's then girlfriend and now wife, Lady. Spike was the driver and Pete was the Crew Chief on the team. DH's Dad told me that Spike always let Pete hold the checkered if they won a race because his philosphy is that it was a team sport. Spike and Pete Wuuff were so well known in the sport and this race was such a big deal that they were loaned Herbie the Love Bug to run in the race.
DH's Dad was there at the race and got an autographed photo of the boys and Lady along with Herbie and their own personal fire hydrant that they always took with them on race day, both for luck and for the convenience of having their own right handy.
The photo is clearly vintage - it's sort of a sepia toned photo and it has obviously been slightly hand coloured to accent Herbie's lovely blue and red racing stripes.
In all seriousness....
I stamped the punch buggie from Clear Dollar stamps and the dogs and hydrant are from a Recollections set from Michaels. The Checkered Flag and racing helmet are hand drawn. I decided on the fly that this would be what I wanted to do and coloured them all in gray tones and then "colourised" the little blue and red accents. I cut the dogs and hydrant out and assembled my scene and then coloured the background. The scene is then edged in black ink and mounted on a white card base.
Hope you like it and thanks for looking.
And thank you again Mother Mark for another fabulous challenge. Hope you don't mind the liberties I took with your story.
PS The shading on the card is much better IRL. Gotta learn how to light my cards better for photos.
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 GMT Views: 989
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83723
Wed, Sep 15, 2010 @ 3:26 AM
This card is awesome! You are super talented - I am really amazed at how great your scene came out. Wow!!!!
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: September 20, 2004 Location: shopping squigglefly.com Posts: 4651
Wed, Sep 15, 2010 @ 4:01 AM
oh this is excellent! How exciting to have a photo from the first race! Don't let a certain someone get a hold of it - she may sell it on e bay!
I Love the paw print signature!
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Wed, Sep 15, 2010 @ 5:13 AM
WOW this is really cute!! Love your story and "vintage" photo!! Please check out the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge by clicking on the link below my signature. We would be so very honored to have one of your lovely creations in our weekly challenge!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
Lori, you've certainly outdone yourself with this one! J, L & K were so inspired by this "photo" of the racing legends that they wanted to get hooked up to their "sno racr" and do a few laps. Too bad there's no white stuff on the ground yet!! Tee! Hee!....silly me! Seriously...keep up the "dog"gone good works! Love it!!
Registered: November 27, 2004 Location: Carpal Tunnel � slowed me down. Posts: 2272
Wed, Sep 15, 2010 @ 9:49 AM
oh my gosh this is just so eye-catching. You are really good with those copics even if you had trouble getting a good picture of the card, it looks fantastic. Love the parts you drew in and I laughed at how you took the story and ran with it!
Registered: August 26, 2007 Location: NE Indiana - Amish Country Posts: 9431
Sat, Sep 18, 2010 @ 3:28 AM
You've made a fantastic contribution to the racing world. And a darn great card has been given to the Teapotters. Were you and Mothermark studying under the same storytelling tutor?