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Wednesday 22 July 2009

Three Challenges - One Birthday Card



This week I have the exact match for one of the colours for Copic Colour Challenge this week and two others that are close - hooray! I have Pea Green and I used R32 Peach and YR02 Light Orange with the green.

I followed a very nice Sketch from this week's Simon Says Challenge, first time I've entered this one, though I've seen Dawny P's sketches all over blogdom, they're always good ones to work with. I'm also entering the card for Papertake Weekly's Challenge, which is a take your pick colour combi from any or all of: pink, black, white, yellow, green, grey and lilac, plus any other colours. I've used pink and green from the list.

On to the card: I chose to use one of my favourite Leanne Ellis images from Sugar Nellie - she's called Poise. As you know, I've coloured her with Copics. Other colours I've used are skin white, chamois and pale blue. When I'd coloured her, I didn't like the plain background so I coloured it blue. I was worried it looked uneven and went over it with the blender pen. It's still uneven but now it's in a nice mottled way, not a nursery-school colouring book way. At least I hope so :). I think I need to learn more about the blender pen, it doesn't work the way I think...

The sentiment is from Dimension Fourth and I've used pearl gems on the flowers and beside the entiment. The papers are lovely double sided papers by Crate Paper, from Stamp Attic, all edged with Distress Ink, and I've added some blue grosgrain ribbon.

17 comments:

  1. Great card and looking forward to working with you
    Hugs
    Lana x

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  2. Great card Anne, I like how you've given such an in depth explanation about what you did this time. Lovely papers, Judith x

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  3. This is really lovely Anne and I as always, admire you colouring skills. Looks like Copics are the way to go though I don't know anyone selling them in New Zealand so it would be a lot more expensive to import. Will have to make an overseas trip he he!

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  4. Hi Anne, me again! Thank you so much for visiting my blog, and your lovely positive comments. I love your work, so it's a real treat to get such great input fom you. Judith x

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  5. Grr I must be the only person in the whole wide world (apart from Judy) that doesn't have Copics - the card & the colouring is beautiful

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  6. stunning card - great colouring

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  7. Wow, beautiful color choices...I just love the pearl accents very classic and pretty.

    Thanks so much for entering the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

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  8. Anne, Thanks for joining my yahoo group.. Once I get enough signed up we can start doing some heavy duty crafting!

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  9. gorgeous card :-) I love the image and the papers you used are lovely :-)

    Thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
    Lorraine x

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  10. Hi Anne. I love your card. Poise is very beautiful. Don't those colours work well together.
    Thank you for the lovely comments you left me. You are very welcome to lift anything, as I said though I can't claim any credit for the rainbow idea, I lifted it myself!!

    Lisax

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  11. Anne I don't even know where to begin. I have browsed thru your blog all day and you just get better and better and better. Wow! I love this. The sketch is usable and your image is fanatastic and your papers are fab. Wonderful.

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  12. What a fabulous image so beautifully coloured stunning card sweetie Hugs Jacqui x

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  13. Lovely image and choice of papers-the colours work beautifully-thank you for playing along with the Copic Colour Challenge.

    Dingle.x

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  14. Thanks so much for entering the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

    the girl image is lovely!

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  15. Love this, and love your choice of colours. Thanks for joining us at PTW. Hugs, Dawny xxx

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  16. An amazing card! Gorgeous image and great colouring.
    Have a great weekend
    Vanja

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  17. Gorgeous card, beautiful colouring!
    Erin x

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