Saturday 15 January 2011

Daisy Dreams

Copics:
skin: E000, E00, E21 - hair: E31, E33, E35, E37
pinks: RV00, RV21, RV23, RV25
greens: YG21, YG23, YG25, YG97

This is 'Daisy', one of Elisabeth Bell's Sweet Art Ebony images I got from Sugar Nellie several years ago. In my quest to use up the mountain of stash in my craft room, I've dug out a box of Basic Grey dps - not colours I would usually choose, which is why the papers are stuck in the box! After colouring in my image with Copics I inked the background with Pumice Stone Distress Ink, but that didn't look quite right so I added a touch of Spun Sugar, then just on the edge a little Walnut Stain before adding Crystal Stickles and matting with plain pink card. I've also inked the edges of the dps and the punched elements with Walnut Stain to tie things together. For the centres of the flowers, the bodies of the butterflies and the little pearl accents I've used Petal Pink Liquid Pearls. I stamped the Hero Arts 'Thank You' sentiment straight onto the dp with Pearlescent Orchid Brilliance ink. The punches I used were Martha Stewart branch, butterfly, Hydrangea flowers large and small as well as X-cut punch and embossed beech leaves.

Both A Spoonful of Sugar and Crafty Catz challenges are asking for Thank You projects this week so I'll enter this card with them.

17 comments:

  1. This is just gorgeous dear.Hugs

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  2. Maybe not papers you'd normally choose Annie but you've used them to perfection. Hugs x

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  3. A wonderful card. I love this stamp. Its a stunning card!
    xMarie

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  4. What a pretty card and the colours just beautiful!! Chanelle xx

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  5. Hi ANnie! What a beautiful card!!

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  6. Annie, you should dig into that box more often. I love all of your creations but this is so gorgeous.
    Hugs, Carissa

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  7. Beautiful card Annie,love the colours.
    Sue x

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  8. Oh this is beautiful Annie, love the bright colours, gorgeous image and pretty flowers too!
    Kelly.x

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  9. Awww this is beautiful! Personally I love a pink & green combo and I really love your embossed beech leaves punched out of the DP with all those pretty flowers.
    Just gorgeous Annie.
    hugs
    Kaz xx

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  10. another pretty card Annie, love the colours
    hugs

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  11. This is gorgeous, and daisy is one of my fav stamps, thanks for sharing your creation with us at crafycatz x carol

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  12. Hi Annie,
    This is beautiful and love that sweet image of Daisy. Nice bright colours and love that scattering of flowers.
    Had a fun time at the Pantomime today with my boys.
    Hugs
    Marion

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  13. This is gorgeous Annie. I love your unusual colour combo. Daisy is so sweet too. I haven't used her for ages!

    Kat xx

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  14. I too think you can dig into that lot another time. this si so pretty & I do love that houndstooth paper with your sprigs on the beech leaves - what a creation! She's such a little beauty too - a gem of a stamp that.
    Paula (PEP)
    http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.com/

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  15. Oh sweet Daisy must get her out for a play now and thanks for joining crafty catz

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  16. Oh my word, she's so adorable Annie!! I love the colors and all of the flowers along the bottom with the sweet butterflies!! SO DARLING!! HUGS

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