Friday 15 April 2011

Elodie in her garden

A simple little card to share with you today as I'm still in recovery mode and lacking inspiration for embellishments. I've used a different setting on the camera, but still I'm not completely happy, although I think it's come out a little clearer despite the dull dismal light we have today.

I coloured this Sarah Kay image with Copics in muted colours a while back then when Kim launched Czes' new Country House digi papers I knew the soft rose colourway would work. I've inked the edge of the papers and the image with Spring Pansy Versamagic chalk ink to tie them together then stamped the text and inked that too. I found the little sparkly flowers in my stash so added a touch of sparkle to the butterflies on the circular text with loose glitter and a glue pen. The doily behind the image and around the text are cut with Nellie's Choice flower dies from set #020 and the lace border is another Nellie die from set #028, there's lots more to choose from at Cuddly Buddly here and I think they are great value for money. I've embossed the bigger doily with a Cuttlebug rose folder and finished off punching flowers for behind the little sparkly ones and adding silver pearls with my pearl maker pen. Oh and those little flowers that the water from the can is landing on - well they are from a clear Penny Black set.

Just a few Copic pens for this image, skin tones with my usual E000, 00 & 21. The muted pinks are RV91, 93 & 95. Her top is coloured with BG70 and BG72, then her trousers and hair are warm greys 0, 1, 3 & 5 and I mixed the paler shades with the BG70 for the shadow. There is a touch of E71 and 74 for the ribbons on her hat and that's about it.

The Copic Creations blog are asking what's your favourite paper/card to use with your pens. Mine is a 200gsm bright white smooth coated card from Ryman's Stationers here in the UK. It goes through the printer too and the ink dries straight away so I can get colouring in - and no bleeding. As it is a coated card it's not so good with Distress Inks, they tend to go blotchy, which is why I use Versamagic chalk ink if I want to add a little colour around the edge of my image once I've finished colouring in with my Copics.

The inspiration for my card layout came from the sketch on the Sweet Stampin Challenge blog. I found a challenge blog called the Shabby Tea Room, they have an amazing design team producing some fabulous creations to drool over! This week the theme is for doilies and lace and I wonder if I can enter my card with the paper doilies and paper lace - I hope it will be ok. The Truly Scrumptious blog challenge is for vintage style this week so I'll enter with them too.

20 comments:

  1. This is such a beautiful card I love Sarah Kay. Love your colouring 7 the colour is so pretty.
    Thank you for joining us girlies over at Sweet Stampin, good luck hun.

    Hugs Vicky xx

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  2. Great Card, Love the way you have used the sketch, the colours are all lovely, Thanks for playing on Sweet Stampin This week Hazel (Guest DT)

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  3. Oh this is gorgeous Annie, I adore this SK image and love the soft lilacs too :)
    Kelly.x

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  4. I really love those Sarah Kay images!! This is so gorgeous sweetie!! Beautiful colors and elegant edging!! Have a fabulous weekend!! Smiles, Vicki

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  5. What a gorgeous card Annie,I love the image and the colours.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  6. Hi Annie,love the lovely soft colours,fab image and beautifuly coloured.fab card.
    Hugs Sue xx

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  7. So pretty Annie, I love the image and you are so right, the lovely rose shades in the papers are just perfect.
    hugs
    wynneth
    x

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  8. Hi Annie, Gorgeous card and I just love Elodie. Keep meaning to get this one. Gorgeous colouring and love the doily die cut and that border.
    Have a great weekend
    hugs
    Marion

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  9. Definitely crisper photo in comparison Annie. Love these colours & thanks for the names of the dies - had a look over at Cuddly Buddly as very impressed by the little one. I've still not coloured any of my Stampavie images - I need more hours but I love this little girl & the soft colours you've used. Brilliant idea with the PB flowers too.
    Have a good weekend.
    Paula (PEP)

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  10. This is soooo pretty! Loving all the punched details and your clever addition of the flowers to water. A really beautiful card.
    Kaz xx

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  11. Beautiful card as always Annie! Hope you are well xx

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  12. So sweet :) Must make time to play with the new papers this weekend. Have a lovely weekend.
    Hugs Sonia xx

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  13. A beautiful card Annie, perfect take on the sketch. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stamping, hope you will join us again this coming week too. Debbie xx

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  14. Wow Annie, what a beautifully soft subtle card. The image is lovely & perfectly complemented by the embossed doiley & lace. Thanks so much for playing along at Sweet Stampin x

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  15. Beautiful Annie!

    I love the beautiful soft shades youve used and youve brought her to life so well with your fab colouring.

    Keryn x

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  16. so pretty .. i love the pastels and the gorgeous punched border
    Lisa x

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  17. Such a beautiful card! Love the lace border! Thank you so much for joining us this week at The Shabby Tea Room!

    Hugs...
    Melissa

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  18. Super card! The image is gorgeous and sweet. Love the soft colouring.

    Buffy

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  19. Annie, you've made your Elodie in her Garden look fabulous! So glad to see your entry at Copic Creations! ~ Rose

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