Tuesday 5 July 2011

Nativity

I'm feeling a little under the weather today - and it's raining! Mind you, the garden desperately needs it and they say it will brighten up this afternoon so I hope my mood does too. This is a very simple C6 card that I've made for the Marie Curie appeal run at my local art and craft store. I've coloured up the LOTV Angel Gabriel Nativity image with my Copics then simply matted with kraft card and 3d mounted onto the kraft card base. I've inked the edges with Versamagic chalk inks in Magnolia Bud and then ran Jumbo Java around the edge of everything as the kraft has a white core and I didn't want it to show. Embellishments are little stars covered with a gold pen and gold glitter, then finished off with a double bow tied with Crumb Cake seam binding from Stampin' Up!

The For Fun challenge blog are looking for Christmas in July, as is Our Creative Corner - I do hope they like my CAS style. I coloured up the image some time ago so don't remember exactly which colours of Copic pens I used, but I touched up the sheet on Sunday with B0000, 000, 00 and 02 as it looked a bit wishy washy. The angel's clothing is the paler E40 shades and the little shepherd's are the B90s. For the peachy pink wings and headdress I used the R0s, although looking at the photograph they are very washed out so perhaps I will try touching them up a tad too.

10 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous card Annie.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  2. This is really sweet Annie, a simple design but really effective. Hope you are feeling a little better now that the sun is shining this afternoon. Hope you didn't tire yourself out too much yeterday.
    hugs
    wynneth
    x

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  3. What a sweet card. Thanks so much for playing along on FOr fun.

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  4. oh sorry to hear your are a little down. Hope it doesn't last too long. Love this sweet little nativity
    Lisa x

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  5. Less is more and I LOOOVE it!!!
    xxx
    Dutch Tulip
    Marja

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  6. This is so cute. I adore your wonderful card. Thanks for playing with us over at For Fun this week.
    Love n hugs
    Marie

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  7. That's so cute Annie, love it. Sorry you are feeling down - I've had about a month like that now and it's starting to get on my wick! Sending you cheeryup vibes and lots of love. Hugs Sxx

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  8. sweet card and so prettily coloured
    hugs

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  9. Take care Annie - & just allow yourself time. I have to say I think this is a beauty - the kraft & blue with those delicate hints of peachy pink just work so well. The gold star embellishments & the gpld glittering of the image is so effective too.
    Much love
    Paula (PEP)

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  10. Oh this is just adorable! Love the little stars too :)
    Kelly.x

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