The challenge theme this week at Craft Your Passion posed quite a challenge for me! The theme is pastels so no dark colours are allowed. I tend towards brights and always use dark colours for contrast. It took me ages to go through my papers to find pastel patterns. I had a choice of two... seriously. The non-challenging part was working with this adorable Macy image from The Digi Garden. She is so cute!
Macy was coloured with Prismacolor pencils, given half pearl eyes, and cut out using a Spellbinders Curved Rectangles die.The edges were inked with Vintage Photo Distress ink, faux stitched, and matted with kraft coloured cardstock.
The background papers are from a very old DCWV paper collection called The Spring Stack. I used pieces of both pages matting both with kraft cardstock. Faux stitching was doodled on both mats. A length of crinkly pale gray seam binding was adhered across the bottom band of paper and tied with another piece so the knot was oriented vertically. Macy was popped up on foam tape and adhered onto the background.White buttons were threaded with pink floss and added to two Recollections flowers. A leaf shape was cut from a larger leaf and adhered to one side of the cluster. A small rose was added to the other side to make the grouping contain the preferred three items. A K&Company bauble which says sweet was added to the opposite corner from the flowers.
Whew! I managed the pastels and even like the results. I didn't go into brights and darks withdrawal either :) Be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects on the Craft Your Passion Challenges blog. They are worth the journey over there :) I hope you'll join us in this challenge which for many of you will be a cake-walk. So many people do such pretty things with pastels. Thanks for visiting today. Macy and I appreciate your good company.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ Anything Goes
Allsorts Week 92 ~ Let's get Cute
Catch the Bug Challenge Blog ~ February Anything Goes
Life is good; so is art.
Bonnie
Hi Bonnie, the image is so cute and your colouring is excellent. Loving the pastel tones and that lovely backing paper too.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about Jacqui.
Anne x
Pretty in pastel. I love how the flowers pull in the pink from the designer paper.
ReplyDeleteHey girlfriend! I am so glad you stayed for another term - I so enjoy your art! This card is another example... the detail you always put into a card is so fun to examine - the distressed edges, faux stitching, the layers and unique embellishments. Then top it with your coloring and shading skills! Ginny likes!
ReplyDelete~ginny
Very cute! Glad you were able to dig out some pastels - the delicate spring colours are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
This is an adorable image--and an adorable card! Thank you for playing in the Bugaboo "Anything Goes" Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable Macy! I loved the bauble addition. Glad to be on the CYP DT with you.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the coloring. She is so lovely.
ReplyDeletexxx Michelle
Lovely card and such a cute image. Thank you for joining us at Challenges4Everybody.
ReplyDeleteJoan x
Great coloring! I love your card this week! :)
ReplyDeleteVery sorry to hear of Jacqui's sad passing! I did leave a message on her blog.
ReplyDeleteLove your card it is a cute image, Thanks for sharing with us this time at Allsorts, hugs Samantha :0)
Thank you so much for joining in with my Challenge at Allsorts this week. I hope that you enjoyed taking part.
ReplyDeleteJo xx
Your colouring is so beautifully executed as always and you've showcased the image perfectly.I'm really taken with the bauble in the corner and so glad you managed to find those pretty papers to go with her.
ReplyDeleteLisa x