Thursday, July 7, 2011

Card For A Few Challenges

Hello, there!  Hope you've had a good week so far!  I am still scrambling like crazy to get everything done that I need to and still find time for a little cardmaking.  I managed to find a tiny window of creating time today so I made a card that combines a few of my favorite challenges.  First, it is for this week's Mo's DP2 Challenge #90.  Cathy is our hostess and she challenged us to create a "vintage" card with distressing and lace.  My card is also for the current Copic Coloring Challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site which was to color folds, pleats and/or ruffles.  I used the July 2011 Sketch For You To Try from Jen Del Muro's blog for my layout and the colors from The Play Date Cafe Challenge #89 - Mint, Buttercream and Taupe.
Here is the July SFYTT:


And here is the inspiration photo for The Play Date Cafe challenge:


Here is my card for all the challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Sage Shadow and layered with papers from the Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden 6x6 pad.  These papers had the perfect combo of colors for the PDCC challenge.  My Mo's image is Wednesday's Child. What a drama queen, yes?? Love her! Her clothing was full of flowing folds that I thought would work great for the CMC Fold, Pleats and Ruffles challenge.  I colored her with Copic markers and added Polar White Flower Soft to her robe to look like fur trim.  I airbrushed the Prima flowers and ivory lace with Copic marker Y21 (Buttercup Yellow).  The main image panel was ink distressed with Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.  A few taupe adhesive pearls finished my card. 
Thanks so much for dropping by my blog!  Your visits mean a lot to me!
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13 comments:

  1. Beautiful card Carla and beautiful use of the PDCC colours!!! Thanks so much for joiing us at The Play Date Cafe :)

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  2. Beautiful card, the image is gorgeous.

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  3. Oh Carla...I love this card! Such gorgeous colors...and your coloring is always so pretty!! Great designwork...and, oh, I think I need this image too! hehehe!! Thanks so much for joining us again at Mo's! Pat Frank

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  4. Beautiful job, Carla:-) I love the layers in her dress, and the colors you picked for her:-) Thank you for joining us at Color Me Creative!
    Michele

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  5. absolutely gorgeous card, love the image and your coloring!!!

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  6. This is fabulous! She's quite the little drama queen :) Love what you did with the trim on her robe!!!

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  7. Wonderful card! I just love that image too. Oh me, oh my! Great job coloring and I love the Flower Soft you used as well. Thanks for playing with us at the CMC Copic Challenge.

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  8. What a great image for a vintage look, and you've paired it with such great papers and embellishments! Glad you shared it with us in Mo's Challenge.

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  9. luv the papers and embellishments you have use...

    Don't forget to add this to our linking party this week.
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    Maggie
    http://passionatelyartistic.com

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  10. Wonderful image and great job with the colors! Glad to have you with us at The Play Date Cafe!

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  11. This is gorgeous, Carla! Love these colors and your drama queen is so beautifully colored! I should get myself some of the Flowesoft too, looks amazing as fur:)
    Thanks for sharing it with us at Mo's!
    Hugs sweetie and have a happy weekend!
    Iulia

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  12. Beautiful card - love this image too. Your coloring is wonderful!!!

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  13. Your card is so beautiful! You must frame it! It would beautiful on a little girl's wall :D

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