Friday, August 10, 2012

It's Your Birthday!

Hi again!  I am on a roll here at the end of the week!  I guess it's to make up for the beginning of the week when I couldn't get anything done.  I am back to share a card I made for a few challenges.  It is for Tuesday Morning Sketches #158 (judged challenge - sketch plus make a birthday card), The Corrosive Challenge #155 (birthday), Basic Grey Challenges #74 (bright and bold) and Digital Tuesday Challenge #172 (recipe: 1 image, 2 papers, 3 flowers and 4 gems).

Here is TMS-158:

Here is my card:


I used SU Basic Black cardstock for my 5x7 card base and layered the sketch panels with two papers from the Basic Grey Urban Prairie collection.  My cute image is Poppy from Saturated Canary.  You can find her in Krista's store here.  I printed her on Copic X-Press It and colored her with my Copics. I had a few blending problems and don't know if it is my markers or the paper, so I'll need to work that out right quick!  I added some Diamond Stickles to the ruffle under her skirt and the center of the flower in her hair.  The birthday sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  Three Wild Orchid Crafts roses and four pink gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Poppy:


Thanks for stopping by again!  I really appreciate your visits and kind comments!
Have a great weekend and see you again soon!
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32 comments:

  1. Carla, this is adorable! Love your Saturated Canary image and the colors!

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  2. What a darling card and a cutie patootie image. Just love it, Carla.

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  3. absolutely adore how you colored her, Carla! such a beautiful card!

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  4. A.dor.a.ble!
    Love the image and I fail to see blending problems. Love the L.O. and the fabulous papers! :^)
    Hugs,
    Penny

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  5. Oh my gosh Carla this is beautiful - I love all the mixture of patterns of patterns and colors!
    Sandy

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  6. Beautifully coloured cute little girl!! Love the simple layout too :)

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  7. Gorgeous card! I love the paper you used. Your coloring is stunning.

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  8. Beautiful rich colors Carla! You did this image proud GF! Have a fabulous weekend! Hugs!

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  9. So cute, striking beauty. Thanks for your visit and sweet luv. Hugs

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  10. Carla, she is precious. I love how you colored her. She is a darling image, wish I had bought her on my last shopping trip. Beautiful design.

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  11. Just adorable! Your coloring is fabulous! Thanks for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

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  12. Hey Carla, The last few cards you have done are amazingly beautiful... just love your work and you have turned me on to TLC for my sentiments..! I especially love how you color Saturated Canary images and your sentiments are just so perfect!
    ...as for the copic issue, it is going around big time... lots of us are experiencing different levels of trouble blending the E's especially...I am on my THIRD E29, E25 and E13.. the 29 $ 25 especially just pool and/or lift the ink right off the page.. it is horrible and so much wasted time and paper.. Copic says it is because the E's have thicker particles that can clog the nib and to be sure I am not coloring on the TIP of the marker... I changed nibs, cleaned the caps and then finally just bought new markers.. and I still have issues...I did switch to Make it Colourful paper... it is expensive as it is only sold in the UK but I am spending as much $$ throwing my other papers in the garbage... it is lighter and sooo smooth making blending easier but I do still encounter issues with the Es when I color hair...if you learn anything...please share!! xxx Ann Marie

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  13. Such a fabulous card. I love the papers you used, your take on the sketch, and your coloring. I don't see any blending issues and love the way you colored the mouse and her skirt!

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  14. So. Awesome. I love how unsure she looks about that mouse...lol! and her balloon & those roses are gorgeous. I'm sure the colouring gave you fits but it looks marvelous from where I'm sitting! Thanks so much for playing with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week :)

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  15. Everything about this card is perfect....fantastic colors and coloring.....the image is beautiful....love her hair!!! You always amaze me!

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  16. ah Carla... its decided you are a coloring extraodinaire... stunning image...when I grow up I wanna colour just like you... gorgeous card as always

    hugz

    shamela

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  17. Too cute! THanks for playing the DTC this week!

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  18. Well there you go again, doing what you do best girlie! I love this image of Krista's and you've coloured her beautifully, as always. I love simplicity of the sketch too :)S

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  19. I'm just in love with Saturated Canary images, they are adorable! Love your colouring (as always) and bold colours you used!

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  20. Adorable Carla! Simply adorable! HUGS

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  21. Love how you have matched the roses to her dress
    Cheers from Bangalore, India
    Sonia
    cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  22. Why didn't I follow you earlier? Beautiful cards Carla....gained yourself a big fan...lol x

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  23. Oh my goodness! So darn cute Carla! I love that little girl, she's sooo sweet and the flowers are perfect. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  24. This is really cute!! That image is darling and all the added elements, too!!
    Thanks for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!!

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  25. Carla, just WOW..this is so nicely done..your coloring is awesome! Thanks for joining us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

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  26. Beautiful! Great coloring. Thanks for playing along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  27. Wow, this is adorable...love it! Amazing coloring and embellishing! Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

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  28. Wow! What a gorgeous image colored perfectly! Love all the colors and decorative frame! Beautiful roses, too! Great take on the sketch!

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  29. Wow, Carla, this is gorgeous! Fab coloring of the sweet image and love the design & colors/papers! Stunning!

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  30. Love love love your take on the sketch. Gorgeous coloring as well and love the color palette you chose.

    Shelby

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  31. Hi Carla - this is a little beauty! Gorgeous image and fab colouring! Great papers too! Thanks for joining in our challenge at Basic Grey this fortnight! Hugs, Juliexx

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Thanks so much for visiting and leaving me a comment! I really appreciate it! Carla