Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Dark Lilies

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday! Hope you are staying warm where you are!  If you can believe it, it's 21 and snowing here in AL!  What crazy weather this year!  Good day to stay in, for sure.  I am popping in this morning with a card I made for a couple of challenges I enjoy doing when I have time.

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Elegant Eggplant and the two patterned papers ares from the Memory Box Viola 6x6 pack.  The beautiful image is a digi by ching chou kuik for Sweet Pea Stamps.  She is called Dark Lilies.  This is one of the images I chose as my prize for winning a challenge.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added a bit of Crystal Stickles to the vine and the hummingbird.  I added a few Wild Orchid Crafts roses and some iridescent teal gems from my stash.  A double-loop seam binding bow finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:


Thanks for stopping by!  I'm slowly, but surely, making my way around to visit!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sweet Pea Stampers (flower power)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #04 (sketch; I flipped it one turn)
The Squirrel and The Fox #62 (use more than 2 embellishments)
Addicted to Stamps #74 (flowers)
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge (recipe: 1 image, 2 papers and three different embellies)

Here is SSW2-04:


Have a great day and see you soon!
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39 comments:

  1. Wow, Carla, this is awesome coloring...great lay out and pretty papers!
    xxx Margreet

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  2. You've put your card together beautifully and I love that lsuper image.

    It had snowed a bit before we got up this morning and I've seen a few tiny flakes. It did cover my driveway, though. I'm sure you'll get a lot more than we will. It has probably quit here for the day. My sis said it is snowing in Tuscaloosa.

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  3. So very pretty, love the dark colours that you've used. Hugs xnx

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  4. Stunning!! Love your coloring and the embellishments are just perfect!! Always love to see your cards Carla!!
    Blessings to you!!
    Sally SSW2

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  5. Hi Carla, this is a stunning card with a image from CCK! I love the colors and the sketch! Thank you for sharing at Sweet Pea Stampers "Flower Power". We wish you good luck and hope to see you again soon. Sylvia, DT-member

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  6. This is fantastic. I love the way you colored her face. What a great job you did. It is snowing here too. I am very excited because it has been awhile since we had snow. Not so fun to drive in it with all the crazy southern drivers but still very pretty. Miss you...

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  7. This image is coloured beautifully! x

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  8. Beautiful card, fantastic coloring. Happy to have you join us this week.
    Hugs, Heide SSW2-DT

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  9. Beautiful card Carla, love the stunningly coloured image and fab design.

    Donna x

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  10. WOW- Carla, that card is stunning. Love the colors! You have 21 and we have -21. Either way it is COLD!

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  11. Wow, this is gorgeous. Such beautiful colors. We have 19 degrees and snow in East Tennessee!

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  12. Wow, is right!! This is stunning. Thanks for joining us.
    Nancy SSW2

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  13. Brrrr...it's 27 here and the ground is a solid mass of sleet. We still might get a bit of snow out of this mess yet. :-) This coastal girl is freezing her tush off. Your card is beautiful Carla. The different shades of purple are lovely and the image is really pretty and feminine. Stay safe ad warm! Hugs!

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  14. This is simply stunning Carla! A gorgeous image and so beautifully coloured plus all the purples are very striking :)

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  15. She is gorgeous Carla. I love how you colored her face. Beautiful colors and beautiful card. I am amazed at Alabama getting snow. I lived there in Montgomery, my Dad's work sent him there to open some Phillips 66 stations in 1955 & 1956. I missed the snow here at home when we lived there.

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  16. hi Carla!! We are having similar CRAZY odd weather here in Charlotte, NC!!!
    It's wild, isn't it??! LOL

    Love this gorgeous card!! :) :) The purples are so rich and it's a FAB layout!!
    :) :) Thank you for joining us @ Crafty Sentiments for our “1-2-3 Recipe Challenge”!!!
    Nicole’s Craft Nook
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  17. Simply gorgeous, Carla! Love the color combo! Love your beautiful image & coloring; love the take on the sketch, the DP, the flowers and that fab bow! :^)
    So sorry that it is so treacherous there right now. I remember it snowed once when we lived in Georgia, and it shut the whole town down until the snow melted a couple days later. They just aren't prepared for that kind of weather. Hope your hubby gets home safely tomorrow!
    Hugs, Penny

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  18. My jaw has dropped to the floor at the site of this gorgeous creation Carla! Absolutely stunning job of coloring and the colors and papers are wonderfully dramatic. One of your best cards! Thanks for sharing your talent with us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!
    Sharon, SSW-DT

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  19. Oh wow! Dark, mysterious and beautiful!!
    Sandy xx

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  20. Love your gorgeous card, adorable sweet image
    luv
    Debby

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  21. what a lovely card and image thanks for sharing with sweet pea stampers challenge this week Rachel DT

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  22. Beautiful card, such lovely deep colours.
    Rebecca.

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  23. Absolutely gorgeous as always, yall stay in and stay safe. Can you believe you got more winter stuff than I did!!!!! Crazy!

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  24. Beautiful Carla,gorgeous colours!!
    XXX Heidy

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  25. This is stunning! I love the beautiful image and your pretty colour choice, just beautiful
    Hugs Julie P

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  26. Lovely card. My favourite colour purple. Thank you for joining the challenge at Sweet Pea Stampers and using a Sweet Pea stamp. Hope to see you again next time.

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  27. This is gorgeous, her eyes are stunning and really draw you in, thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week. Jac x

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  28. Love the way you've coloured the image and your choice of colours. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous card for the Sweet Pea Stampers 'flower power' challenge - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT x

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  29. Lovely colouring! Super colour choices too! This card is as pretty as a picture. Hugs, Lesley

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  30. OMGoodness Carla this is one of my favorite cards you have done. Love the colors and the image is gorgeous and the hummingbird, WOW!!! You really outdone yourself one this card. Sorry I have not been around been trying to get things done around the house as I hate to do them in the summer. Redoing my craft room and kitchen and what a mess but I can see the floor in my craft room, Hey!!!
    Hugs, Pat

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  31. Well this is simply put, stunning Carla! I love the colours as they create an overall mystic and of course work beautifully with the name of the image. I love coloring and creating with these grown images they can be utilized for so many occasions. Sorry to hear this crazy weather actually made it's way to your neck of the woods. TTYS:)S

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  32. Beautiful card Carla - beautiful coloring and of course I LOVE all the purple!!! We have been unbelievably cold here too - the kids have been out of school for 3 days now and the DH off work for 2 - unfortunately I am "essential personnel" and had to brave all the ice and go to work - all our bridges were a sheet of ice.....

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  33. A beautiful card, great colouring and I love purple as well, who doesn't? Thanks for playing with us at the Squirrel and the Fox, blessings Hilde

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  34. This is so beautiful, such a lovely image (beautifully coloured as always) and your colour choice is perfect, Donna x

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  35. This is absolutely stunning! Love the colours! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments! HUgsxx

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  36. Gorgeous card, beautiful image and embellishments. Thank you for joining in the Crafty Sentiments challenge this time.

    Cathy xx

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  37. Wonderful coloring Carla as usual. What a lovely image. Beautiful...joann

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