Friday 20 July 2012

Purple and Green...

This isn't the saying of 'should never be seen' is it? Nope? Good.. then I'll carry on and show you this little card.

On my 'relaxing' evening yesterday, I decided to take a stamp I'd not used before and find some papers that I haven't clapped eyes on for a while and team them up to create a card. This was my challenge to myself..

The paper was some beautiful purple and green Papermania paper from a while ago, but still as wonderful and vibrant!

What do you think??

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Colourful eh?!

I used the paper as inspiration for the colouring, so obviously it had to be purple and green. I used pencils to colour.

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She is the cutest little stamp and a doddle to colour too. I really enjoyed getting grubby and inky and didn't spend too long on the colouring either - which is always a bonus with the pencils!

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I cut out a part of a second coloured image and layered it together onto the first to give her a little more dimension. Even her bow was done the same way.

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The flower was cut from white card and inked with lilac ink to match the colour theme.. I then scrunched it up and gathered it together with a brad.
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The little tag was one I got free with a set of stamps - we do have some fantastic tag stamps out at the minute by Docrafts, and they always prove popular too - but I didn't want to use too big a tag on this one, so freebie had to suffice.

Well.. that's all I've got for now - off to do some more creating now I've been bitten by the creative bug again... now where did I put those pencils....!

15 comments:

  1. stunning card jo , wish l could colour like you ,love the papers and colours have a fab weekend :)
    ps at the lowery last week you made a card using a xcut shape at one end , l missed that demo , could you plz give me the instructions x

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  2. Of course.... I'll sort out a tutorial for you. xx

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  3. Beautiful colour combo jo, love it

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  4. Love it, it's fab love the stamps, papers and the colours are amazing, you clever little thing, I'll be coming for a colouring sessions as soon as i'm back. See ya soon
    Love T x

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  5. what a fab card, i love purple and green together , i think its a great colour combo x

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  6. This is stunning,love the beautifully coloured image and fabulous layout.xxx

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  7. Fab card Jo the colours are great, love the layout and your colouring skills are fab, with I could colour in like that :( xxx

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  8. such a lovely card Jo, the image is so pretty and your colouring is wonderful.
    I rediscovered those papers the other day!!

    Sue

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  9. Gorgeous card!!!! Someone commented that you were at the Lowry, was that the one in Salford? If it was, i can't believe I missed it :O

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  10. Beautiful colours and great colouring, I love it

    Joan x

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  11. Another stunning card Jo those colours work fantastic together... Xxx

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  12. Prettiest card EVER Jo!!! ITs Just LUSH!!!! xoxo Lesley

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  13. Fab card - love the colours, and lovely stamp!
    Mandy x

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  14. Beautiful Jo, she really is a very pretty image and I thought it was blue and green that shouldn't be sen, but what the heck life's too short lol x

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