Tuesday 2 November 2010

Sequins, Swirls & Spots!

Not been able to craft much lately due to the half term holidays, having 4 kids at home and trying to get time to myself is not the easiest thing in the world... add to that my 3 year old has just come down with chickenpox... then just when I thought I would have time to get something done I got a migraine... not been a good time all round really!

The image I have used for this card is one from Michelle Perkett, which I was lucky enough to win in a challenge - my first ever prize! Yay!  It's called Princess Oceana.  One of the things I love about digi stamps is the way you can print them to whatever size you want and it also makes it easier to layer the image and make it a little 3D.  The shells on this image just screamed out for that.  I coloured the main image with a combo of promarkers and gelly roll pens to add a bit of sparkle.  The flowers are from stock and the 2 smaller ones are coloured to match the image and centred with a sequin for a little more sparkle.

To add a bit more depth to the card, I stuck the image to the front of the card and trimmed along the edges of the image to give a cutaway effect to show off the flowers which are inside.  The inside of the paper uses a Bearly Mine freebie which is a gorgeous design I think. I then punched the corners and added some silver trim to show the paper off.

I am entering this for the following:

Bearly Mine Designs - Design Team Call
Crafty Cardmakers - Spotlight Digital Plus
Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes
Michelle Perkett Studio - Under The Sea

9 comments:

  1. Lovely card Sarah, love how you've cut away the image for the front of the card. Thank you for your submission to the DT call.
    hugs
    Donna xx

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  2. what a pretty card - i love how you cut away the front of the card
    Lisa ;)

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  3. I love the way you have used the image too it looks amazing!
    I am so happy you are trying out for the Bearly Mine DT good luck.

    Hugs

    Amy xx

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  4. I love your card. Oceana is colored georgeously. I love how you cut away the paper from her hair.
    Thanks for joining us at Michelle Perkett's Studio.

    Mari

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  5. That is so gorgeous! The purple is great. I love the corner punch I would love to find one of those! Thanks for joining us at MPS! Shelley :)

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  6. WOW this is gorgeous! I love the colors!! Thank you for joining MPS this week!
    Tammy x

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  7. What a gorgeous card Sarah, I love the way you've cut around Princess Oceana! Thanks for joining us at MPS, good luck and hope to see you next week too
    Claire xx

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  8. Wow, Sarah, this is gorgeous!! Lovely colors and coloring of Princess Oceana and just love the flowers! thank you for joining us at MPS this week!:) Hope your little one is feeling better:)

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  9. What a beautiful colored image on a stunning card. Fabulous Card! Thanks for joining us at MPS this week!
    Hugs
    Marion

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