Hello Marigold

Hello crafters, good to have you here with me today. Thank you for all your wonderful comments on my last post, I do appreciate them so much. I have not done anymore backgrounds like that yet but its on my list to do as are many things lol!

Well today is our 9th Challenge for http://lilpatchofcraftyfriendsdt.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-blog.html we have some wonderful sponsors as usual, so please do come along and join in the fun.

This challenge sponsors are:

 Prize - $12 Gift certificate

 Prize - 7 Images

Prize - 1 image

My card is using a beautiful image from Ching-Chou Luik called Hello Magnolia.

As soon as I received my image I knew I wanted to give her Blonde hair and a Navy dress so I proceeded to colour her in with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs, I was never good at colouring hair so for this I used some You Tube videos for Blonde hair and I must say I am pleased with the results.

I wanted to frame the image and I thought this frame from Couture Creations was perfect. I die cut it twice, once with White card and once with Black card, I placed the Black die cut under the White to act as a shadow and to add some depth to the frame then attached this over the image.

For my base card I used 7"X7" base White card, I cut some Dark Blue card to size then inked up my embossing folder with a Versamark Ink Pad and ran the card through the E-Bosser, I then brushed Mica pigment powder over the top, this gave a lovely sheen to the background. 

I attached my image and frame in the center of the card then attached some flowers in the bottom right corner, similar colour to those I had coloured in the image, I added some faux quilled leaves around them. In the opposite corner I added a Blue Butterfly, again to match the one in the image, also to balance the card out.

To finish the card I added three gems in the two opposite corners to the flowers and butterfly and on the inside I added some more of the Blue card and attached the cut out from the frame die cut  on top in order to have somewhere to place a sentiment or verse. There you have the finished card. Doesn't she look lovely? Do pop over to http://lilpatchofcraftyfriendsdt.blogspot.co.uk/p/c7-team-april-5th.html to view the other wonderful creations from the DT.

Items used:

Ching-Chow Kuik Fantasy Art Digi Image-Hello Magnolia

7"X7" Base White Card

Spectrum Noir pens - GB1;GB3;TN3;TN4;CR4 & CG4

Promarkers - Ivory & Blush; Indigo Blue; Sky Blue; Cool Aqua; Artic Blue & Duck Egg Blue

Couture Creations Fancy Frame

Cosmic Shimmer Iridescent Mica Pigments Angel Gold

Buckwell Craft Supplies Flowers

Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Faux Quilled Leaves

Hunkydory Diamond Sparkle Gems Stones

Crafters Companion Kimono-Kimono Butterfly

Creative Expressions Foundation Card Dark Blue

Tattered Lace Embossing Folder Fretwork Lace

White Card

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx