Saturday 4 February 2012

Color Me Creative & Some Lurve–Green is the New Red!!

Happy Saturday everyone!  Color Me Creative has a new challenge that is all about lurve!  I created a card with this little cutie from our sponsors, The Stamp Fairy.  How adorable is he?!!!
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As I typed this post I realised that the colours are also the colours of Love; red, cream and pink and oh yes, Ruby COMPLETELY messed up and did green and brown!!! Read the instructions woman lol.  The version below is the one that I made initially, the red and pink version above is my reworked one!
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I used this sketch from I Spy Sketches.  I adapted it somewhat but it was my main inspiration for my card above.
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I Spy Sketches is a new challenge blog so this is their very first challenge. I was inspired by one of their DT member’s cards by Danielle Daws’ using the holey ribbon!  (not sure what it’s officially called!)

I coloured him in the usual way using my Copics, colours shown below and then using a fluffy tea-towel spritzed with colourless blender I dabbed away some of the colour to give him some texture.  I’ve wanted to play around with this technique for a while, and it works so well on teddies.  I know Suzanne also has a free video showing you how to colour fur but I keep avoiding that, this is my safer option lol.  I will have to do that one soon.
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I also added in some random shadowing around the edges using T1 & T3.  I was going to go all the way around but kinda liked it all spaced out. IMG_0538[2]
Here’s the colours I used..
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I’m entering my card(s) into the following challenges;
CardMadFairy’s Digi Day Challenge – ‘Use Hearts’
Delicious Doodles – ‘All Loved Up’

I’m having a lot of technical issues this end for some reason so because of that I would love it if you would refer to our main Color Me Creative blog for full details of the challenge and I would also encourage you to visit each of the DT girls’ blogs because they have cooked up some beauties with this challenge!

Ciao for now!






12 comments:

  1. I love them both! The green is definitely more masculine, but the red is very pretty too. Gorgeous trimmings on both!

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  2. Ooooh! I love the reds and cream together and your colouring is out of this world! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at iSpy Sketches :)

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  3. Two gorgeous, cute and adorable cards Ruby, that image is lovely and what super colours you have used on each card the papers, ribbons and bows look terrific.
    hugs
    Lorraine x

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  4. oh so darn cute! he is awful fluffy and squeezable as is!

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  5. How gorgeous, two fab little bears! Love both colour ways, and your colouring is FABULOUS!

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  6. Two very cute and adorable card Ruby!

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  7. ruby i love them both ,stunningly coloured and the bows are delicious
    thanks for joining us at cardmadfairy's digi days and good luck
    tracey x

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  8. Were you having a blond moment Ruby?!! Join the club hun :) Love both of your cards and that bear is adorable! Thanks so much for joining us at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days and good luck, Sheila:)X

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  9. Adapt away! He is so cute and I ADORE your ribbon~ Well done~ Thanks for joining in with the Special Agents over at I Spy!

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  10. These are adorable!!!! I just love the ribbon! Perfect! Thanks for joining us for the very first iSpy Sketches Challenge!

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  11. Great cards, love those big bows. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days.
    Jenni x

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  12. Really pretty creations hun!
    Thanks for playing with the Delicious Doodles Challenge this time, and good luck with the draw.
    Hugs,
    Teri x

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