Sunday, 23 February 2014

Lovely Lady..

Good Sunday afternoon all, it's a gloomy and wet day here in West Berkshire, after the lovely blue skies yesterday, I knew it couldn't last lol!

Anyway, I've been doing a bit of colouring this morning, and created a card for my Mother-in-Law for Mother's Day.

I treated myself to some fabulous images by Rick St Dennis yesterday, and this lovely lady was the first on my wish list! Oh she is gorgeous! She reminds me of Lady Mae in Mr. Selfridge (it's on tonight yippee!) and I couldn't wait to colour her in. She's called 1906 Hat, and you can find her  HERE


I'm having a bit of a purple phase right now, so she had to have a purple hat, and the jewel in her brooch has to be a big amethyst, one of my favourite stones.


I coloured her with Promarkers, and added some glamour dust to her hat trimmings and around the jewel. I used some lovely papers from Trimcraft called New Bloom.

I bordered her with some die cut flourishes from Tattered Lace called Ornamental Rose, cut twice in cream card and twice in purple, then layered together. I then added some butterflies cut using Memory Box dies.


Inside the card I have used a sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps, and two little floral butterflies from Stampin' Up!.


Finally I added a little circular sentiment from Love Circles set on the front using a Wild Rose Studios sentiment, and some Prima gems to her hat pin and the butterflies.

I love this card, and my daughter loves it too, it will be hard to part with but I know it will be going to a good home!

For anyone who is interested, here's the list of Promarkers I used for the image:

Hat: Sorbet, Amethyst, Red Violet, Lilac, Winterberry, Umber.
Bird Wings: Warm Grey1, 5, Grey Squirrel.
Hair: Burnt Orange, Spice, Terracotta, Henna, Cocoa, Black.
Skin: Satin, Pastel Pink, Oatmeal. Lips - Dusky rose, Antique Pink, Rose Peach.
Eyes: Apple, Forest Green, Sea Green.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafter's Cafe - Shabby Chic or Vintage

Southern Girls Challenge - Bling

Digi Galore - Things with Wings

4 Crafty Chicks - Things with Wings

The Stamping Boutique - Use a Punch or Die Cut.


Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline

20 comments:

cheryl said...

Oh wow this is stunning hun hugs cheryl xx

Chris said...

What a gorgeous card! These Rick St Dennis images are beautiful, lovely to colour and just cry out for that touch of bling! Thanks for joining our challenge at Southern Girls!
Chris
x

bumblebee creations said...

lovely elegant card!! Thanks for joining our challenge over at THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE!!

debby4000 said...

Gorgeous beautiful card, love the colours you've used and the fabulous image.
luv
Debby

Pauline said...
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Stamps and Paper said...

Fabulous card Pauline gorgeous image and colours

Anne

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

I can see why you love it, it's gorgeous your MIL will be thrilled I'm sure.

Tamie said...

I love, love your color choice for this layout! Your colored the image beautifully and the butterflies look stunning. Thanks for sharing your incredible design with us at 4 Crafty Chicks for our Things with Wings Challenge.

Tamie DT

Tamie said...

I love, love your color choice for this layout! Your colored the image beautifully and the butterflies look stunning. Thanks for sharing your incredible design with us at 4 Crafty Chicks for our Things with Wings Challenge.

Tamie DT

Lisa Elton said...

Pauline this is beautiful and I love the way you've colored this fancy lady!! She is going to love this card. All of your accent elements are perfect, so delicate and feminine!

Donna Mosley said...

Oh! wow Pauline, this is a stunner. Love the beautiful image and scrummy details.

Donna x

Sue said...

Stunning card Pauline. I love the image, wonderful colouring and beautiful detailing too.
Sue xx

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Pauline! What a gorgeous image! Love the beautiful butterflies fluttering about!

Lynn Mercurio said...

This is a darling card. Your fine detail and beautifully colored image is striking! The butterfly die cuts and flourishes look so elegant!

Julia Aston said...

What a lovely card Pauline! that image is colored so wonderfully - and I love the die cuts on the edges!

Maria said...

Just gorgeous, Pauline! Love the elegant lady that you colored perfectly! Beautiful die cuts! Your mother-in-law will love it!

Lorie a.k.a.The Peddler said...

Beautiful card Pauline. I love all the purple.

Sue Lelli said...

FAB coloring and LOVE the image and butterflies! Great sentiment inside, too! She will LOVE this! Florida was 78 and sunny today. Come visit!

Ren-Yi said...

hi friend - it's been such a long time. i love these colors. you always knock my socks of with purple and your coloring is always stellar. i miss you! how have you been doing?

Ren-Yi said...

hi friend - it's been such a long time. i love these colors. you always knock my socks of with purple and your coloring is always stellar. i miss you! how have you been doing?