Good afternoon, everyone, from a cold, damp and grey North Wales! (At least we haven't got the snow!!) Hope you are all coping with this Arctic weather that we're having...I wonder if this means that we'll get a summer this year?!!
The card I have to share with you today has been a bit of a nightmare to colour! I wanted to enter the Passion for Promarkers Challenge this week which has a colour scheme of purple/lilac and grey - not colours I normally use, so thought it may be a bit of a challenge....boy was I right! I obviously do not have enough shades to blend nicely and so am not entirely happy with the way my image had turned out...
on the plus side, I suppose this will mean a Promarker shopping trip!! ;-D
...I had to root around in my paper stash to find some papers that would go with the theme, so can't even tell you what they are! What I can tell you is that the image is one of Mo Manning's beauties called 'Shy Valentine Nessa' - I would give you the colours, but I don't think you'll want them!...
... I cut Nessa with my oval nesties, then layered onto a couple of Marianne Creatables doily dies (don't think I'll ever tire of these) and the purple paper behind was punched with my Zutter. Satin ribbon in lilac and silver and a lovely WOC tea rose (which I tinted with Dusty Concord DI), with some Promarker coloured silk flowers to fill, added some embellishment, plus 2 diamante pins and a few sprigs from my MS leaf punch...
...I added an insert with a black and white version of Nessa and printed with a soft lilac digi paper. In the end, I am
quite happy with the overall look, especially as I was really out of my comfort zone working with these colours, but you do have to challenge yourself sometimes! Thanks for dropping by and seeing my creation, Lisa x
I am entering this card into the following challenges :
Purple/Lilac and Grey
Love is in the Air
Sketch #16 Sandra's Sketch
13 comments:
Hi Lisa, what a pretty card! Love the image (have quite a lot of Mo's, they are fab aren't they!) and your colouring looks great to me. The doily is fantastic and love your papers.
I normally join in at PfP, but don't think my skills are up to a purple/lilac and grey combo. I can never get purples/lilacs to go right.
Sarah
oooh, hun your card is delish! Super colour combo and all the embellis are yummy!
Hugs Tab xxx
Such a cute card Ella, The insert is fab sets the card off realy well.
Karen
Lisa, this is gorgeous!! Your colouring looks lovely and so does everything else. I love the way you have put the image on the inside too.
xx
Great color combo; love lilacs but don't use it often enough. Very cute image and lovely papers & details. Thanks for playing with my sketch.
Hugz,
Sandy
Lisa this is so sweet! :) Gorgeous image and fabulous colouring!
hugs
xxalisonxx
stunning card lisa.i love your gorgeous colours and details and the image is beautiful :D
thanks so much for joining us this week at PFP and good luck ;D
xx coops xx
This is an absolutely beautiful card. There is no reason to think it is anything other than exceptional. Hugs, Gail
AWE! This is just adorable Ella! I love the soft colors. Very pretty!
Hugs, Dena
Awwww! she is sooo sweet!
Fabulous!!Thanks for sharing with us over at Pfp this week.
Hugs xx
Gorgeous. I too have paid particular attention to the inside of my card this week, I think people tend to forget that a little. Your colour scheme is glorious, so gentle and calming. Thanks for joining us at I ♥ ProMarkers this week, Good Luck x
Awww i love this!
Such a wonderful image, colored to perfections!
Wonderful details and my favorite colors :)
Thank you for joining us at PfP,
hugs from Maya
Sorry i'm a little late with this but i've been out of town... super sweet...i just love your image..you coloured it up perfectly..thanks for joining us at PFP..hope to see more projects in the near future...www.justwordz.ca
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