Morning all
It's challenge day at
The Paper Shelter
and we have the lovely theme of
Spring
I decided to go a bit arty and chose this lovely image
called the Huntress available here
I was starting to wish I hadn't bothered by the end of this card - I can''t remember a card causing me quite so much trouble - ever!! It started off ok and I cut my papers and dies and everything was ready just to mount the image and I decided to colour her with pencils - I think that was my first mistake because it was looking too pale and I didn't like it all that much but I thought I'd carry on and see what happened! After an hour or so I got to a stage that I quite liked and was going to call it a day and finish off the card. Only thing was I had cut my little finger on the edge of a large die earlier (beware of sharp dies!!) and only had a small plaster in the cupboard to cover the cut. As I pulled my hand away the plaster came off and splodged streaks of blood right down my colouring - I could have cried! - and there was no way I could rescue it. I left it for the night and started again (by then I was very late - sorry Shirley!!) and changed to watercolour pencils, sparkle pens with a background of Aquatints. I think I must be getting hard to please because I didn't really like that either!! I was going to just change to the precoloured image and give up but when I looked at it it was too pale for my otherwise finished card base - so went back and had another play and it ended up like this - the gold sparkle pen rescued it quite a bit!! - it's ok- ish - just not what I imagined when I started off. Think I'll go back to print cut and stick cards lol
As always we have a great prize on offer at TPS
Here's what I did...
Image the huntress from TPS
Coloured with Spectrum noir watercolour pencils and Sparkle pens
Background created with Aquatints - (Blue, white and gold) and a touch of green sparkle pen
Papers - gilded Christmas from First edition
Card - Crafters companion Mat black and old gold centura pearl
Dies - Ivy - Sheena's perfect partners festive fancies - Ivy
Flowers - from Sara Davies floral delights signature collection
Gilding wax - pebeo - old gold and copper
Hope we see you at TPS Challenge this week
Challenges I'm entering with this card
Creative card crew - die cuts 17/04
Die cutting divas - sports (hunting/shooting bow and arrow) 11/04
TTCRD - anything goes 13/04
Make my monday challenge - watercolour 11/04
Challenges I'm entering with this card
Creative card crew - die cuts 17/04
Die cutting divas - sports (hunting/shooting bow and arrow) 11/04
TTCRD - anything goes 13/04
Make my monday challenge - watercolour 11/04
hugs
Judith x
