You're a star

This week at Creative Moments our sponsor is

The Theme is
Anything Goes/For the boys

I choose the surfer image.

 I used the colours i always use for skin and hair

(Hair :  Tan,  Gold  &  Pastel Yellow

Skin :  Satin, Almond, & Vanilla)

I decided to just use a few colours for the image itself.I choose just two, lipstick red and azure

The surf board was just three sections, but didn't like the plainness,

so added a few patterns (you know how i try and include some zentagle in my creations!!)

Once i had coloured the image, i matted it onto a piece of black card.

I then cut two pieces of paper to mat and layer it over.

to finish it off i cut out a You're a star sentiment (tonic), 

and matted it on to another piece of contrasting paper.

Book mark

At Brown Sugar Challenge

this week our sponsor is

And the theme is Bookmarks.

I decided to use the little girl reading a book.

I started by taking some small "pages" of a book - small sections cut from an old book,
 on to an A5 card blank
I then i had to decide on which colours to use.

I currently make cards to send to sick children (Postal Pals),
so i looked for someone who likes to read,
and as one of their favourite colours is purple,
i went with shades of purple.

I wasn't sure how to make the image into a bookmark,

 so i printed out the image bigger,  so i could make a bookmark out of just the pencil.

I used the following colours:

Purple, Lilac, Orchid, Lavender,

Amethyst & Plum.

The hair and skin colours are the usual ones i use.

(Hair :  Tan,  Gold  &  Pastel Yellow

Skin :  Satin, Almond, & Vanilla)

Once i coloured the image i mounted it on to 3 different shades of purple.

Then on mounted it onto the card blank with foam tape,  

so i could create a pocket to put the bookmark in.

I hope my intended recipient  will love this card and find the bookmark useful.

 I hope you like my creation

And hope you come back and visit my blog soon

  Mel



East Wind 4th June

Over at Creative Moments
 this week  our sponsor is East Wind

Anything Goes/Monochromatic 

I chose the image Aurora Flora Kiss

I decide to just use mainly purples 

Other than the hair & skin tone

To colour the image i used the following colours:

Hair: Tan, Caramel &  Pastel Beige

Skin: Vanilla, Almond & Satin

Lips: Blossom

For the flowers  i used :

Lavender, Orchid, Lilac, Violet, Purple & Amethyst

plus apple for the leaves.

The dress was just orchid.

Once i had coloured the image i matted it with a little bit of green, to pick up the colour of the leaves.

To finish off the card i mounted it on to a piece of purple (hunkydory card).

I then die cut 3 x frond finesse flourishes and a with love sentiment (both tonic)

I hope you like my creation

And hope you come back and visit my blog soon

  Mel