Hi everybody!! It has been a very busy week in the Chambers household, so much so I didn't get this card in to my team on time, hence it isn't on the TIME OUT challenge blog post. I'm so sorry!!
We have this gorgeous photo to inspire you for this challenge. How I wish I was sitting in one of those chairs right now, sipping a strawberry daiquiri and reading a good book.... So many ideas to use in this photo, the scene itself, the colours or maybe the beach...totally up to you!!
Our Sponsor for this challenge is Kitchen Sink Stamps and they are giving a very generous $25 voucher to the winner. So envious!!
For my card I was totally swept away by the turquoise chairs, the light blue roof and the crisp white of the floorboards and railings. And on top of all that those bright pink flowers had to be included too:
This took SO LONG to colour as I've been trying to get more adventurous with my watercolours, along with my pencils. I still have a lot to learn but my colouring is much better than when I started!!
The design for this card is pretty basic as I wanted the colours to be the stars. I stamped the MFT stamps 'Loosely Lined Flowers Background' stamp on some watercolour CS using Gina K Amalgam black ink. I then used my Zig Real Color Brush pens but didn't add them directly to the images. I brushed them on my Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios Glass Mat and used a separate brush and water.
Once it was dry I added more shading with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils and then added some white with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. I die-cut this using a die from MFT Stamps 'Blueprints 27', added a panel of white foam behind it and then to a white card base. The sentiment is also from MFT Stamps 'Raving Racoons' and I thought some silver pearls from Studio Katia would add a bit more shine.
I'm going to link this to the Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge where their theme is 'Clean and Simple'.
You have until Wednesday 21st April to link your projects to the TIME OUT challenge. If your needing more inspiration, pop over to the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team and our talented Guest Designer Claire of Life on the Scrap Heap have created for you. Looking forward to seeing your projects in the Gallery!!
Take care
Shona
It is on the blog now!! Wow this is one stunning card Shona. The colours just pop at you-so bright and cheerful. I remember when you first started colouring (and I am still at the stage you were then, but I don't try hard to improve!!) and wow you have become a superstar at all mediums of colouring. I just love the pinks in this especially. I am there with you having a gin Martini!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous take on the inspiration. Just gob-smacked me right between the eyes. Your colors and coloring are extraordinary.
ReplyDeleteThose flowers and the colours really do pack a punch Shona! Such a beautiful card. I have been sitting out in the garden with a great book and a glass of sparkling water, celebrating the sunshine today. That's enough to put a smile on my face!! Hope you're busy with lovely things :) Vicky x
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