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When you make a conscious choice to be happy, no one can take it away from you because no one gave it to you: you gave it to yourself.

A quote from April Green's - Bloom For Yourself Journal

Tuesday 22 May 2012

Finally....

I made a card!

Ha nothing new there then, Zoe, you may say, but to be honest I've struggled over the last few days to actually finish a project. Oh I've done lots of colouring, mainly hair and skin, but haven't produced a single thing. Until yesterday.  I realised my problem - I've always coloured with no plan, no colour scheme so I've ended up with a miss-mash of random images without anything suitable. So I stopped, I mean my colouring was getting better but I wasn't creating projects!

Okay, so I chose my papers first - a simple idea really - then I coloured my image to match, and hey presto, an image to use that worked!








I must admit I'm thrilled with this - I wanted to use this Smashy Curls image from Saturated Canary but wanted to choose more muted tones. So I raided my new Bo Bunny Gabrielle paper pad and chose these papers. I created a card that was just a little bit bigger than 6x6 so that the paper could be layered straight on, after some inking of edge. Then I covered a tag with matching paper, and inked again with Frayed Burlap and Peacock Feathers Distress inks. A while ago I created some backgrounds using H2O's on Centura pearl card, I found I had a small piece that was perfect size and colour to mount my image onto. I also added tissue tape to the corners and inked. The image was coloured using a mix of Copics, Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I used the same colours of Distress inks to catch the edge of the image so that she blended with it all. All of my embellishments - tickets and flowers were inked the same too.

I've been playing with different colour combos for hair and skin, many ended up in the bin - far too orange or yellow for my liking - but this look I like. I used Antique white & light fawn Flexmarkers, with sun kissed pink Promarker, I took my time to really work with these to blend them. I added a touch of Tea Rose Flexmarker to the cheeks and lips too. I'm particularly proud of the hair - my best effort yet I think - I wanted a blonde-brown colouring with different tones through it. So I worked with Ivory & Cocoa Promarkers & Brick Beige and Champagne Copics. Again taking my time to work them softly blending each area at a time.

So there - my first make in a few days - and do you know I'm pretty darned pleased with it!

Take care Zo xx

10 comments:

May said...

You should be very pleased with this Zoe... It's fantastic.. the face & hair is simply brillant... thanks for sharing your colour choices... Well the whole card design is Gorgeous love those papers an AmAzing creation... Hugs May x x x

emma mitchell said...

Love you colouring Zoe and the colours you have used on this GORGEOUS card.
Another fab image too .
Hugs Emma xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Fabulous card Zoe, I like what you have done with the papers and the sweet image.
Kevin xx

CraftyDaffy said...

You should be proud. It is gorgeous. The coloring is phenomenal..and I love the papers you have used. Really gorgeous... I am well impressed as I know how difficult it can be to craft sometimes as a fellow sufferer of physical woes. xx Denise

June Nelson said...

So you should be darlin its just so beautiful!! I made a card with her on sunday but I think I prefer yours!! just so pretty love it huggies june xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Vicky said...

Beautiful Zo..:o)

big hugs Vicky xx

coops said...

fabulous card zoe.i really love the gorgeous image and stunning design and colouring ;D

xx coops xx

Dee's Craft Room said...

Really fabulous colouring Zoe, the hair is amazing. Your colour matches are brill and the whole card works incredibly well. I can only image how pleased you must be with this card.

Dionne xx

nwilliams6 said...

Love this image and your coloring is absolutely perfect. Wow!!!

Stephie Boots said...

This is brilliant Zoe! gorgeous! xx