Happy birthday Tricia and thank you for a sweet challenge.
I am so happy how this turned out. I attempt the CAS challenges most weeks but I rarely upload because I don't seem to know when to stop.
This sweet little chumbulumba is a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil. I bought several ballerina images recently and I'm having fun colouring them with various mediums and printing them on different papers and cardstock.
This is just photocopy paper, coloured with Prismacolour Pencils, blended with Zest-It and then dark pink highlights were added using a Copic marker. After she was fussy cut, I adhered her to a linen finish card base using a glue stick, making sure that the entire image had glue on it (this prevents air bubbles).
The most difficult thing about this card was finding some Ranger Liquid Pearls that didn't hemorrhage everywhere (gosh, thank goodness for spell checker, I would never have got that word right). I eventually found some that worked YAY. Even by CAS standards this was a little too CAS, so I channeled Kia, my CAS super hero, and used a stencil and the dregs of ink from a pink stained dauber to add some extra ompf, albiet subtle LOL.
I have four little grand-nieces that seem to live in tutu's, so I intend on duplicating this card in each of their favourite colours. Thanks so much for looking.
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Paper: photocopy paper, linen finish cardstock base
Paper Size: 5" square
Accessories: Prismacolour pencils, Zest-It blending stuff, Ranger liquid pearls, dark pink Copic marker, Bostik glue stick (I think its the same as Elmers) stencil and dauber
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40255
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 1:31 AM
Hello dear gallery neighbour!! Ah, Susie, your little ballerina is so, so sweet and coloured magnificently!! Love the stencilled bg on this superb CAS card!! Straight into my favs!!
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 1:45 AM
What a sweetly precious image, it reminds me of going to all of my niece's dance recitals. Those little kids were the cutest!
I love her pearl headband
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82050
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 3:06 AM
Super adorable, Susie. Precious image made even more precious by your awesome coloring and fun details. Beautiful work sure to WOW those nieces!!
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Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 5:54 AM
Such a cute card Susie....love that headband. Your grand nieces are going to love your cards. TFS. Happy day. Hugs
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Registered: June 29, 2010 Location: Recently moved to the seaside, with views over to the Isle of Wight Posts: 13689
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 7:50 AM
Your little ballerina is so cute I just want to pick her up and hug her! There will be another eclipse before I can hope to colour the way you do Susie! The hint of dots on the background is genius.
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 8:40 AM
Susie, Adorable beyond words!!! The coloring on your sweet little chumbulumba is marvelous. Love the results from your combo of pencils and markers. Your nieces are lucky little darlings!
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 8:43 AM
Amazing, as usual. Your coloring just blows me away...i could look sst this all day. The pearls turned out beautifully and the stenciled bg is the perfect addition. What a beautiful coral color. My tablet is possesed and likes to mess with me. It takes words that are correct and turns them into gobbelty gook.
Registered: November 24, 2015 Location: Marco Island, Fl. Posts: 291
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 9:14 AM
You just want to give her a big hug. Love every bit of her. So sweet and precious.
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Registered: November 7, 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 38897
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 @ 9:20 AM
Oh Susie, this is adorable! Both of my DDs used to live in ballet leotards so I especially love it. Gorgeous card, the hint of stenciling is perfect in the background. Your grand nieces are going to love this!