Here it is Tuesday and time, once again, for a challenge laid down by artystamper (Julia) of our double dare challenge group. Julia sent us this pretty dp and the stamped image and instructed us to make a card using some or all of the dp, as well as the entire image.
I used all of the dp in my oval and the bottom bg. I colored Sweet Miss Matilda with my SU watercolor pencils and blender pen. I used a white gel pen to put the polkadots on her pockets and socks. I used crystal lacquer to make her shoes look like patent leather shoes, although you can't tell it from the photo. After I colored the flowers on her head (with Copics), I applied a little bit of turquoise stickles to the flower petals. I used Pretty in Pink on a q-tip to apply a tad of blush to her cheeks.
Thanks for the challenge, Julia, and thank YOU for looking!
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 GMT Views: 531
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Registered: August 29, 2007 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Canada Posts: 20999
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 @ 6:44 PM
Oh this is just too too sweet, she is so adorable and your coloring is fantastic. I love the the polka dots on her pockets, the Nestability ovals, the CB'ed bg, the jazzy DP and the great layout.
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Registered: July 27, 2005 Location: Texas USA Posts: 13067
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 @ 9:57 PM
This is just crazy gorgeous! All the details in this are amazing!! Love the patent leather shoes, those are my favs!! What an awesome color combo too, Matilda is just lovin her new outfit!! Great job Charlene!!
Registered: April 22, 2006 Location: SCS in NC Posts: 20914
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 @ 1:16 PM
Charlene this is awesome. I love this stamp. Your coloring is terrific. I think the colors are fabulous. Love the cb at the top. The sugar coated brads are my favorite new thing to use. Just got some. I want to hoard them though. LOL.... Wonderful job. TFS
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Registered: February 1, 2005 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 37720
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 @ 6:59 PM
Oh, Charlene, I love the colors you used...just awesome and how cool to use the cuttled background layer and the scallops!! Your coloring is spectacular, too, and the black patent leather shoes are adorable!!! Amazing work!!!!!
Registered: June 21, 2006 Location: Still getting giddy over paper and ink in Colorful Colorado! Posts: 14180
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 @ 10:51 PM
This is so sweet Charlene, your colors are so pretty for Matilda...love that you used the WC crayons too....gives me hope for the future without copics! I especially like the added polka dots and her wreath of flowers with a bit of sparklel!!