This week we are celebrating the 500th Color Challenge, and we are excited to share the party with you! Becky came up with the idea of offering your choice of seasons to celebrate, and she created a different four-color combo for each. And I must say, each one is prettier than the last. It was very hard to choose.
But I had this adorable digi from Mo Manning, called Tolo, and I really wanted to put her on a card. Plus, what goes with Springtime in Seattle better than a little rain and a few mushrooms?!?!
I used the tutorial from last Wednesday (Thank you Jennifer McGuire!), and after I colored Tolo I covered her with masking fluid, and then airbrushed the background with my Copic air compressor. This technique was especially handy for this image because it would be next to impossible to mask off those tiny raindrops with a paper mask, but it was easy to just paint on the fluid. After the background was done, I removed the dry masking fluid and then applied a tiny bit of Crystal Effects to the raindrops with a toothpick to make them shine. And I scribbled a Spica clear pen on her wings to make them glitter (which you can't see in the photo).
Thanks for looking, and please play along with us this week!
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92404
Tue, Oct 14, 2014 @ 3:52 PM
Lovely use of the spring palette on this charming card. Your image is precious and you colored it to perfection, Barbara. The DP couldn't have been better.
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7304
Tue, Oct 14, 2014 @ 5:10 PM
What a lovely image from Mo Manning. I love her stamps. I was in Seattle during my last visit to Canada and guess what - it didn't rain at all! Beautiful card.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74738
Thu, Oct 16, 2014 @ 5:48 AM
I love your sweet image and you've put your card together with the prettiest papers and ribbon. I love it. The CE really made the raindrops look real....like some that have been falling at my house.
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