Tuesday 13 July 2010

A Card for a New Challenge - Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - "Pastels"

Good Morning Girls I dont know about your area but this one has had some strange weather here, one minute sun then the next cloud and even a bit of rain. Anyway todays card has been created for the brand new Challenge from Kenny K and it has to be in "Pastels", I suspect youve seen some these images around on other girls blogs, and I did refrain from being tempted, then I decided as I have two granddaughters one in her teens and the other just eleven it would be more appropriate to give them cards with these images they are definitely more their kind of thing. Anyway Ive used this little miss whos got herself a MP3 player and Ive coloured her for the first time for me anyway as a blonde, with my copic pens and promarkers, Im apt to use them both if I carnt quite get the right colour for the shade I want. Ive then cut her out with the Nestabilitie Label 10 and Ive drawn around the edge of the die to create a mount for her. Now I have a confession, when I fist cut her out the damn die moved and choped through her foot, so rather than waste my coloured image I cut her out completely and then mounted her up on another printed image of the same size, cheeky dont you think, the only thing you notice is the cut through her left shoe. Anyway Ive used on of the CC stamps as a sentiment and cut this out the same way as the image, I should say that I inked the edges of both with a pale pink inkpad.
The base card is a 7"x 7" white card with a first layer of pink card, and one of three papers from my friend Donna of Bearly Mine Designs, these are her Flowers, Plaids and Spots design papers, the first one is an all over rose and pink paper, with the second a plaid and the third a spot, these two were stuck on two piece of pink card and set at angles on the base layer. Across the centre I have stuck a piece of lace (not that its easy to see) and a harlequin pink ribbon across the top. Then positioned my mounted image in the centre with my sentiment at the bottom on the right.
I then created a flower spray from three roses, one 40cm and two 25cm and four white asters and two pink rose buds, these were stuck in the corner with some silicone glue and some punched out rose leaves in the gaps. To finish of Ive put a swirl of gems in the bottom left hand corner, these were purchased a £1. shop while were were in Scotland, and they didnt have any instructions as to how to stick them to your card, I really did have some fun getting them of the carrier sheet as they started falling all over the place.
Im entering this card into the following challenges:-

27 comments:

debby4000 said...

Fabulous Shirley, what a great image. I'm always cutting off bits I shouldn't have, generally stick some tape on the back and stick it back together.
luv
Debby

Unknown said...

Hi Shirley perfection, Im glad to hear someone is like me, these are fantastic for teenagers, beautiful card.
Christine x

Poppy said...

gorgeous card Shirley ,I'm glad I'm not the only one that cuts bits off....lol
poppy

Lavender and old lace said...

wow Shirley beautiful card you did get a bargain with that swirl I think I paid £2.50 for mine well done love Dorothy xxx

Sarah said...

Beautiful card Shirley, I love the image xxx

Sadilla said...

Hi dear
lovely card! The stamp is so nice and funny! :)
hugs
sadia

Sue said...

Hi Shirley
gorgeous card, fantastic colouring, luv the pretty papers & embelies, lovely design, sue,x

PinksyDoodles said...

Hi Shirley,
This is a gorgeous card with a great layout.
Clare x

Janet said...

Fab image for teenagers Shirley....beautiful card!x

Janette said...

Another fab card Shirley,love these images.....double cute.xx

Babs said...

Love your punching on your papers, and the image is cool, a great card for teenages love it.
Babs x

Josephine said...

Gorgeous card! That swirl looks wonderful, and the image is great.

Riet said...

What a gorgeous card Shirley,i love the image and your papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

Unknown said...

Shirley, this is beautiful I love those fabulous new images and I'm sure your Granddaughters will too.
Angela x

Sharon said...

A super card Shirley. What stunning pastel shades you've used and I love your colouring. Nice of you to take part in our first challenge at KKKGC. Hope to see you back again. hugs Sharon

Claire Phillips said...

Brilliantly recovered I would say - and very clever as well - obviously not just a pretty face Shirley! A great card ideal for an 11 year old - sure she will adore it! Cheers Claire x

Christine said...

Hi Shirley this is a stunner perfect young persons image..you have coloured her beautifly love all the embellies..gonna have to look at thses images now..LOL

luv n hugs Christine xx

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Oh how sweet!! Love the coloring of the image!! Great details!! Love you blog background!

Elaine said...

Hi Shirley,
Such a pretty, pretty card.
I do love these images and wish they came in rubber! I love the soft pastel colours you've used, a perfect card for a teenager.
Love Elaine xx

Stef H said...

never noticed the cut foot but sure noticed her hair!!! i LOVE her hair!!!! gorgeous color! every girls dream i'm sure! she's gorgeous!!!!! the whole shebang is gorgeous!!!!

hugs :)

Cheryl Valadez said...

Your card is gorgeous! Love that bling! Thanks for joining us this week at KKKGC ;D

Hugz,
Cheryl

Anonymous said...

shirley- your card ist fantastic- love the colours too
Hugs
Elma

Donna said...

Beautiful card Shirley, Wow, love your coloring and layout and of course the beautiful papers......am I allowed to say that? lol

Great gems too, I bought some of those from the poundland in another city one time and had the most horrid time trying to put them on, as most of the sticky stayed on the clear sheet......glad to see you did a better job than me.
Thanks for joining us for our first challenge at KKKG this week. Good luck
hugs
Donna xx

Spyder said...

Beatuiful card, just perfect, lovely! I'm so glad glad you liked my digi!!
(Lyn)

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

Fabulously glamorous image Shirley and I love the soft colours. A really beautiful card - love it!
Hope you are well.
Love and hugs, Sylvia xxx

Cami said...

Awesome card here, Shirley! Perfect for your granddaughters or teens. I wouldn't have noticed her foot and I still can't see it, but you are very clever...as they say, we learn to improvise when we make so called "mistakes"... now aren't we all geniuses? LOL Anywhooo, I love this card and the DPs, and your coloring! Hugs, Cami

coldwaters2 said...

Hi Shirley I am back in action today and have a lot of catching up to do lol...I am so loving this card what a beautiful design and I adore that bling, flowers and image top notch as always my love.
Hugs
Lorraine x