Shabby elegance

Hello lovely people,

Thank you to everyone who is here with me on my new blog and I really appreciate you taking the time to switch over.

I have had a few days off work and have been enjoying the gorgeous sunshine, the best bit was the mini Magnum I had earlier this morning in the garden - yum!
I have still found time to do some crafting especially as I feel like I'm on a bit of a roll right now!

Today I have a rare non-DT card just so I can enter a few challenges and because I really wanted to use my new collection of Pion papers!  They are so beautiful and lent themselves perfectly to a shabby chic card with a really soft colour palette.

All the DP panels have been distressed, inked and stitched plus I added a little swirl stamp detail to two corners of the main panel.

Some of you will already know that I am taking the class on skin and hair colouring at Kit and Clowder so I chose this image as a good one to practice on.  Plus she is just such a fab image and I haven't used her for a while... not surprising given how many stamps I have - lol!

For anyone who is interested to see the difference the colouring classes are making, I thought I would share my previous version of this image, coloured in May 2013.  The shading on the clothing is not particularly better in the new version but I feel there is much more depth, contrast and texture in the skin/hair.  And she has a nose in the latest version!

I had fun layering up the elements across the front of the card, gathering the lace slightly to add dimension and finishing with the roses and a couple of pearls sprinkled into the mix.

Copic colours;

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20

Eyes: B0000 & B91/93

Lips: R20/22

Hair: E50/53/35

Shirt: BG70/72/93

Top: T0/2

Trousers: E81/42/55

Hat: T0/1/2/4

Flowers: YR30/Y21/35

Grass: YG61/G21/YG63/67

Card recipe;

Image: Country Mama - Saturated Canary (now retired so unavailable)

DP: Shoreline Treasures - Pion (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Lace: Lucy - The Ribbon Girl

Twine: natural button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment: Mini clear sentiment set - Kaisercraft

Corner swirl stamps: Grunge corners - LOTV

Thanks for popping in and I hope you have all had a lovely weekend :-)

 

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Kit and Clowder (shabby chic)
2.  Papertake Weekly (lace and pearls)
3.  Divas by Design (3+ layers)
4.  A Creative Romance (anything goes +/- Happy Birthday)
5.  Bunny Zoe Crafts (layers)