Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Bloom where you are planted.

Hello for the second time today - just sneaking in under the wire with my entry for the Saturated Canary  challenge which ends in just a couple of hours!!  Phew, only just made it!

I decided to print this digi in a light grey and aim for a watercolour/washed out kind of look with the colouring as well - nothing to do with the fact that a lot of my Copics are running low on ink and I need to get some refills!!!



I actually do like the end result as it's much softer than I would have imagined  - I tend to have a heavy hand with Copics and long to achieve that wonderful distressed look so many of you manage to do (effortlessly it seems to me!).


I would also like to put this in for the following challenges -
http://blog.oozak.com/ - spring colours


Many thanks for popping in :)




13 comments:

Pat (mspfd) said...

This is so pretty! Love this design and pretty embellishments.

Bev said...

So pretty, love the soft colours. Thanks for joining us at Saturated Canary Challenge this time x

Kathi said...

Your soft coloring creates an almost dreamlike effect, which works so well with that image.

Great design. I especially love the jewel flourishes.

Carla S. said...

Fantastic card, Dawn! I love how the soft coloring turned out! Great colors and embellishments!

Mary Brockway said...

Such a sweet card!! Love!! Thanks for playing along with us at Saturated Canary Challenge. xx

Linda Palmer said...

Love the soft colors. This is a beautiful card Dawn and you did a beautiful job on your coloring.

Mary said...

Love the soft feel of the card. Your going to think I am crazy and for a senior citizen I guess I am. I love the way the flowers match her eyes and the gem flourishes repeat the pattern in her hair. Nice card. Thanks for playing along with the Oozak Challenge, hope you win!

Michele Spera said...

Beautiful card:-)Thank you for joining us at CMC
Hugs
Michele

Tracy said...

The soft look is really pretty Dawn. I over ink most of the time usually from trying to blend. I think it's lovely. :-)

Penny said...

Beautifully colored and beautiful card, Dawn! Just love it! :^) (I always use too much ink on my images!)
Hugs,
Penny

coldwaters2 said...

This is absolutely gorgeous the image, colours and design look wonderful, thank you for joining our challenge at Bearly Mine this week.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Unknown said...

Fabulous card ...how super , love the swirls great work Hugs Elaine

Diane's Card Designs said...

Such a sweet image and those gem swirls look fantastic. Thanks for joining us at LCI Challenge this fortnight.
Diane xx