Wednesday 2 May 2012

Busy Doing Nothing and Serif Craft Artist

Afternoon everyone

Finally got into my craft room this morning and managed to actually make a card so thought I would share it with you all.

The image I have used is "Busy Doing Nothing" by Sheena Douglass and I have coloured it using polychromos pencils again.  As I really love the colour I used for her dress I decided to make some matching papers in Craft Artist for my card.  And of course, as always, I made the insert in Craft Artist too.

Here is the finished card.



The card base is 190mm x190mm and I have used centura pearl from Crafters Companion for the embossed panel.  The background, including the two sets of three "pearls" or "brads" I made myself in Craft Artist and printed out as one, and then added glossy accents to the pearls.  I have gone around the edges of the topper lightly using Tim Holtz distress ink in Stormy Sky, and the patterned panel I have mounted it onto was also made by me in Craft Artist, as was the sentiment.  I have finished the card with some ribbon, a bow, a Cheery Lynn die cut swirl and a little paper flower (coloured with flexmarkers to match the rest of the card.)

This is how it all appeared in Craft Artist before I printed, cut and glued!

This was how I laid out the card front

And here is the insert


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Thank you for calling in to see my card.

Catherine x

17 comments:

  1. Beautiful Catherine..
    Think we all feel we have been exactly where that little girl is right now

    Fran x

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  2. A lovely card Catherine. I love the colours you have used. i adore this stamp I have it myself. Like the way you combined cap with it.xx

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  3. A beautiful card Catherine, love the colours x

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  4. I love the layout & the colours x

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  5. Lovely card, I love the image you have used.

    Joan x

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  6. Beautiful card Catherine, the image is gorgeous. Carol x

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  7. Catherine this is beautiful. You could enter this into Emma's Cards UK challenge this month with is Monochrome.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  8. stunning card catherine. Louise xx

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  9. Beautiful card...love the colour choice. You image is coloured beautifully. xx

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  10. Beautiful image and made into a lovely card.

    I really must get to grips with serif craft artist myself

    Claire x

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  11. Really beautiful card Catherine. I love the way you combine using a digital program with your papercrafting, planing out the card before printing off the elements.

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  12. Gorgeous card...love the image and the colours you've used xx

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  13. Adorable card Catherine, love the colour and layout. Chris xx

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  14. What a precious card Nice layout.

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  15. This is beautiful xx Jan

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  16. Thank you ladies for all your lovely comments. They are appreciated.

    Catherine x

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