Monday 21 January 2008

CPS#48 & CAARDVARKS

A new challenge on the Caardvarks blog is to create a card with either blue tones or a celestial design. I decided to go for the blue tones because generally from personal choice it's not a colour i would choose. I think i'm more of an Autumnal person colourwise!
There is also a fab sketch over at CPS at the moment which i have based the design on, their sketches are always great to work from :)

The image is called 'Agapanthus Cluster' from Stampendous, inked up with Ranger Archival black, stamped onto a piece of card coloured with a stipple brush and Adirondack 'Denim' ink. I also used the 'Denim' to colour in the image with my water brush taking the colour straight from the pad. The background designer paper is K& Co from the 'Addison' 6 x 6 pad and a small piece of a Doodlebug paper frill and some Dovecraft jewel brads to complete the design!

16 comments:

  1. Hi Carol! Thanks for spotting by my blog. Love your cards!!! You are very talented.
    Mel

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  2. This is so gorgeous ... I love how you colored in the floral image ... the dark blue tones are so rich.

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  3. Wow this is stunning. Brilliant card and the blue so perfect.

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  4. One more wonderful card creation from you, Carol! :-)

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  5. Yes blue is also out of my colorbox ! lol - great job here !

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  6. The gems are lovely. Thanks for playing!

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  7. Gorgeous!! that stamp is beautiful
    Dee

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  8. This is such a beautiful card, great colors

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  9. Hi Carol Beautiful Card i love the colours you've used...
    Tina x

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  10. This is absolutely gorgeous! I love this blue color scheme and those floral clusters are really marvelous! Fantastic work, thanks for the link the this new challenge too! ~hugs~

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  11. Beautiful card. I love Blue :-)and Penny Black stamps :) Well done.

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Hugs
Carol x