Monday, 1 July 2013

Gardener Gayle

Hello lovely people,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and had some sunshine to enjoy.  I had a lovely relaxing time with some gardening, a long walk and a bit of crafting - so lovely :-)

Despite that I still didn't quite have enough time to finish off this card so I am running a little later with it than intended - oops!  I have used this fab Papertake Weekly Challenge sketch;


I rotated the sketch by 90 degrees and here is what I came up with;


I have wanted this Saturated Canary stamp from the moment I saw it; I just love it!  Isn't she just gorgeous?  She is not available as a digital image but is one of the 'rubber only' stamps and she stamps out beautifully.


Card recipe;
Image: Gardener Gayle by Saturated Canary - available from My Crafty Heart
DP: Maja Designs Vintage Spring Basics
Lace: from The Ribbon Girl
Flowers: Prima Country Elegance
Pearls: from The Hobby House

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/000/00/51 &R30 (lips R30/32)
Hair: E41/43/44
Top: YG61/G21
Skirt: E70/71/74 & YG61/G21 & R81/RV0000/blender
Leggings: E70/blender
Roses: RV0000/R81/83/85 & G94/G21
Gloves: R81/83/85

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Papertake Weekly (sketch)
2.  As You Like It (fave 3 embellies - pearls, lace and flowers because they make any card look so pretty and I love pretty and girly cards!)
3.  Inky Chicks (anything goes)

Thanks for visiting and I'm off to make some strawberry cupcakes :-)

Hugs,
Kat xx

12 comments:

Kelly Lloyd said...

Great card. X

Sue said...

Stunning card Kat, I love that pretty image. Your colouring is so beautiful and the papers are gorgeous too.
hugs Sue xx

Unknown said...

This is simply beautiful, I love these magenta touches on this monochrome card! I would like to invite you to join my new challenge blog http://cisforchallenge.blogspot.com/ and the first challenge, which is 'Flowers'. It would be a great pleasure for me.
Hugs,
Anna

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Kat :-) the image is lovely and your colouring WOW !! absolutely stunning ! :-)

thanks for joining us on the Papertake Weekly Challenge
luv
Lols x x x

Christine L said...

This is soooooo gorgeous Kat... love your colouring of this fab SC image... really muted and perfect.

Can you drop me an email sometime? (From one rebel to another... hehe!) My email button is on my blog, or you can find it from my profile..

Hugs
Christine x

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous card Kat. The image looks fabulous and beautifully coloured.
Lorraine x

Chrissy said...

So beautiful Kat, gorgeous colouring and love this little girl.Love the papers and your stitching..fabulous.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Wishcraft said...

Oh so lovely! Gorgeous image and love the touch of colour with the neutral papers :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Donna Ellis said...

What a lovely, peaceful card - gardening is my passion, and that sweet little gardener looks so much like me in my younger days LOL with the long hair and flowers all over. I always admire the stitching in your cards - so straight and perfect - I can't keep anything straight these days, so that is something I appreciate in others. I also like the earth tones you have selected - so soft and appealing - and popped them with the green shading. A beautiful card, Kat. (wanted to let you know that you've been entered in my July blog candy - something tells me that you are caring and charitable in a "natural way" all the time) :-)
hugs
de

nnalorac said...

This is gorgeous Kat, love your colours and lovely coloured image. Thanks for playing along with us over at As you like it challenge. Carolxx

Suzette said...

Just adorable, love it. Thanks so much for joining us at As You Like It this week.

Hugs
Suzette x

Gail said...

I adore this card. It's my favorite so far that I've looked at on your blog. I love the image, the colors, the layout, the paper, the embellishments....

Am now following your blog...you've got a great eye for color and design and your coloring is wonderful!

Gail