That's another weekend gone then! I've been catching up with friends over a curry and a few drinks on Saturday evening, taking our first drive in the Caterham with the roof off, then a spot of gardening this afternoon in the lovely sunshine.
So, not much time for crafting but I do have a Silver Wedding anniversary card to share with you that I made for a work colleague.
I knew I wanted a monochrome design but had my usual uncertainty about where to fit the greeting and the names before I finally came up with a layout that worked.
The greeting panel is curved and raised up in the middle for some dimension... which is why the border looks a bit uneven in the photo - it's just the angle, honest! Oh, and sorry for the generally poor photo, monochrome is tricky to capture!
I coloured the image in Copics and it actually turned out how it looked in my head! Even Dr Hubby was complimentary about it and said the balloon was my best shading of a shiny 3D object ever - wow!
Card recipe;
Image: Love balloon - LOTV
DP: Crea Diem - Maja Designs
Dies: Leaf and swirl, and Tilda lace - Magnolia DooHickey, Filigree Corner - La La Land
Ribbon: from stash
Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV (stamped without text and names printed on)
Copic colours;
Skin: W00/0/1
Dress / hat bow / boy's hair: W0/1/3/5
Trousers / hat / girl's shoes: W4/6/8
Shirt ' socks: W00/0/blender
Braces: W2/4
Boy's shoes: W7/9/100
Dress bow: W00/1/2
Leaves: W2/4/6
Girl's hair: W1/3/5
Balloon: W0/1/2/3/4/5
Ground: W0/1/2/3
Roses: R37/39/59
Phew, that was a long list but it may be useful to someone, and probably me next time I want to do monochrome!
I hope you all had a fab weekend and saw some sunshine :-)
Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,
Hugs,
Kat xx
Challenges I am entering;
1. Inky Chicks (monochromatic - hope the weeny bit of red is ok!)
2. A Gem of a Challenge ( anniversary)
3. That Craft Place (anything goes)
A gorgeous card, love the monochrome - it looks so impressive!
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This is just gorgeous and your colouring is spot on just perfect love it so pretty
ReplyDeleteJacki xx
Stunning Kat...just love the monochrome with the little bit of red..and Dr Hubby is right the balloon looks amazing !! xx
ReplyDeleteKat this is fantastic
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Hugs Kelly
This is stunning Kat. Your colouring of that sweet image is wonderful, I love the touch of red on the flowers. Such a fabulous layout and I love the way you have personalised it with the little tags.
ReplyDeletehugs Sue xx
Just gorgeous Kat. The Mono look is just lovely, and the little touch of colour is so nice. I have this large swirl, it always looks nice.
ReplyDeleteDebbiex
Wow this is fab, I keep saying I must give it a try, looks so impressive and love the little touch of red
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous my sweetie, this is one of my fave LOTV stamps.....one of them anyway lol. Love the mono look your colouring is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteLotsa hugs Vicky xxx
Psst....congrats on your win over on the Ribbon Girl challenge blog.
Such a fantastic card Kat!! xx
ReplyDeleteNot everyone can do monochromatic properly Kat. You CERTAINLY can! This is one of the best examples I've seen in a LONG time. Dr. Hubby is quite right about the balloon and the colouring is, as usual, 1st class. xxx
ReplyDeleteOh this is so gorgeous.
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Debby
Wow! This really is the best colouring I've seen anywhere in a long time, absolutely amazing! I live the monochrome cards you've done of late, very effective.
ReplyDeleteKerry x x
oh wow Kat this is just amazing! so sweet and amazingly coloured! Thanks for joining us at That Craft Place. xx Stacey S xx
ReplyDeleteooooooOOOOOOooooohhh!!! LOVE this card Kat... can't stress that enough... it really is sooooo fabulous... that monochrome with the touch of red really works so well... and although I know you're like me when it comes to the sentiments and words, you've really NAILED it with this layout..... bloomin' PERFECT! And Dr Hubby was right about the balloon too.... LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this card!!
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Christine x
Absolutely gorgeous Kat! Fab design and stunning colouring, love the touch of red :o) Hugs, Lisa x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, such a sweet image, love the touch of red on the roses. Thanks for joining us at A Gem of a Challenge xx
ReplyDeleteThis card is brilliant! It really is... the mono colouring is perfect and I love that little red rose!
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