Monday 21 January 2013

Emily Raindrops Card.

Hi everyone!

Hope you're all ok?  Coping with the snow/heat ok?

Today's card is made using one of my favourite colour combos.  I've always loved pink and grey together but realised that I've never (I think) used it for a card...so today I did!

I've used one of Heather Valentin's retiring digs which is on sale at her Lacy Sunshine  store in the $1 section.  There are some real bargains in there so head over and grab some great digis at knock down prices!

And here's the card:

Isn't Emily pretty?  This is such a lovely digi, especially done in softer colours.  

I've coloured her using my promarkers as follows:

Skin - Coral, Sunkissed Pink and Blush
Hair - Caramel, Sandstone and Satin
Eyes - Marine, Turquoise and Cool Aqua
Lips - Antique Pink and Baby Pink
Pinks in umbrella and outfit - Antique Pink, Baby Pink and Blender
Greys - all Cool Greys
Puddles and rain - Cool Aqua and Blender.


The grey matting layer is Papermania Textured cardstock and the backing paper was a freebie from a mag.  I cut the lattice using a Martha Stewart punch and the ribbon is from my stash.

The flowers were made with Cheery Lynns Large Rose dies...a little pressie to myself!  I've cut them out of a bit of patterned scrap paper and fixed them together with silver brads.

I decided not to add a sentiment to this one.  I like the clean look of it as it is and leaving it blank will mean it can be used for any situation.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.com.es/  where the theme is 'Anything Goes.'

http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup where the theme is 'Fav Colour Combos.'

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.co.uk/ where the theme is 'Use a Ribbon.'

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ where the theme is 'Something Girlie.'

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ where the theme is 'Show us your Frillies.'




Hope you like Emily.  Don't forget you can go and grab her for £1 at the Lacy Sunshine store.

Take care everyone.
Happy crafting!
xx


38 comments:

  1. She's beautiful Lexie!
    Gorgeous in fact!

    ~Heather

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  2. Sheee's sooooo cute! Wow just love the layout of your card. Awesome flowers and really love your use of that punch! I have one and barely use it... should do so more often ;)

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  3. A beautiful card and image, and you're right, pink ad grey look brilliant together x

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  4. This is stunning, loving the pastels makes a great softer look which is perfect for the digi :-) xxx

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  5. Gorgeous card Lexie. Great image xx Jan

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  6. She's got an expression which says "Raining again!!" love the grey and pink together fab card Hun xx

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  7. love the card. How do you make the base card.

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    1. Hi Heidi,

      you can either buy them ready scalloped or you can cut them using dies or a cutting machine.
      xx

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  8. This is so pretty Lexi. A clever colour choice and I love how you have carried it throughout the card.
    Laine
    xx

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  9. She's so cute! Love the image and gorgeous colours. The cheery lynn rose die looks fab too. Need to put this on my wish (need) list!!
    Lorraine x

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  10. wow this is one stunning card its so pretty and such a sweet image x

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  11. I use pink and grey as well a spink and brown - they go together well. fabulous card, colours and image!
    xx

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  12. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw you had blogged! I printed this digi off today with plans of colouring her in. I think I will leave it for a few days LOL!!

    A fantastic colour combination Lexie, love this digi she is one of my all time favourites. Love the papers too.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  13. Absolutely love this colour combo! Your colouring is fab! Gorgeous card! :-) xx

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  14. Hello Lexie
    Your card is gorgeous. I really like that colour combo too but rarely use either for some reason. The image is so sweet and your colouring is fabulous. Love those flowers too.
    Sue xx

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  15. Absolutely beautiful, loving the colour combo and layout. Chris xx

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  16. This is a wonderful card Lexie, I love the colour combo and Emily is very pretty. I wish I had a brolly and wellies like Emily's, I wouldn't mind the rain so much x

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  17. This is lovely Lexie. Gorgeous image beautifully coloured and I love the lattice panel!
    Natx

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  18. Hi Lexie, stunning, I love this image, I need to use it again, you have coloured this so beautifuly and I too love pink and grey, ( third girly card using grey, that I have seen today.)

    Janet

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  19. Gorgeous Lexie, love the colours you've used for this one

    Andrea x

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  20. She's beautiful Lexie x Love pink and grey together x

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  21. Hi Lexie, what a gorgeous card. I love the image and your colouring is fab. Thanks for joining us at PFP this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  22. Beautiful card and coloring!

    Thanks for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles this week.

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  23. Oh Lexie this is delicious, just love that image and the colours, yummy xxxx love and hugs hun xxxx

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  24. This is Beautiful Lexie . It's so pretty and a wonderfully coloured image . love the flowers .
    Hugs
    Caroline xx

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  25. Hi Lexie beautiful card so pretty xx

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  26. Really beautiful sweetie, I love grey and pink together, (my first bedroom as a child was all grey and pink) the image and layout are gorgeous too
    Lindsay xx

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  27. Beautiful card. Your choice of pinks are really lovely on this image.

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  28. O shes fab so love the soft pinks, image is fab xxx

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  29. Such a beautiful card, love all the tones you have used.

    Thank you for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles this week xxx

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  30. love the pale pink and grey combo works really well and such a pretty detailed card with another super image
    Hugs Kate xx

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  31. She sure is pretty, and you have made a pretty good job of this card xx

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  32. I really like this card..She is really sweet and I like the pastel pink and the layout.

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  33. This is beautiful Lexie. I love the colour combo. The image is so pretty too as is your colouring. Xx

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  34. Gorgeous card with lovely pastel colours. Gorgeous image and amazing colouring.
    Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin` “Frillies/Frills” Challenge and we hope to see you again soon.
    Hugs
    Natali

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  35. Thank you so much for joining us at Stampin for the Weekend with this gorgeous project and good luck in the Something girly-challenge!

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  36. Beautiful card! Your coloring looks awesome. Thanks for joining us at CMC.

    Karen

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  37. I love this layout and the colours you have used. Thanks so much for joining in our frilly challenge over at Sweet Stampin'.

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