Friday 8 March 2013

Maddie - Hobo Clown Card.

Hi Folks!

Hope you're all ok and keeping well and safe?  Sorry I've been a bit quiet on here but we (me and Heather) have been so busy lately and I've been making projects that I'm not able to post just yet.  You'll be seeing them in the coming days, though, so watch this space!

Also, I'd like to say welcome to all my new followers and thank you to my regulars.  Sorry I'm not managing to keep up with everyone's blogs but I'm trying hard to comment as much as I possibly can.  So many people are blogging several times a day which does make it impossible to comment as much as I'd like, so please forgive me.  Shall comment as much as I can but I won't be able to comment on every blog entry you make or I'd never get my own crafting done.  I'm sure you'll understand.

Today's card is a real little cutie made using Heather's fabulous Maddie - Hobo Clown digi which is only available from Lacy Sunshine.  Anyone else selling Heather's digis is doing so illegally.  They are a disgrace and are breaking the law and all demands to take them down from their site.  They are selling digis to people who are also, unknowingly, breaking the law by buying them.  So not only are they stealing from Heather but also turning decent, innocent people into handlers of stolen goods!  Shame on them!  I don't know how they can live with themselves to be honest.

Anyway...here is today's card:


How cute and simple is this?

I have coloured the digi image with my Promarkers (and a few Copics) using the following colours:

Skin:  Copic E00, E11 and E21
Lips and Pink:  Antique Pink and Baby Pink.
Hair:  Walnut, Cocoa and Cinnamon.
Eyes:  Marine, Turquoise and Cool Aqua.
Purple areas:  Purple, Amethyst and Orchid.  
Green:  Bright Green and Lime Green.

The dies I have used come from the Cheery Lynn Reflection Boutique Mega Doily Mini Pearl Squares die.  As these dies come in half squares (you need to cut twice for a square) it's easy to make rectangles with them as well, so they are extremely versatile and create such pretty edges.  Even the tiny rectangle for the sentiment was created using the square set!  

I've allowed the dies to dictate the size of the card as I obviously couldn't adjust them as much as I could the basic card, so it's not the biggest of cards, though could be bigger if required.  

So it's just a square piece of white cardstock folded in half to form the base, and then matting and layering (inside as well) for the background.  And I've used a patchwork paper from Bearly Mine (link over in right sidebar).  

The pink card is Papermania Textured cardstock and I've used that for the matting and for the flower, which was cut using the Cheery Lynn large rose die set.  The layers were fitted together with a purple brad from my stash.

The sentiment is just one of the silver foiled shop bought ones from my stash, as were the bright pink faux gems.  

So, a nice simple and clean little card but, I think, really cute and pretty too.  Hope you like it!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:




http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything But a Square - entry 1


http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - One for the Ladies - entry 1


http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk - Anything Goes with Pink - entry 1

 

Take care everyone & happy crafting!
xx

47 comments:

  1. Too stinkin' cute - I just love it.

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  2. This is soooooo cute!!! Totally love it and it's a great shape as well. Awesome.

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  3. Fab card, great image and colouring, Px

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  4. Gorgeous and loving the colours. WOW you have done a different shape of card too I am impressed ;)

    Hugs to you both
    Lindaxxx

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    1. Cheeky monkey! I often do different shaped cards...look at all my easels? They're very rarely just a plain shape. Have to admit, though, this is such a nice little one to do. Shall be making more like this, I think.
      xx

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  5. This is so beautiful Lexie. I love that image. Your colouring is wonderful and I like the papers and shape.
    I hope you have a good weekend
    Sue xx

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  6. Gorgeous Lexie!! Love the card design.. I actually coloured up Hobo Maddie today also...but in a VERY different way... Will be making my card this weekend as I am having a crafty weekend!!
    Meredith
    xxx

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  7. This is very girlie Lexie. Love it :). Super colouring sweetie.

    Hugs, Mette

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  8. oh wow, the colours are amazing and look fantastic against the white.
    Brilliant !!!

    Claire x
    (DT member - Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge)

    Thank you for your continued support and generous comments you take the time to leave on my own blog too.

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  9. She's adorable!!! Love the color combo!

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  10. Gorgeous card lexie. The image looks fabulous and I love your colouring
    Lorraine x

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  11. Gorgeous. Loving the layout. Simple but stunning :) xx

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  12. Fabulous, love the image. Chris xx

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  13. oh wow what a fab card love the image too x

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  14. This is fabulous Lexi. Love your colouring.
    Laine
    xx

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  15. Lovely card - beautifully coloured and super image.
    xx

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  16. Gorgeous card Lexie, love the image, fabulous colouring.
    Wendy xx

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  17. Fantastic image beautifully rendered as always. :)

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  18. Really gorgeous, I love the colours and layout, the papers are fab and the image is adorable
    Lindsay xx

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  19. Wow this is absolutely stunning xx

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  20. Very cute Lexie, beautifully coloured in xxx

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  21. Excellent use of the dies Lexie. Maddie, and the colours you've used are gorgeous x

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  22. This is lovely Sweetie, such a cute image & the layout is fantastic x

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  23. This is adorable Lexie. I love the colours and the card shape. Are you still trying out the CAS theme, or did you just run out of time? x

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    1. Still trying out the CAS theme, you cheeky little mouse. Not giving you any cheese for that! Lol.
      xx

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  24. lol, go andrea! lol, lovely image hun, is lovely, saw our Linda colouring this the other week, Maddie is cute!

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  25. Beautiful,love the image and colours.xxx

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  26. A gorgeous Ladies card, thanks for joining us at Passion for Promarkers this week

    hugs Vicky xxx

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  27. Your colouring and cards are amazing so I have nominated you for the LIEBSTER AWARD hugs Tania xx

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  28. Such a beautiful card you have created, love the image you have used and coloured so beautifully. Thank You for sharing with us at Lady Anne's Challenges. I hope we see you again soon.
    Love ~ Lady Anne xx

    Cards by Lady Anne

    Lady Anne's Challenge
    Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge
    Lady Anne's: NanaVic's Challenge

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  29. This is beautiful! Your coloring is stunning... love the fun fold design, too! :) Thanks for playing along in our "Bit o' Green" challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog this week! xx

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  30. Hi Lexie, another gorgeous card, I love the colours and your colouring is super
    janet

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  31. Stunning card Lexie, as always, very excited to see what you have been up to, hun, I love that image, I so want to buy some more Sunshine images...I get you where the blogs are concerned, I set my alarm early a couple of times a week, to do my blog commenting, LOL....you shall just have to do that too...giggle, love and hugs xxxx

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  32. Hey Miss Lexie, fabulous card hun! I love the gorgeous colour combo and that image is too cute! Loving the patchwork paper too :) Thanks for joining us at Challenges4Everybody this time!
    Hugs, Tracey x

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  33. Adorable image and beautiful Design . Your colouring is fantastic xx

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  34. Hi Lexie, what a lovely card. The colouration is great and the combination of all the details great!

    Many thanks also for your kind comment. I wish you a great Sunday.
    GLG Claudia

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  35. Adorable image and fab colouring. Love the pink & purple together - fab!
    Natx

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  36. Fantastic card, super cute image & great colouring xxxx

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  37. Adorable image and I love your coloring. Super special card! Thanks for joining us at Lady Anne's Stamp challenge!

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

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  39. What a fun card, love the image and bold colors. Thank you for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers this week and good luck xx

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  40. This is lovely, thank you for sharing with us at Dutch Dare. And good luck.

    Caz x DD DT

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  41. Great card!
    Thanks so much for participating in CMC challenge. DT Shannon

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  42. Beautiful Lexie, love the pink and purple and it's such a lovely image

    Andrea x

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  43. Hi Lexie,
    A great card and superb coloring. A very cute image too :) Thanks for playing along at Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge and hope you will make a come back again with your wonderful creativity.
    Hugs,
    Asmah
    [Lady Anne's Challenges DT Member]
    [Qinaahana Arts And Crafts {My Personal Blog}]

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  44. Lexie - you did such a wonderful job on your card. I absolutely love the pink and purple colors. Thank you for stopping by and joining us at Lady Anne's Challenges.
    Hugs,
    Heidi.

    DT member - Lady Anne Challenges
    Www.crafty-scrapping.blogspot.com

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