Friday, 14 August 2009

Basic Grey Challenge sketch #1

Hello everyone, hope you're all well and looking forward to the weekend ? My week got off to a good start with the thank you cards i had to make and here's one i made following the sketch over at Basic Grey Challenges to say a big thank you to Lyn for her lovely surprise parcel :) suddenly feeling all Christmassy, lol ;)



I really enjoyed this sketch, shall use it again i think, and thanks to Laura for this image, she's so pretty



All papers are BG Lemonade from The Craft Emporium , image is Faeriesong art stamp...i think, ribbon, flower and button from stash, sentiment is Pink Petticoat tiny tags download, Doodlebug brad. Coloured with copics.




I've a dilemma now, does anyone else who uses copics go through the skin tone colours quick ?...i've used 2 Skin white pens in about 4 months, it's the colour i use for the base tone and to blend but crikey this is ridiculous..i even started using bristol board, which i love, to stop the paper/card from soaking up the ink. So i'm without my essential pen till Tuesday..order in with Cult Pens as i speak, can highly recommend shopping here, free P&P over £10 and the best selection of individual pens...so anyway if my images look as if they've been enjoying some sun over the weekend this is why :(

Have a good weekend all xx

20 comments:

Janet said...

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous Chuck!

The palest grey is my first copic to run out as I use it a lot. Only a matter of time before my skin colours go!

Saskia said...

Beautiful card, so sweet and elegant!

Saskia :)

Kim Piggott said...

Oh such a beautiful card!
She is so gorgeous and I love your fabulous design and wonderful papers and detail!
hugs
kim x

Diane.W. said...

Gorgeous card,luv the image & papers.
I dunno about copics,I'm a ProMarker user!!! :o)x

Teri said...

Hiya,

Such a gorgeous card!

I have something for you on my blog - check it out!

Hugs, Teri x

Judy's Crafty Moments said...

Gorgeous card katy! Love the beautiful image and it is coloured perfectly. Great choice of papers and love the big bow! Not run out of any yet!! Can't use them often enough!! Did you get my e-mail...just keeps getting bounced back??

Hugs Judy xx

joey said...

Hiya Katy

GORGEOUS card, love your colourwork on the image.

Joey.xxx

Avril Ann said...

Fab card Katy, love everthing about it. Hugs Avril, xx

Lyn said...

and the card is even more gorgeous in real life ! It's so beatiful :)
xx

Erin said...

Stunning card Katy, love the beautiful image and those yummy papers!
Hugs
Erin x

Vicky said...

This is gorgeous Katy. The image is so pretty and you've done a fab job with the sketch!
Hope you're having a good weekend!
Hugs, Vicky ~x~

Faerielore said...

WOW Katy this card is stunning !!!! i love how you have coloured this image its soooo beautiful, let me know if you would like some more of these images xxxx

Shelly said...

Just love this Katy! What a really gorgeous image, fab paper combo and cute ribbon. As always your colouring is just perfect, hope you get your pens soon! Just a little question, what card do you use to stamp your images on for alcohol based pens, is Bristol board the best and where do you get it?
Cheers chuck xx

Amanda's paper palace said...

Gorgeous card Katy!love these paper's and that image is gorgeous too!
hugs amanda xx

Riet said...

What a beautiful card Katy,i love the image and colours.
So gorgeous papers.

Hugs Riet.x

Chris said...

Hi Katy, I love your card, it's so pretty and girly! Gorgeous image and your colouring and what you did with the sketch is wonderful. Glad you could join us at BG this time. Chris xx

Georgia said...

Hi Katy,
Beautiful card! I really love this image and your colouring is gorgeous! I really like the papers and the pretty flower too! :)
Love, Georgia xx

Debs said...

Hi Katy, great card, I was just thinking before I read your post how lovely you had done the skin and was wondering which copics you had used, I've just ordered some Canson art board to see if its less absorbent.
Debs

Julie said...

A beautiful card and beautifully coloured

kim-paperbabe said...

Beautiful card Katy, love it! and your fab take on Tara's sketch. Gorgeous BG papers and love your image! The colours are devine.

Many thanks for joining us at BasicGrey Challenges this week. your link with mr linky took me to a different post, but I found it in the end, gorgeous!
HuGs Kim :)

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