We're still having loads of fun with the Bingo Challenge at Aurora Wings as we continue with a mid-challenge inspiration from the Stella Team. Here's the board with tons of possibilities as you can choose colors, elements or both from any row.
To be honest, I had a hard time deciding on colors (in fact lately, I've had a hard time deciding on ANYTHING) so I asked my Aurora Team buddy Susan what she thought, since she was familiar with what I'd done previously for this challenge. She suggested the purple, pink and white diagonal and there ya go. I thought the gorgeous Wings and Petals, available HERE on AW.com and HERE on Etsy would be perfect for that Springy palette. Now I did plan on using the elements for that row as well, but in the end, I managed a full BLACKOUT using ALL of them as the design progressed. WOOHOO!
Here's a closeup of the divine Wings and Petals. This is the first time I've colored her, with my Copics, of course but it certainly won't be the last. I had to print her quite small to fit in the beautiful die cut from the Garden Classics Collection by Janine's Art. She's slightly cropped to a 3 1/2" circle so I wasn't able to manage as much detail in the coloring as I would have liked but I did add some Stickles to the wings of the butterflies and clear glitter Nuvo Drops to what looked like dew drops scattered about to me.
Wings and Petals is one in a series of gorgeous women in profile representing the 4 Seasons. Wings and Petals represents Spring, Fins and Pearls is Summer and the new Vines and Berries represents Autumn. Stay tuned for Winter. I, for one, can't wait! However, I'm sure there are plenty of you out there who've had enough of Winter already this year.
Continuing with the elements needed for the BLACKOUT, here we have cheesecloth fabric dyed with Copic reinker, layered with two white flowers, a crinkle ribbon bow from DL.Art and a stickpin I layered with beads. I purchased the gorgeous pink lace at LAST year's Scrapbook Expo and have been hoarding it ever since. Do ya blame me? Yumbo!
Here are more die cuts, from the Butterfly Exhibit die by Memory Box. I cut the die twice and cut it apart and layered several for dimension. There's more Stickles along the edges of their wings and I used Nuvo drops on their bodies. You can also see the layers of card stock. The patterned DP is from K&Co, my favorite to use with Mitzi's magical images.
The final element was a sentiment and I was thrilled to find one that I thought was fitting in the Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker pack. I layered it twice with scraps on my desk and there ya go! The final outcome came as a complete surprise but I sure had a ball. Hope you have fun with our Bingo Board, as well!
Be sure to check out the lovely inspiration from my Stella Teamies and please come play along.
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Such amazing card. Love the pink and purple colors together... loovee it. Hugz
ReplyDeleteWow! A full blackout! It didn't even occur to me to do a blackout. This is really beautiful! I love how it all came together and I love the colours! xx
ReplyDeleteStunning use of color and design Donna. A really fabulous project!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Donna! I love how you turned the color combo of purple, pink, white into a refined and elegant palette here. Everything is so beautifully put together for a glorious spring fantasy! Thank you so much for this exquisite inspiration for our Bingo challenge at Aurora Wings. Mitzi xxx
ReplyDeleteYou may have asked what to do and had no ideas, BUT this is an outstanding card, with the gorgeous image shown off to all it's glory. I LOVE it.
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This is gorgeous! The paper, the colors, the lace... everything is just wonderful! Thanks for sharing it with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends!
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Gorgeous card Donna :-) the image is beautiful and the papers and embellies are all so pretty! well done on doing a full house too!! :-)
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Fabulous colouring, lovely card!
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I love the colours you used on the image, it makes it look so whymsical and lovely, wonderfull card as well, lots of hugs, Marion
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful Donna! Love all the layers and pretty soft colors! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Pastels’ challenge at Dies R Us. Good Luck and please come back again soon!
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A very pretty card with beautiful colors, gorgeous image and butterflies, thank you so much for joining us this week at Allsorts challenge!
ReplyDeletePretty card. I love the colours you used and all the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at our present challenge at Do-Al(l) Kreatives and good luck! Hope you will join us next month again.
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wow! very nice. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Friends.
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It's so nice card!
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Fabulous card with a pretty image. Your colouring is amazing. Thanks so much for joining us at the Di's digi designs challenge.
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Larissa
Gorgeous card...Thanks for joining us at Di’s Digi Challenge :)
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ReplyDeleteWow! Your design is absolutely stunning! The colours you chose are beautiful & your colouring is gorgeous. I love how elegant it is & all the embellishments show your eye for detail. Love it!
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful card with us.
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WOW! Absolutely gorgeous card. Thank you for sharing with us over here today at the Classic Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.
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Stunning! This is definitely a "wow" card! Love your image & the coloring is perfection. Great choice of dies as well. Thanks for joining our "Use Pastels" challenge at Dies R Us!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!!! I love the image and the fantastic colours of it! Pretty details and lovely design! WOW!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with our Do-Al(l) Kreatives Challenge and good luck!
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Wow! She is gorgeous! Love the colors and the butterflies you added. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatalicious. Hope you join us again. Good luck. Maggie, DT
ReplyDeleteWOW, Donna! Your colouring is absolutely stunning, and all the elements on this card pulled together so beautifully! The card is simply GORGEOUS! I'm a huge admirer of your work, and I'm so glad you've joined us over at Creatalicious! Sonya DT
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ReplyDeleteI like the grafic and coloration, stunning!
Thanks a lot for joining us at Do Al(l) Kreatives challenge.
Gorgeous card love the beautifully coloured image and fabulous background---Thank you for joining us at Artistic Inspirations
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Your card is adorable!!! Love the image!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining our challenge at Do-Al(l) Kreatives I hope you’ll join us next time again.
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This is gorgeous Donna. Lovely image and design. Thanks for sharing with us at The Fairy and the Unicorn and we hope you will join us again soon. Hugs, Gale DT
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