Today's CC206 challenge and SFYTT sketch - Swinging in Spring (Sugar Nellie)

Despite having a bunch of sickies in this house and being overtired, I decided the best thing to do today was to stamp the day away on today's color challenge and Jenn's SFYTT sketch challenge for this week. It took me all day because of the constant need for attention from my patients (sick hubby and still two sick children) but I managed to get it done and get a picture of it in the daylight. Quite an accomplishment!!!!

The image I used is one that I just received from Sugar Nellie called "Rope Swing" It was so much fun to watercolor!! What a darling image!! It was a challenge to use today's color challenge since the kiwi kiss and more mustard are a little out of my comfort zone. Once I found this great designer paper from K&Co. (Classic K), the rest of the card flowed. It was a great release for me and a lot of fun! I stamped the image 3 times in brown stazon on watercolor paper. I painted the dress using gable green and rose red (using my watercolor markers), and the hair and shoes have shades of more mustard and brown. Then I cut and layered the image for a 3D effect. The tree in the background is stamped using the fern from A Touch Of Nature.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Sugar Nellie-Rope Song, SU- Touch of Nature

Paper: K&Co. Classic K, Old Olive CS, Chocolate Chip CS

Accessories: Fiskars Sunburst Border Punch, brown American Crafts ribbon, Vintage Corner dies from Cuttlebug, buttons, sewing machine and brown thread, swiss dot embossing folder, and label 3 nestability

Thanks for visiting my blog today!! I hope you enjoyed today's post as much as I enjoyed making it.

19 comments:

~ j said...: this is so sweet. i love the image on an angle :); February 17, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Susan (peebsmama) said...: Very pretty. I like the dimension on the girl image.; February 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Samantha said...: All the layers and the textures are beautiful!; February 17, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Janna said...: Wow, wow, wow!! This is absolutely incredible!!! I adore your take on the layout and the coloring on her is unbelieveable! The card took my breath away! Truly amazing!!

Smiles,
janna; February 17, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Kay said...: Such a cute image and such a pretty card. You did a fabulous job - beautiful work.; February 17, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Anonymous said...: Great card...such beauty! Hope everyone feels better soon.; February 18, 2009 at 12:23 AM
Jen Z. said...: Love the 3D feel of this. Very pretty, and beautiful watercoloring.; February 18, 2009 at 7:46 AM
Amy Johnson said...: Wow! This is gorgeous! I love these Sugar Nellie images! I really like how you angled the white panel...it adds to the swinging effect.; February 18, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Jacquel said...: Gorgeous card and love the sketch! your coloring is superb...hope everyone starts to feel better soon.....tfs!!; February 18, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Denise Marzec said...: Oh my my MY!! That is GORGEOUS!!!! Love every beautiful detail!; February 18, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Cindy Haffner said...: Fantastic, love all those layers.; February 18, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Amy Sheffer said...: How sweet this is! Love all your layers and beautiful papers! And your coloring is amazing!; February 18, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Angel said...: Oh so pretty, Chris!!!!; February 18, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Zoe said...: Hello Chris, I love the sweet little girl and I love the buttons.
love
Zoe
xxxxx; February 18, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Unknown said...: just beautiful, i love it so much!; February 18, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Nikki Fairbairn said...: Beautiful card Chris, love the cute image and the wonderful dp. Hugs Nikki x; February 18, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Ginny said...: the bestest yet :0)

thanks for the comment on my blog and re: me being "up before you"...Im in Australia so sometimes its tomorrow here when it's still yesterday there ;0) lol; February 18, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Virginia said...: Such an adorbale image and you colored it beautifully! I love the sparkle of her clothes. Hope everyone at your house gets well soon!; February 18, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Jane Wetzel said...: love it!; February 18, 2009 at 9:02 PM