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Friday, 11 January 2013

Make It Crafty Inspiration blog hop!

(Please scroll down for my Bellarific Friday DT post!)


It's time for the fortnightly Make It Crafty Inspiration blog hop!  And for this hop the theme is "new beginnings".  What a great excuse to make another baby card - one of my friends of family always seem to be giving birth!!  Here it is...


Isn't she the cutest?!  This is Bobo Petal Sprite who I matched up with My Minds Eye The Sweetest Thing Lavender papers.  To create a bit of depth, I popped this sweetie onto foam pads and also used one of the branches from the chipboard Oriental Bird set.  I inked up the flowers with a soft pink ink layered over with a white pigment ink, then dotted on some Stickles Star Dust (one of the pressies from my Secret Santa package from fabby team mate Sandie!).

I stamped coloured little Bobo Petal Sprite onto watercolour paper and then coloured in with my Copics - it gives a lovely texture to the image but boy does it drink the ink!  Needless to say I don't do this often!  Here's a close up...


Copics used:
Skin: E21, E00, E000
Hai: YR30, YR31, YR23
Eyes: BG10, BG15
Rose and leaves: G000, G12, G82, RV00, RV21, RV23
 

Back to the hop.  Comment a long the way to increase your chances of winning one of three hidden $5 gift certificates!  You should have got here from Rhea and you now need to hop off to Aeryn.  Here's the full hop list in case you get lost!










Mary J (me!)




Okay, I am off now and back tomorrow with my Whimsie Doodles DT post!




60 comments:

Doreen said...

This is gorgeous ,love the image and fab colours.xxx

Amanda R said...

Cute Mary but I will avoid the watercolor paper for sure! I can see the texture though and it looks great.

Kasey ~ in Oz said...

Hi Mary, fabulous card, I like the simple embellishments you've used. Very cute. So looking forward to learning from you while I'm on the MiC team.

Cheers,
Kasey

Granmargaret said...

Lovely card Mary J. Thank you for your inspiration.
Best wishes
Margaret in hot Sydney, Australia

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

So sweet and beautifully embellished.

Sasha said...

Gorgeous image and beautifully coloured, Mary. I love your glittery cherry blossom x

DesignerDiva said...

2 more fabulous cards today Mary J - i don't know how you keep it up!!
Superb!!
Hugs Laurie xx

Zoe said...

Oh this is sooooooo adorable Mary! I love it so much! xo

Trudie said...

Gorgeous Mary! Those chippies finish it of perfectly. So excited to be joining you on this team!! xxx

Nikbee said...

A gorgeous card. I love the cute image and the chipboard branch is lovely.
Nikki x

Barbara Sproatmeyer (LM2) said...

Such a cutie pie and the pink is perfect! Love the chippies - will have to look into using those myself. :D

KoliberArt said...

so sweet card!!!

Annette Allen said...

oh my word this is a totally cutie pie..love it

Stamps and Paper said...

Gorgeous card Mary, cute image and love the die cuts

Anne

Tracy said...

How sweet! I love the chippie branch. Darling card Mary! Hugs!

heidy said...

What a lovely card MaryJ!!
XXX Heidy

Kerri said...

Beautiful...love your colouring...great job

Carla S. said...

Fantastic card, Mary! Wonderful coloring of the darling image!

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Gorgeous card Mary J, I love how you did the branch its so pretty! x

Jane said...

Wow, awesome, amazing.....you get the idea - your work is always an inspiration Mary.
Hugs
Jane

Fabiola said...

trooooop mignonne, biz

Anita said...

Aww, Mary J, this is so adorable. Beautiful coloring and I really like the texture that the w/c paper adds. Beautiful, vibrant colors too!

Chrissy said...

So adorable Mary J..gorgeous colouring and love the branch.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Shelby said...

This is the sweetest card and of course the image is colored just beautifully and love how you've done the chipboard.

Shelby

Faye said...

Wow, super pretty card, but your vibrant colouring is awesome. Have a great weekend Mary. X

Shazza said...

such a cute card x

Lou Mac said...

Cutie pie indeed!! Love the chipboard and that gorgeous scalloped edge!!

I've missed stalking your blog. I'M BACK!! :D xo

Kathleen said...

Fabulous card Mary, love the branch and flowers, cute image.

Kath x

Fiona Powell said...

Love it!

AerynK Designs said...

This is beautiful Mary J, I love the little chippies too. Glad to be working with you!

pinky said...

This is so so sweet Mary. Love the added newsprint in the background.

Tress said...

Beautiful card! And your coloring of the flower petals is so pretty! Bobo Petal Sprite is adorable sitting among those petals.

Wendy said...

Soooooo cute, really gorgeous Mary.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Wendy xx

Corinne said...

So beautiful....
Hugs

Adriana Morales said...

Such a gorgeous card. Love it!

Blessings,
Adriana

Jackie Rockwell said...

So glad you dropped by my blog Mary J! Your card is so SWEET! Love the branch!!! Beautiful coloring too!

Scrumplescrunch said...

Hello Mary,
I agree, it is the cutest image ever, but you have enhanced it by the wonderful colour work and in the design of the card.
Smiles :-)
Sue

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

This is so adorable, love the cute card design and the fabulous colored image.

Leanne said...

Hello Beautiful!!
Awww, this is super sweet!! It must be a baby kind of year, I'm going to need more baby cards and you've given me the best inspiration. Thanks!!
Have a lovely weekend!!
:)

cosie said...

Love everything about this... background,image, colours.. just gorgeous.

Gretchen said...

Mary this is so sweet. I love the branch and blossoms you added.

Debbie Pamment said...

Absolutely GORGEOUS Mary!
xXx

EmbossingQueen said...

What a cute baby card! I love what you did with the Oriental Bird chipboard.

Daria Pneva said...

This is such an amazing project! Love it!

coops said...

so gorgeous mary.super sweet image and your colours and details are really pretty :D

xx coops xx

Crafteezee said...

Adorable Mary. Love what you did with the chipboard.
Hugs Tracy x

Bron said...

Aww how sweet is this card...The chippies look adorable.
Hugs from Bron x

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Mary J
A gorgeous and beautiful card
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Unknown said...

Hi Sweetie, I'm hopping by your blog and love what I'm seeing! LOvely card hun, really like the image and love that branch too! Hugs Frea

Julie said...

Beautiful card! Your coloring is gorgeous!

Hugs,
Julie

Maryann Laursen said...

Gorgeous card. So cute and amazing coloring too, just awesome work.

Sharman said...

Adorable. You did a great job on this card. Beautifully colored.

Beth said...

Wonderful card Mary J ... love it!

Loni said...

So darn cute. Thanks for sharing.

Scrappin' Diva said...

What an adorable card! Love, love, love it!

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What a cutie and what I great job you have done on her!

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