I made this card for our Twisted Sister Challenge last Friday... to case Pat Smethers. I didn't so much case a particular layout as I did her style and image. She is the first one who offered to send me the cutest little house mouse image that I fell in love with. Her card and the images were a happy hopper soaking in a barrell. Her colors were the same as these and though her layout was prettier than this... I also wanted to play this week's HM Sketch Challenge so I used this layout. I tried to copy Pat's gorgeous style with her Itty Bitty Backgrounds that she uses for tiny flowers. I don't have that set so had to work with what I had. This is no where near as cute as hers... but it's headed to her with a lot of love just the same!
I used my new Ornare Piercing Template for the piercing in the corners... love these! I added stickles to the bubbles and flowers, though they don't show much, irl there is lots of sparkle. The image is colored with Copics, which I'll list on my blog if you want the colors.
Thanks for looking!
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 GMT Views: 389
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Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 10:47 AM
I just wonder if Pat knows how much she has influenced us all! Not only with her art but with her faith and humor!
This is a beautiful and adorable card Grace. I love the clouds, flowers all around and the sparkly bubbles. The paper piercing is great too. So many wonderful details!
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Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 1:24 PM
Ohh that is just delightful Grace! I love the green bling bazzil paper - and that cute Happy Hopper image that so reminds of Pat and Shirley, for that matter!! Great piercing in the corner... lovely card! Fabulous work with the clouds - that is something I am a long long way from mastering - or even figuring out at all!!!
Registered: June 14, 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 6675
Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 3:10 PM
Awww Grace, this is adorable - you have done Pat proous! I love that little Happy Hopper....and those dragonflies are just the perfect touch!!! Well done - you are amazing girlfriend!!! Thanks for sharing....God bless you Grace!!
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44920
Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 6:47 PM
Oh, Grace, this ia so adorable!!!! Your coloring is off the charts, gal! Amazing! I just wanna slip right into that tub full of bubbles with fluffy! AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! :P
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Registered: August 20, 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 11545
Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 7:50 PM
Oh, Grace this is wonderful!! What a soothing card...it just makes me want to say ahhhh! Love the textured paper with the bubbles and I especially love the flowers!!! They really add so much to the image and the overall look of the card!!
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Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 9:04 PM
Oh sister! What a place to be! Your scene is gorgeous and oh so sweet! I love hoppers, and the bg you created is beautiful! Those corners are something else! I never heard of Ornare. Is that Danish? I have a piercing tool that is simular, but it can't do this! I am so excited this is on the way siter! Thanks so much. And thank you for your sweet words, I love you Grace. Thank you for always encouraging me in the faith. I know God meant our paths to cross. LYMI
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Wed, May 20, 2009 @ 10:49 AM
WOW, GRACE - THIS IS SUPER CUTE... AWESOME JOB WITH CASING PAT. I LOVE THOSE LITTLE FLOWERS AROUND THE BUNNY TUB... WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE CLOUDS, LOVE THE PIERCED CORNER DESIGN.... GREAT JOB WITH THE SKETCH.
I KNOW PAT'S GOING TO ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.
HUGS