I am your hostess this week, and what was I thinking?!?! I was watching the Olympics several weeks ago, and there was this adorable skater, wearing a gorgeous costume, hot pink, fading to orange, with just a tiny strip of navy blue at the edge of her skirt. Wow, I though. That would be a great color combo!
Honestly, it looked great on her, but I had a bit of trouble trying to decide how to turn these colors into a card. So if you had the same experience, my profuse apologies!
I decided to come as close as I could to copy her costume, which turned out to be this ballerina. I colored her with Copic markers, then put her in a gold, scalloped oval frame on a base of Night of Navy, with a greeting in white on a Melon Mambo flag. A few sequins fulfilled the dessert option of bling. This card would have taken a lot less time to make if I hadn't had to stop halfway through and spend ½ hour looking for the stamp of the ballerina's legs, which decided to hide for a while!
Thanks for stopping by, and please play along with us this week!
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni Splitcoast Challenge Hostess The Charmed Life
Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37193
Mon, Mar 12, 2018 @ 7:50 PM
your ballerina looks beautiful in her Olympics inspired costume - now I remember you saying how you came across this color combo from the Olympics - the gallery will be bold and beautiful- wait and see
------------------------------ Mary Marsh SCS Color Challenge DT Coordinator My Blog- The Charmed Life
Registered: March 12, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 14386
Mon, Mar 12, 2018 @ 8:13 PM
Barbara, the more I look at these colors together, the more I like them. Cute card. I also paid attention to what the Olympic figure skaters were wearing.
Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55667
Tue, Mar 13, 2018 @ 7:40 AM
Nice coloring on your ballerina's outfit!! I love that you were inspired during the Olympics!! I so enjoy them every time they are on. And as for things disappearing in the middle of a card, it happens to me all of the time. My cards take a lot longer than they should if I were organized. Oh well - that's the way we craft. :>)