Hello Friends, I am so excited for today. This is a card I made for a card challenge between Vicky Papaioannou , Deborah Nolan and I.
If you are curious about the background what I did was color the background with B12 & YG03. I wet a rag with “Colorless Blender” and pressed onto the background & when you lift up the rag….magic happens. I added some highlights with a brown colored pencil and just had to add some white dots.
The three of us are challenging each other for a color “throw down”of sorts! One day Vicky emailed me to see what Copic colors I would recommend. Vicky felt she needed more colors before she could use her Copics. So a challenge was born… to use only the colors that Vicky had. We are hoping that you would like to play along with us.
YOU do NOT have to use Copics the only requirement is to use THESE FOUR COLORS.
You may notice that our cards we have added some accents of brown, white and black & that’s ok.
Now I present you with Vicky‘s card. Have you seen her videos …. I just love them! I am lucky to call her a friend.
and now for Deborah’s card. Have you read her blog before….she is an amazing writer.
Hummmm…what if these two….ummmm……let’s just say there’s a big secret *wink*
I have so much respect for both of these ladies and they both are so talented.
Just link your card here on my blog and next Sunday I will draw TWO random winners. Both winners will win one of Penny Black’s newly released stamps!
Don’t forget to hop over to the Penny Black blog and see what the new challenge is for this week. Tomorrow I will announce the winners and show you the stamps I will be giving away again. Here are the details. I’m just reminding you to buzz on over and leave some love so I can enter you in the random draw for each day THIS WEEK. If you have any questions please let me know. Have a great day! Hugs, Kathy
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Celebrate Women Blog Hop
Do you use a Dove Blender pen to water color a image??
Day 19. Background Circles
Wonderful cards from the three of you! You are all so talented! What a neat idea! I’m glad we’ve got a week to play! Hope to find time to make a card. . .Thanks, Kathy! Hugs. . .
what a great cards every one made, i love it!
love your card Kathy and aren’t the other two amazing as well…. I’ll have to have a go.
Sending hugs your way! You are sweet and talented!
Great cards! Jo x
Great cards I love all of them I make a card inspired by yours hope you like it =P
What a wonderful cards! Great idea to challenge eachother this way.
Marie-Anne
How much fun you have all had and such wonderful and different creations.
What fabby cards, i’ll have to rack my brain to see if i can come up with something, Luv Sam x
Fabulous! Love the background technique on the first, thanks for the inspiration!
Is this fun or what! LOOOVE this brilliant vivid card, sista!!
Luv the background you created, and i even luv that you added brown in there, to look even more fabulous! 🙂 Coloring of flowers are absolutely gorgeous, and i esp. luv the many white tiny dots on the front flower! hmmm. Challenge?? hmmm… I hardly own copics so i have to try it with my water color pencils 🙂 I always think of something when i see the challenge, and then, time just passes So Quick…LOL! 🙂
Love all your cards ladies! Those colours really rock together 😉
Thanks for the inspiration
All the 3 cards are gorgeous and would definitely try this challenge…fun colors and also it would be nice to know the Copic colors which go well together. TFS
Intriguing combination – have an idea…… shall give it a whirl. Love the use of Candid & your colouring of it – that background is so versatile both have gone on my wish list. The mix of colours is an interesting one & I love that all 3 of you have demonstrated such a variety of styles using the very same brief.
Much love & thanks for a wonderful bit of eye candy.
Paula (PEP)
How exciting! Love all the three different cards!
Gorgeous card, Kathy! Vicky’s and Deborah’s are lovely, too!
It’s a trifecta of wonderful-ness! Love it when talented people collaborate….the result is gorgeous inspiration!
blessings~
Gorgeous color combinations! Love all the inspiration cards Kathy!
your card is stunning, girl! fabulous coloring as always! wow!
gorgeous cards – love it. Thank you for the blog links – the work is amazing. I love this colour throwdown challenge
Thanks for providing this fun challenge Kathy! I loved the story behind though! Gorgeous cards on show!
It´s very exciting for me to use these colors, because I’ve never used these colors together.
Thanks for this challenge!
Hugs,
Patricia
Beautiful cards from all three!
LOOOOVE that background technique….I need to try it!!
Hi Kathy, here is my attempt at the color challenge.
http://ujjwal-handmadewithlove.blogspot.com/2011/03/week-in-cards-day-5.html
I couldnt see Mr.Linky to link up my card there.
Hope you will like it!
Fun colors and sketch! Beautiful cards by everyone!
Thanks Kathy ,for this interesting challenge,love your cards, each has a diffrent style.I had great fun playing with my card!
Hugs
doreen
Hi Kathy, Would love, love, love to see a video of your colouring techniques. keep up the amazing work.
Hi Kathy!! Hi ladies!!!
This was a great challenge for me. I normally struggle with color combo challenges, so this really made me think!! I love the stamp cards and I hope you can continue with these challenges too! BTW….tutorail on your coloring would be fantastic!!
Hugs,
Calypso
Yeahey! I won! Thanks Kathy!