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Saturday, 6 April 2024

Crafty Calendar April Challenge


 Good morning, today sees the start of our April Challenge at Crafty Calendar, our lovely sponsor for this month is 
The theme is 
'Embossing- wet or dry'

I chose to use a sweet little fairy image, Flower Dreams. I printed the digi onto a square of white cardstock, then used a metal stencil to emboss the floral border. Keeping the stencil in place, I used Distress Inks in shades of pink and green to colour the lightly embossed image, I really like the softer effect. I coloured up the image using my markers and stamped the sentiment. The two butterflies were stamped and embossed onto white vellum. I used a maker to colour the underside after they had been cut out.
The rest of the Crafty Girls have produced some stunning cards this month, click here  to check them out!
Thanks for visiting
Chris
x
Challenge entries:
alldressedup March Challenge
MTTC #531
stencilfun April Challenge
tripleb april Challenge
aplacetostart. April Challenge
HQFCB #4 (atg)
ilovepromarkers #556 (atg)



24 comments:

Maryann scrapbooking said...

Très jolie carte pleine de couleurs avec ce superbe coloriage.
Merci pour le gentil commentaire laissé sur mon blog.
Bon week-end.
MaryannG
Very pretty card full of colors with this superb coloring.
Thank you for the kind comment left on my blog.
Have a nice week end.
MaryannG

chrissy xx said...

Wow!! Just FABulous Chris.
GORgeous soft colours and the sweetest of images...LOve it.
Chrissyxx

Janette said...

This is so very pretty, you must have enjoyed every moment creating this sweetie, just love it Chris. xx

meg said...

Gorgeous delicate embossed background and beautifully coloured image, a sweet girly card Chris

brenda said...

It doesn't get much more girls than this Chris, so pretty and how effective using the metal stencil as you did.

B x

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

What a pretty and stunning card love it ♥ Ginny
My Blog As I do Rodos

Pat said...

Absolutely gorgeous card Chris, your image is so sweet and coloured so beautifully, the stencilling and butterflies make the whole card so adorable. Enjoy your weekend.

Pat xx

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful card and gorgeous image,love the embossing and soft colours,
Carol x

coldwaters2 said...

Beautiful choice of image Chris she looks so cute and very pretty I love the stencilling and the butterflies a super card
hugs
lolo x

Chrissy said...

Beautiful little girls Chris and I love the stenciled florals and vines and lovely soft colours, gorgeous colouring, her hair looks lovely enough to touch and love the embossed butterflies,your card is so, so pretty..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Becca S said...

Chris: this card's fairy, flowers, and butterflies are precious!!! So sweet and delicate! Thanks for sharing at Heart's Quest Fantasy (was TFATU)!! --Becca

Linby said...

I just love how sweet and delicate this is. I could look at it for ages.

Darlene said...

Just precious! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our STENCIL FUN & Triple B challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Co-Owner … Can You Handle the Pressure, Double D, Four Seasons, Peace On Earth,Stencil Fun, Simply Clean & Simple, Two Old Bats, Triple B, Word Power

Bernadet said...

Oooh my, this is such a awesome card Chris.
Love the sweet digi, wich you colored great.

Glittertastic said...

This is lovely - so well coloured and your background embossing is just perfect!
Thank you for sharing your card in our challenge at Dream Valley.
Sharon – Dream Valley Challenge Designer
http://glittertastic.blogspot.com/ - Stop by and see me!!!

Sue said...

This is absolutely stunning Chris! I love the soft colours the embossing detail and that image and your colouring is gorgeous! hugs Sue x

Card Creator said...

This is so sweet! She turned out beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this with us on My Time to Craft
~Tamara

Granmargaret said...

Lovely card. Thank you for joining the Hearts Quest Fantasy challenge. Hope to see you again.

Lisa said...

Your card for the April Challenge at Crafty Calendar is simply enchanting. The use of the sweet fairy image, Flower Dreams, along with the embossed floral border creates a delightful springtime scene. The soft coloring and delicate butterflies add a lovely touch of whimsy.

Clare Jones said...

Absolutely stunning card Chris
Beautiful colouring, I love it xx

Aunty Sue said...

Wow just loving this fab detail and colouring thanks for sharing at ADU

luvmycards.blogspot.com said...

You created such a beautiful card! Thank you for playing with us at All Dressed Up Stamps! I hope you come back soon!
Carolyn, DT

pinky said...

This is the sweetest card I have come across in ages. She is so angelic and beautiful coloured!!

Ilonka said...

A beautiful card, thanks for sharing it with us at The Hearts Quest Fantasy Challlenge Blog.
Ilonka DT