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Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Bright and beautiful


Good morning, Fab'n' Funky Challenges are back with our first challenge for 2025.

Hosted by our lovely Pat who has chosen the theme of 

ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

Just what we need in these cold dark winter months.


Once again I've used a Mo Manning image, this one is only available on Patreon. I've coloured her with Copics and fussy cut. To make the background I blended Distress Oxide Inks over a rectangle of white cardstock and then used an A&C stencil with the same coloured inks. I stamped the sentiment, flowers, border and little ladybird then coloured them with watercolour markers and acrylic ink with touches of white gel pen- the colours are brighter IRL, couldn't get a very good photo. 

For more bright and beautiful inspiration from my fabulous team please check out the challenge Blog, then have fun creating and join  in! 

Thanks for visiting
Chris
x

Challenge entries:
PFM #761
aperfecttimetocraft January Challenge
pearlysparkles #103 (Old stamps, new digi)
SAS4Kids Jan Challenge






 

24 comments:

Janette said...

Chris you have to tell me how you got her eyes to match the image, I tried and they just looked so big and not right, I know its me but its driving me mad, haha.
You made a beautiful card with this cutie and that background is gorgeous.

Crafting Queen said...

Beautiful card, love your colouring of the image. Anesha

Dotty Jo said...

Gorgeous work! Such a cute image and beautifully coloured, Jo x

brenda said...

Such a fun image Chris and lovely bright and cheery colours, teal goes so well with the reds.

B x

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

A fabulous card and such a fun image and it is bright and beautiful Ginny x

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous card and background, love the gorgeous image and beautifully coloured.
carol x

meg said...

A gorgeous background and beautifully coloured image Chris

Pat said...

Definitely a bright and beautiful card Chris, love that gorgeous image and the colours you have used, great background too.

Pat xx

Sue said...

This is a fantastic card Chris! love how you have coloured her I've tried the eyes but I can't get it right lol hugs Sue x

Chrissy said...

Such a fun cute image Chris and awesome colouring..gorgeous card..

Luv CHRISSYxx

aussie aNNie said...

Your card is adorable and I love the composition here and Mo's cute image coloured to perfection ♥

chrissy xx said...

Oh My! She is Bright and she is Beautiful Chris.
A super image....LOve her x GORgeous background too.
Chrissyxx

Pat K said...

Fabulous image on this beautiful card Chris. Lovely start to the New Year. hugs, x

SarahR said...

Hi Chris, oh that is one fabulous card! I love the image and your background is just a brilliant colour! Thanks for joining in with my challenge over at Passion for Markers this week - Sarah, DT.

Lisa said...

What a bright and beautiful card to start the year! The Mo Manning image is just adorable, and your coloring with Copics really brings her to life. I love how you created such a vibrant background with Distress Oxides and the stencil—such a perfect contrast to the sweet image. The little ladybird and added details like the flowers and white gel pen highlights really make everything pop. Even though the colors might not show perfectly in the photo, I can imagine how stunning this must look in person.

pinky said...

She is a cutie Chris and that background is definitely bright and beautiful. Lovely card!!

Linby said...

This is such a happy card and so bright and beautiful.

Melanie Hungerford said...

Excellent job coloring and creating the perfect background for that adorable little girl! Thanks for sharing with us at Send a Smile 4 Kids.

Ginny said...

Oh I think I found my new favourite. What a cutie!

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

This is just SO fun! LOVE that sweet image of Mo's. Looks fab with the cute background you created. I had to read closely if you'd masked her and created the background around her, because your fussy cutting is flawless!! Gorgeous background, love what you did there and super cute card xoxo

ClaireB said...

Great card, a real fun image and beautifully coloured. Thanks for joining us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge this month, Claire DT

Jennifer Reece said...

That is an adorable card/image! Both your coloring and the color combo is awesome. Thank you for playing along with us at SAS4Kids!

Helen said...

She is just adorable! A great, fun card.

Thanks for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.

Helen x
DT

Ginny said...

Wonderful job with the colours and I absolutely love the background. Thank you for joining us at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge! All the best.
-- DT Gina Ang --
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge for January, #1-2025