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Saturday, 17 January 2026

Spring awakens


 Good morning, this fortnight's challenge at Sweet Stampin' begins today, the theme is 
BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
there are lots of ways this theme can be interpretated, at first I thought of bright bold colours- always good to see this time of year but I chose to think of brighter days and beautiful spring flowers, so this sweet Mo Manning digi was perfect (also I fancied a bit of colouring and hadn't coloured it before...)
Coloured with Copic markers, added a little background stencilling and matted onto yellow then green card, all finished. 
I'm looking forward to what you make of this theme- need some inspiration? - just check out the fabulous makes from the rest of the Design Team! 
Thanks for visiting
Chris
x

Challenge entries:
digichoosday #1/2026
ilovepromarkers #598 atg
PFM #820 - Mo Mannings digis are my favourites!


17 comments:

brenda said...

What a sweet image Chris, you've coloured her beautifully, a lovely nod to Spring.

B x

Lisa said...

Such a joyful celebration of early spring. The soft stenciled background adds just enough movement to frame the image, and the yellow and green mats brighten everything without overpowering your coloring. The Mo Manning digi feels perfectly chosen for the theme, and your Copic work gives her such warmth and life. A beautifully balanced take on Bright and Beautiful.

Janette said...

Oh this is so sweet Chris, what a gorgeous image and I love the colouring, its good to look toward Springtime too, I know I am. :)) xxx

meg said...

A beautifully coloured Spring image,the colours you chose are perfect for the challenge

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful card Chris, love the gorgeous image, beautifully coloured and delicate stencilled background.
Carol x

Bernadet said...

What a cutie is this Chris.
But digi's from Mo are always cute, isn't it;)

Chrissy said...

Such a little cutie and gorgeous colouring and stenciled background in pretty yellow Chris, beautiful card..

luv CHRISSYxx

Crafting Queen said...

Beautiful card, love the image and the colouring. Anesha

Kathie said...

Such a lovely card Chris, getting ready for Spring. I'm in the middle of summer at the moment. I do love this sweet image that you've used. This is a great card, thanks so much for sharing your work with us over at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday and good luck.
Hugs
Kathie PDDC~DT

pinky said...

Such a sweet image Chris and the subtle stencilling behind works beautifully. Love the faux stitching too.

Pauline C said...

Lovely spring image Chris, and beautifully coloured xx

Mrs.B said...

A lovely card Chris and it's a beautifully coloured image, love the subtle stenciling.
Avril xx

Linby said...

A lovely reminder of bright days to come and so very sweet.

chrissy xx said...

Such a sweetie of a image Chris. LOve your design.
Trouble is visiting Mo's images. I always end up with more than I really was intended to lol x
Chrissyxx

Crafty KJ said...

This image is so cute and your colouring is fab! Love the delicate stenciling in the background too and a beautiful sentiment. Thanks for sharing at Passion for Markers. Hugs, Karen x

Ellibelle said...

Such a beautifully designed card and great choice of colors! And it's so nice to see you linking up at my Garden Party, thanks so much!

Jane Savage said...

Gorgeous colouring on this beautiful card, I love the light stencilling in the background!
Thank you for joining us at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday! Jane S (DT) Paper, Pencils & Pretty Things xxx