Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Who's a princess?

This image from Karen's Doodles is just too perfect for anyone who has ever owned (been owned by) a cat. I particularly like the little swirl of hair on her forehead - I can imagine this little princess taking hours getting it just right. I'm torn on just the right occasion for this card so I left the sentiment blank but I'll be able to fill it in as needed.


I'm disappointed that the photo doesn't do justice to the "bling" on the card - I used glossy accents on the details of the settee and on her colour and crown. There is also waterfall blue Stickles added to the crown "jewels" and the colour. The flower centres are clear gems.

I'm thinking about maybe replacing the flowers - at first I thought the yellow was a nice match with the heart collar but on second (third, fourth) glance I'm thinking the contrast with the pink might be too great. What do you think? Should I go with a pink or off-white or brown flowers?

Well, that's it for now. I'm hoping to post a scrapbook layout later today but it will depend on how early the kids go to bed.

Recipe:
  • Karen's Doodles - digi-stamp image
  • Copic markers
  • Glossy accents (added to crown, collar, heart, settee details)
  • SEI - chipboard embellishments
  • Stickles glitter glue (added to crown and collar)
  • Basic Grey, Bittersweet collection - patterned papers, chipboard sticker border
  • Stash - Rhinestone brads & flowers
Challenges:

11 comments:

  1. Beautiful card Shelley, such a fab choice of image and beautifully coloured and composed :)

    Thanks for joining us at Karens Doodles UK this week, good luck!

    Elaine x

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  2. Hi Shelly
    What a lovely card, lovely colour combo
    Thanks for joining us at KD UK and Good Luck
    Yvonne x

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  3. Great card and a super image!
    Thanks for Cooking It Up With Katie :)

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  4. Super card. Fab papers and colour combo. I have two hats on. Thanks for joining us at Karen's Doodles and for Cooking It Up With Katie. Hugs Tracy x

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  5. Hi Shelley
    Love the blue of her eyes. You did a great job with kitty.
    Thanks for playing along with KDUK
    Anne x

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  6. Think your card is great as it it Shelley! Kitty is so cute isn't she? Thanks for joining us at Karen's Doodles UK. Viv x

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  7. Hi Shelley

    Fantastic card!!! gorgeous image and you are so right its most deffo for those owned by there cats lol Thanks for joining us at Karens Doodles this week

    Joey.x

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  8. I love the card, great papers and image. I agree with your thoughts about the flowers. I think maybe a nice soft brown would work. Have you made the change already? I love all the bling and glitz!

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  9. oh this is just so cute - thanks for sharing it with us at The Pink Elephant. Have a great weekend.
    ann xxx

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  10. What a gorgeous card! Love the colours you used, and the touches of bling! Thanks for playing along at Practical Scrappers!

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  11. great card, thanks so much for playing along with HFOS.
    Trish

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