Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a great weekend and are ready for another Colour Create Challenge! This week the theme is pink and grey with an option of cute and cuddly. I hope you can join in this week, there's fantastic inspiration from my DT friends and it's a lovely combination of colours to try.
My image is a cute House Mouse design, not sure if mice are cuddly but I think they're as cute as can be! I stamped it with versafine ink in Smokey grey directly onto the pink card blank, I was thinking about the pink Financial Times, perhaps his shares have gone up?!!! So that I could colour the mouse which I didn't want to be bright pink, I bleached out the mouse part of the design, just using ordinary bleach undiluted and a cotton bud to blend it gently over the image. Not too much bleach is needed as the bleaching effect continues to take out the colour after you've finished blending the area and as it soaks into the card so it's best to be sparing and go over it again if needed rather than soaking. This card took a couple of applications to get the pink out of the card and I left it for a few minutes then coloured the image with markers and drew around the eye with a black fineliner and white gel pen to bring it back to life. The top border of grey card is punched with the MS Doily punch (again!) which I've wrapped with pink polka dot ribbon and then attached to the blank. The sentiment is handwritten and sponged a little black ink around the edges of the card blank. TFL. Chris
46 comments:
Wowzer what a beautiful card - it's fantastic
love tasha xx
Oh my goodness Chris this is incredible. I would have never thought of this. Such a great color combo. Love this HM image. I have not seen this before. Super job...
Thank you for your kind comments left on my blog for last weeks challenge. I'll be back later with this weeks. Great card by the way, I love the colours
love Pat x
Aww Chris
he is sooo cute i luv em, gorgeous hun luv it, sue.x
Oh he's just lovely Chris, great idea with the bleach, not so sure I could be so brave though - I'm lethal with the stuff around the house...lol
Louby x
This card is fabulus I just love it
love
Tracey
And finally another beautiful card Chris!! i just adore the house mouse images. Like you im not sure they are necessarily cuddily, not actually tried cuddling one, strangely enough?!?!? however they look adorable, and this card is just fabulous, as always. Have a great sunday hun. Hugs Linda x
So cute
Wendy x
I just love this card! What a cute HM image, your colouring is just perfect! Absolutely gorgeous! Jillix
Beautiful card Chris. That little mouse is gorjus.
Love Karen xxx
Wow.... Chris
what a lovely card and pretty colours!
Have a nice sunday!
Hugs Gisela
a fabulous card Chris the way that you have done the image is so effective your mouse is popping right off of the card. gorgeous hun.xxx
This is fab Chris. How clever (and brave) to use bleach. The result is stunning. I love the idea that the little mouse is looking up his stocks and shares in the FT - that was great inspiration for the card.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Sharon xx
Oh Chris, you are one amazingly talented lady! What a fabby idea with the bleaching, the results are just fabulous and so inspirational. I just love the image, and if the Financial Times were to be printed in Pink, I may consider buying it LOL.....now there's a thought LOL!
Hugs and Mwahs
Tab xxx
lovely card.
poppy
Amazing card! I love the shape and the colouring of the mouse is fantastic! It looks so 3D like it has real fur! Such a sweet image. I love it!
Love, Georgia xx
Fab card Chris!! Such a cute ickle mouse :)
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Gorgeous card Chris, I love that beautiful pink spotty ribbon. Stunning as always. Lainy x
what a gorgeous creation Chris.
hugs Riet.xx
Gorgeous card Chris as always. Hope you are well hugs han xx
You know it's a great card when I'm sitting here with a huge grin on my face!
Just Adorable!!!!!
Love the colors as well!
Cheers,
Dorothy
Hiya Chris
Wow this is just soo cute and well you know I love them mice!!!
Beautiful ribbon!
Hugs
Dawn
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Oh my, this is so gorgeous and adorable! I love housemouse images and the layout is fab!
Have to do a bit of blog catching up, so sorry I can't comment on all your beautiful creations at the moment. Having trouble with school admission and until it's sorted crafting and blogging have to take a backseat. But I diid want to say hi!
Love, Alex
Love what you've done with the mouse & the paper - really effective, I couldn't stop looking at it! Sounds like a lot of work but defo worth it - excellent job! x
Lovely card Chris, brilliant idea with the newspaper, at least he's not looking too depressed reading about the credit crunch!
Michele
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This is wonderful! I love it..so fantastic to stamp straight onto the cardstcok and the mouse is coloured wonderfully. Your image takes centre stage. Great job!
Judy x
Oh Chris this is adorable and such wonderful colouring thanks for the bleaching hints and tips
Hugs Jacqui x
I wondered how you had created the image effects, this is so clever and thanks for the explanation! The card is amazing amd looks fabulous in that hot pink colour! xx
Woderful card Chris, the image is gorgeous love how you have stamped directly onto the card and how you have coloured the mouse!! The spotty ribbon is beautiful.
Joanne x
Fab card! Love the layout!
Helen x
Fantastic Chris - love what you've done with the image - it's brilliant. I keep meaning to try the bleacking process (and the soot stamping) but never seem to get around to it, but after seeing what you've done it's found it's way to the top of my list.
hugs Heather xx
Oh just fabulous Chris and the bleaching was a great idea and teh image turned out fabulous, one cute design, Hugs, Nikki x
OMG, its stunning Chris, that stamp is adorable!
Clairexx
The house mice are definitely cuddly and cute!!!! What an incredible job you did colouring this little guy. Fantastic card.
Fab card, such a cute image, coloured to perfection and that huge bold bow is just perfect.
Chris your card is `gorgeous`...
I love the colour pallette..
beautiful..TFS:)~X~
Love the card & the colours Chris will have to get my thinking hat on Tx
Wow! fabulous.....love the colours.The image has been coloured beautifuly too.x
So much gorgeous ness ,i love it ,fab colours ,image and detail ,hugs Dawnxxx
WOW!!!! That is the best looking house mouse I have ever seen!!! I absolutely love this!!
Wow! Chris I love this card (I love it.... but I don't want to marry it ;o)
That bleaching effect works so well. I've never tried it. Not sure if I trust myself with bleach... Ha ha.
I managed to make my colour create card this week and used one of my old wooden backed stamps, are't you proud of me ;o)
Hugs
Sandra xx
Wow Chris,
This is just beautiful. I just love your work and look forward to seeing your blog.
A beautiful card Chris, love what you have done with the mouse, he looks so fluffy, I'd give him a cuddle! I have not tried the bleaching technique yet, might give it a go.
Gill x
This is such a cute image Chris and I love vibrant pink on this card, its gorgoeus :) Donna x
oh wow this is stunning Chris,i love the simplicity of this card and the lush ribbon sets it off perfectly:)
sue
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Amazing - and what a great technique! Thanks so much for the explanation. Another thing to try out at some stage! Juliex
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