It is the start of a new month and we have a new image to play with for
Our New Blog Home is now up and running and all the challenges are being hosted from there. There is a challenge for each day of the week and we have ones that last for a month at a time. Lots of prizes on offer with individual ones for the specific challenges and sitewide ones for each calendar month.
Come on over and join in the fun at The Outlawz
This image has a wistful feeling to it and I found a sentiment in my digital collection that I felt fit it perfectly. It is an old retired one from Sentimental Susan that had a medicine bottle on it. It didn't look right in the background so I edited this out.
Reading has always been a very important part of my from being a small child. Whether it be a physical book or a digital reader the escapism you feel from reading a book, the way you picture characters in your head is something that has fed my imagination over the years. In this super busy world it feels like an indulgence to make time to read but it is important to slow down and have some 'me' time. That is indeed medicine for the soul.
I used a combination of Promarkers and pencils to colour the image. I used fine tipped markers to add delicate detail to the tree bark and around the sun and colour the tiny leaves.
I mounted the image onto some kraft card. The patterned paper is a really old leaves one from Papermania, I just love the Autumn colours as it is my favourite season of all. I used some touchy feely suede ribbon. The flower embellishment has been created with 2 fabric flowers, and opened metal beadcap and a gorgeous gem brad holding it all together.
The Progressive Freebie challenge is a great opportunity to use images from different artists who you may not have used before. It helps to take you out of your comfort zone and introduce you to different styles and I would highly recommend you take part.
Head on over to The Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge where you can see all the details of how to request this image if you would like to play along.
Card Details -
Size - 6” Square
Digital Image - Autumn Fall Girl Reading (Star Stampz)
Digital Sentiment - Now Retired (Sentimental Susan)
Designer Paper - Woodland Folk (Papermania)
Colouring Medium - Promarkers, Arteza Expert Pencils, Fine tipped marker pens
Embellishments - Suede ribbon, Fabric Flower, Metal Beadcap, Gem Brad
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)
- A Perfect Time To Craft - #09-2022 Anything Goes
- Allsorts - #690/691 Anything Goes
- Classic Design Challenge - #9 Anything Goes
- Colour Crazy Challenge - #33 Anything Goes with Colouring
- Corrosive Challenge - #8 Anything Goes
- Crafty Animals - #65 Anything Goes with an Animal or Insect
- Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
- Creative Fingers - #237 Anything Goes
- Critter Crazy Challenges - #66 Anything Goes With a Critter
- Di’s Digi Designs - Add a Sentiment
- Digi Choosday - #35 Anything Goes
- Digi Doodle Studios - #53 Add Metal or Sparkle
- Gem of A Challenge - #18 Anything Goes
- I Love Promarkers - #517 Anything Goes & Use Pretty Papers
- Krafty Chicks - #627 Stamp Act
- Little Red Wagon - #669 It's Hot (Red's and Oranges)
- Love To Craft - #70 Anything Goes
- Love To Scrap - #157 Anything Goes
- Mirtillamente - #13 Anything Goes
- Mix It Up Challenge - #61 Anything Goes
- Moving Along With The Times - #146 Trees and/or Leaves
- Paperminutes - #759 In The Garden
- Paper Shelter - #523 Autumn Colours
- Path of Positivity - #103 Anything Positive Goes
- Penny’s Challenge - #529 Anything Goes
- Polkadoodles - #34 Anything Goes
- Sheepski Designs - #66 Feature a Creature
- Show Us Your Pussycats - #81 Furrything Goes
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes
- Stamping Sensations - Feminine
- The Four Seasons Challenge - Anything Goes AUTUMN / FALL
- Word Art Wednesday - #559-560 Anything Goes
