Our New Blog Home is now up and running and all the challenges from today will be 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.
This months at the Progressive Freebie Challenge we have been given this fab image
I had planned my card layout out and gathered together the patterned and darker green papers from my scraps. I then selected a nice subtle patterned green background paper. These greens then dictated the overall colour scheme for my image.
I used Promarkers to put down the base layer of colour. I then added some shading using coloured pencils. I find these are a great way to add texture. Finally I added some pebbles in pencil for the dinosaur to walk on.
The sentiment is an old freebie from a blog called Tidbits Trinkets. I have obtained so many free images and sentiments from bloggers in the past and have of course kept them in my collection to use as and when required. When I create with them I go back to the blog so I can link back to them and give the relevant credit. It makes me so sad that there are many of these artists whose blogs have closed down over the years. I do hope some of them have become successful artists and perhaps sell on Etsy or something. It is such a shame for these talented people if they do not create any longer.
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.
Card Details -
Size - 6” Square
Digital Image - Stacy the Stegosaurus (Dr Digi’s House of Stamps)
Digital Sentiment - Old freebie from Tidbits Trinkets (retired)
Colouring Medium - Promarkers & Arteza Expert Pencils
Designer Papers - Cupcake (Basic Grey), Inspirations Colossal Paper Pack (Papermania)
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)
613 Avenue Create - #202207 Anything Goes
Ally's Angels - #60 Anything Goes
CD Sunday Plus - #90 - Anything Goes with a Digital Item
Colour Crazy Challenge - #30
Anything Goes with Colouring
Corrosive Challenge - #7 Anything Goes
Creative Moments - #236 Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - #30 Anything Goes
Fab ’n’ Funky - #556 Anything Goes
Gem of A Challenge - #16 Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - #515 Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #186 Anything Goes
Penny’s Challenge - #526 Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - #30 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes
Star Stampz Challenge Blog #36 - Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters - #54 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - #553-554 Anything Goes
Love the cute Dinosaur and fun sentiment
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Gorgeous card
ReplyDeleteThank you for entering our Anything Goes Challenge atThrough The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge. Good luck Ginny
My Blog As I do Rodos
A fun and fabulous card- great layout- love the stegasaurus and the sentiment.
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Chris
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Hi Mandy just popping back to say-Thank you for joining us at StarStampz
ReplyDeleteCarol GD x
Love your sentiment!
ReplyDeletePamela
CD Sunday Plus DT.
What a great card. Fab choice of backing paper and great sentiment.
ReplyDeleteJo
CD Sunday Plus DT
Stacy looks quite a jolly Stegosurus. Beautifully coloured.
ReplyDeleteCarol xx
CD Sunday Plus DT
What a cute Dino! Thanks for sharing at 613 Avenue Create!
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Chana Malkah, Owner
Love this!! Thanks for joining us at The Creative Crafters Challenge. Hope to see you again next time.
ReplyDeleteDT Ine http://creaine-cards.blogspot.nl/
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Great card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Polkadoodles Gem of a Challenge! Jane S (DT) Paper, Pencils & Pretty Things! xxx
Great fun card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the Star Stampz Challenge.
Helen x
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