Something New

I was so happy to see the challenge at Paper Sundae's was Something New... sometimes I need a kick in the hinney to use some of my fabulous stamps. This challenge was just the thing I needed to break open one of my new stamps from Stamping Bella (you know they had that fabulous sale awhile ago? And I just had to orders some stamps and then *gasp* never used them!) called Prezzies for Lulu.

So out comes the stamp... and I stamp and I color it with my Copics and then disappointment. This was not how these prezzies were supposed to look... what the heck? Ok I can do this! So out comes the stamp (again) and I stamp and color it with my Tombow watermarker and CTMH inks.... still not quite there. So two images in the trash and I thought 3rd time is the charm.... in the end maybe not exactly right but okay. I can live with this one! After that the card came together fairy easily with scraps from my scap bin and a little lace and ribbon. Hopefully it will make someone happy! :) Never give up my friends, never give up! Lol! :)

Have a creative day!

~Smiles~

Imagine

EDITED!

I remembered this morning that I have an airbrush! Dur! So I redid the background ~ I like it much better. Hopefully you do too. :)

Edited Version

Here is the original.....

This card took all day to make... doesn't look like it should have does it? I saw this really cool techinque on Michelle Zindorf's blog. She used a brayer to make the different colors of the scene. Cool I thought, now I just have to find my brayer. Keep in mind that we have just moved (again) and I haven't unloaded or organized all of my scrap stuff. About an hour later I found the brayer! Woohoo!! Dang it... where are my ink pads? That was the question of the day ~ a question that still hasn't been answered. At least I knew where my little dewdrop pads were so I could at least attempt the technique. But wait... where did my sponges go? Apparently they are in cahoots with the ink pads... so I just took my dewdrop pads directly to the paper . I really love this card in person, the colors aren't so harsh and it looks sorta magical. Sorry I couldn't get a the picture to reflect that. :( Oh well! :)

The fabulous image ( Flower Fairy) is from Stitchy Bear Stamps.

The colors were inspired by the challenge picture at Paper Sundaes ~ even if you aren't up for a challenge you should check the picture out anyway. It is gorgeous!

I also made this card with the Springtime challenge over at Digital Tuesday Challenge in mind.

Hope you have a wonderful week! Smiles ~ Brandi