Saturday, January 26, 2013

Spring Birthday



I'm joining in the fun at a new challenge, Muse (which closes in a few hours!)

Here are the simple rules:
  • Use what you have in your stash, don't purchase anything new for your Muse cards.
  • Explain your interpretation of the Muse inspiration card in your post and link back to Muse. 
  • Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions. 
  • Vote for one of your fellow member's submissions that you find inspiring.


And here's the inspiration card, provided this week by Amy Kolling.


I took my inspiration from the yellow flower and the black sentiment.

The challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to use markers.

CFC87: Use markers in your Clean And Simple Creation
Remember... a little can go a loooong way!
You can color an image, or an element, or get creative and show us some fun techniques!

I used Tombow markers to colour the flower stamp then added doodling around the images, so that I could enter it into One Layer Wednesday, hosted this week by Karen from Snippets, to use doodling in your one layer card.

Doodled Up- add doodling to your card!


You can see from these two close-ups where I've started doodling, and the finished panel.


It's a sketch challenge at Less is More this week, with conditions:

It's simplicity itself, so to add a little constraint, we ask that the card stays in this orientation ie that the band remains in the horizontal plane, in the lower part of the card and that it takes up no more than 1/3rd of the height of the cardbase.

I stamped the sentiment then added some doodled lines to define the panel.  Oh, and a bit of Stickles for the flower centres.

Flower: Hero Arts 657776
Sentiment: Hero Arts CL646



31 comments:

  1. Your card is lovely - I love that super sunny yellow

    Kathyk

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  2. Great take on Amy's card and I love how you've incorporated the doodling!

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  3. This is such a beautiful CAS card. I love the sunny colours and your doodling is a great idea.

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  4. I'm impressed at your ability to combine so many challenges! Beautiful card- love the doodling around the flowers- it really brings out the details!

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  5. Wow. Can't believe how many challenges you have combined & what a beautiful card too

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  6. Wow - this card is spectacular! I am not sure you have entered enough challenges though! LOL.

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  7. Beautiful card Shirley!! Gay x

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  8. Oh my..this is amazing! I love the doodling. What a fun addition to your card. I'm off to play around with this technique. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  9. Oooh ... amazing ... what a delight these fabulous flowers are, and the doodling defining the panel is lovely ... kind of sketchy and swirley curly at the same time! You never fail to inspire me with your challenge combining creativity ... thank you! Anita :)

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  10. shirley, these flowers are amazing-you get my vote x

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  11. Such a pretty CAS card Shirley! Love the simplicity of it so much. :)

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  12. What a lovely bright card, just what we need at this time of the year. Thank you for the doodling tip.
    Angela

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  13. Beautiful Spring card Shirley! CAS at it's best.
    xx

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  14. Gorgeous card - I love those beautiful yellow flowers! Hugs xx

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  15. FABULOUS take on the challenges! Love your doodling and coloring! The one layer card is just so sophisticated and your card certainly has THAT special quality! So glad that you join the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!

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  16. This is gorgeous. Your doodling is amazing! ann

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  17. I love your card, and I too, am impressed with how many challenges your one card has achieved. I had never thought about adding definition through doodling - I love that I learn through enjoying other peoples beautiful creations.

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  18. Wow, Shirley! Just look at you combining so many challenges!! Your card is so bright and just shouts "SPRING"!! Love it!

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  19. Love it!! I love the "doodling"--really made your flowers pop!!!

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  20. Such a pretty card and your doodling gives it a perfect finish.
    Lynne xxx

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  21. Really bright and cheerful card - great doodling!!

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  22. Pretty card...thanks so much for playing along with the olw this week....

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  23. Shirley, Love how you combined all the challenges. Love your doodling...I've been stumped with this OLW Challenge.

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  24. Wow, check you out AGAIN, Shirley! So many challenges, such a perfect card! I couldn't believe that you doodled that and it wasn't a layered panel!!

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  25. What lovely fresh colours Shirley.
    Super job
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    Less is More

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  26. Such a wonderful card! This is such a classy sketch and I really like the doodling!!!

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  27. shirley this is fabulous... love the effect of the doodling

    Thanks for Joining us this week
    Jen xx
    "Less Is More"

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  28. This is fab the doodling finishes it perfectly really eye catching card !x

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  29. Very very pretty. My favourite colour combination too:) Love it, Michelle! Thanks for playing along with us @ CAS-ual Fridays:)

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