Southern Girls ~ Anything Goes

Hi crafty pals, it's time for a new challenge at Southern Girls. Our awesome blog mamas have worked hard this year to score some stellar sponsors for our challenges and pretty much every challenge has two wonderful sponsors. This week, we are being sponsored by a New Zealand company called Paper Arts and also by the lovely Lacy Sunshine Stamps, so two awesome reasons to enter the challenge this week. Our theme is 'Anything Goes' so we're expecting lots of wonderful entries this week as that's always a popular theme. 


I chose a gorgeous wistful image to create with this week, called Harper's Moon. My daughter has started harp lessons this year, so when I saw this image of Heather's with the sweet harp, I really wanted to have a go colouring it up for Georgie. I tried to make the sky as inky and dark as possible, but think I have a gap too big in my copic blues, so will have to try again at a later date once I've filled that gap. 


I went for a very soft palette to colour the flowers and her dress, to allow the inky sky the depth and strength of colour without overly swamping the image with lots of other bright colours. Close up the flowers and dress are really pretty and very softly coloured. I think that worked out to be my favourite part of this colouring. 



I very much wanted to keep the card design very CAS as I wanted the image to be the feature, but I have to confess I'm not at all happy with how this turned out. I may yet pull it apart and try again, as the image is so lovely, but I feel the card design let's it down. I have no solution in mind right now and tried lots of different layouts and cardstock colours before settling on this. So I'll have to leave it sitting on my desk awhile and see if anything comes to me. I have a lot of 'half finished' designs laying around, LOL. We're always our own worst critic aren't we?! But I do occasionally rework designs when I'm not 100% happy with them. I'll show you if I do.


Do come and play along with us this week for our 'Anything Goes' challenge. It really doesn't get any easier than that! Stop by the challenge blog to check out what my awesomely talented teamies got up to this week too, they're a talented bunch and you're sure to be inspired by what you see. I'll be back again later tonight with my Whimsy Stamps Inspiration post. I usually post on a Wednesday, but each 14th of the month, you can find me over on the main Whimsy Stamps Inspiration blog with an extra inspiration post there, so I delayed the matching post on my blog by a day to sync up with that. So pop back in again soon to see that. Hugs and happy crafting until then, Wends xoxo


Challenge Entries:
Dragonfly Journeys: #120 ~ Rose Garden
Lemon Shortbread: #69 ~ Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations: June ~ Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Challenge: #23 ~ Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: #407 ~ ATG + Birds & Blooms
Addicted to Stamps & More: #296 ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Frame It (Framed by mats)
Cupcake Inspirations: #448 ~ Colour Challenge ~ Pink, Yellow, Green

Comments

I do love your card Wends - the simple layout really lets the eye go straight to the beautifully coloured image.
Blessings
Maxine
Dawn T said…
OMG Wendy. This is just GORGEOUS!!!! such a great card.
Chris said…
Wends, I think the layout works perfectly with the image, it picks up the inky colours of the sky, and blends into the background allowing the pretty image and your beautiful colouring to take centre stage, you really don't need to pull this apart! I's gorgeous just as it is!
hugs
Chris
x
Meighan Wheller said…
Beautiful card Wendy. Love the image, beautifully coloured xx
Sarah said…
Ooh, what a beauty she is and I am sure Georgie will think so too xx
Indy's Designs said…
This is just magical! Lovely image and fabulous coloring! Thanks for sharing your talents with us at Cupcake Inspirations!
Hugs,
Debbie
Marlies said…
A beautiful card in nice colours and a lovely image! Thanks for joining our challenge at Stamping Sensations. Marlies
brenda said…
A delightful image and beautifully coloured, many thanks for joining in with our June theme at Stamping Sensations challenge.

B x
Jane Savage said…
So very beautiful!
Thank you for joining us at The Colour Crazy Challenge! Jane S (DT) xxx
debby4000 said…
What a beautiful image, its makes a fabulous card and I think you background is fine.
Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
luv
Debby
Joan said…
Beautiful colouring and a very pretty card

Thanks for joining us at stamping Sensations this month

Joan
Jeannie said…
Hi Kim! This is so beautiful and I know your daughter will treasure it. Thanks so much for joining my Rose Garden blog challenge and good luck :)

Jeannie T.
Dragonfly Journeys
Shylaashree said…
your colouring is awesome kim. A great card.Thanks for playing along with us at Addicted to Stamps & More. Hope to see you again
Shylaa DT@ATSM
Adhiraacreations
MagsB said…
This is so beautiful! Your colouring on the fab image is just gorgeous!

love Mags B x

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