Saturday 12 June 2010

i wanna be a rockstar.

good evening all, are you liking my jelly beans background, only problem is i have a real sweet tooth and no sweets hidden anywhere in the house so i am feeling a little sugar deprived now.lol.
tonights card i have made for this weeks totally gorjuss challenge=challenge 34=one for the boys.my little lad was helping/bossing me to colour this one and was being quite specific on the colours i needed to use.lol.

products used are burgandy card,papermania hampstead papers.white raffia used to make strings like on the guitar.lol.alphabet samps.sugar nellie rockstar image coloured with promarkers and 2 shades of grey chalk used around the image to create depth.

promarker colours used are.
skin=ivory,blush,dusky pink,soft peach.
hair=primrose,vanilla,sandstone,caramel.
jeans=cornflower,china blue,midnight blue.
t shirt=cool grey 1,2,3,4.
guitar,glasses,shoes=red,ruby,cardinal,burgandy,gold,pumpkin,raw sienna,pastel beige,khaki.

close up of the raffia strings.

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by and for the lovely comments you leave me.
going to finish my cuppa now and do some blog hopping.
have a great weekend.
ttfn
luv coops.xxxx

29 comments:

jenny said...

Fabulous card! Love the guitar strings :) and the papers and your colouring is wonderful x

Jenny xx

Crafty Urchins said...

Nic you're so quick don't know how you do it but I love it.
Sue XXX

Wishcraft said...

Oh wow, this is fantastic! I love it all :o) Lisa x

Vicky said...

Fantastic card Coops!!, just love this stamp, such fun to colour, and your layout is fab!!
Have a great evening, I feel hungry now I have seen your new background!!,lol.love Vicky xx

Rosietoes said...

You would have to choose jellybeans Coops! How unfair - my favourites and I can't even nab one! LOL
Love this card - it's fab. Love all the extra touches.
Edna x

Net said...

Oh wow Coops I love that! Your raffia string looks great. It works really well - how clever.

Thanks for playing Gorjuss with us.

~@ngie~ said...

hehehhe I love it darl.. its awesome ;o) love n hugz Angie xXx

craftycreationsbydebbie said...

Wow Nic, your card is stunning, love the papers and layout and I wish I could colour like you!

And as for your new background wow how bright is it, needed the sunglasses! Hugs Debbie x

Jennifer said...

Wow Coops! Had a shock when I saw all your jelly beans lol! fab card as always, love the 'strings'...very clever! xx Jenny xx

Little K Smith said...

Great card Coops, fab image, wonderfully coloured. Fab papers and layout, love the stars too.
Kelly.x

Unknown said...

this is great, theres a little something for you over on my blog :)

Jenny

Di said...

Great idea with the strings. The whole card is fab love the stars and the letters.Those jelly beans are making me hungry. Di.x

Kathleen said...

Gorgeous male card. Love the papers. Kathleen x

Delphine said...

Amazing card, Nic! So many details I like... The image of course (I love these SN Manga stamps), your awesome colouring, the alphabet stamps you have used, the gorgeous papers, your stars and your raffia strings are just brilliant! And my youngest son loves picking Copic markers for me too... Have a nice weekend! Hugs Delphine xx

The Crafty Blonde said...

Fab card, love the cute SN image and the papers and layout look fab. Great colour combo too. Love the cut out sentiment.
Lyndsey xx

Judi said...

Brilliant card, Coops! Love it!

Judi xx

Naomi Johnson said...

fab card - love the layout and the papers!

Messi Jessi said...

Wow this is so cool! I love the raffia guitar, what a creative idea - brilliant! The jelly beans are fab too xxx

Carolk said...

Fab card, just reminded my I've got this stamp too. Love your background its yummy. Many thanks for my award, still figuring out how to pass it on, hopefully I'll get a chance later today, Carol x

Maureen said...

Great card Coops, brilliant idea with the alphabet stamps. Well done.
Maureen.......x

Janette said...

WOW it is brilliant,your new background is making me hungry...lol....xxx

Squirrel x said...

Wow hun! You rock babes! What a superb card, am loving all the detail and the strings are such a clever idea. Absolutely fantastic. Thanks so much for joining us at TG this week. Hugs, Sxxx

Twocrafty said...

gorgeous card Coops, I love the colours and the guitar strings are a fab idea!

Tracy x

Sarpreet said...

hi there, i have been unable to get to your blog this week due to preparing for a demonstration, my apologies,all your cards since i have been here are gorgeous as always, and great colour combination.

Julie said...

FAb, fab, fab Coops - superb layout and what a great idea to use the string in this way!! Hope your back isn't giving you too much gip!! Juliexx

XxJULESxX said...

oh just fabulous!!!!!!!!! love the layout and the colourings just fab!!!

Elaine Stark said...

Great new background, I thought I was on the wrong blog for a moment. Love your card, great for a young man. Genius idea for the strings. Elaine

paola said...

Great take on the challenge,your card is fabulous, thanks for joining us at TG
smiles
Paola

Debs said...

wow this is fabulous..thanks for joining us this week at TG...Debs x