Thursday 20 September 2012

Hold me in your heart

Good morning all.I hope you are all well.My day off today so i will be out for breakfast soon unless my freind decides to come back to mine for toast and tea.
Thanks so much for all your lovely comments on my bedroom.It was hard work papering it myself but it was worth it.
So on to my card for today which is using a fabulous D`arcys digi stamp which is on the free CD rom with issue 36 of complete cardmaking and my card has hardly any embellishments and is almost flat.lol
I am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.Allsorts challenge - Week 172 - Purple passion
2.Sketchy colors challenge - Challenge 131 - Sketch by Lena Katrine
3,Creative craft challenge - Anything goes
4.Divas by Design challenge - Challenge 53 - Lovely layers

Products used are:
Black card
Lucy Cromwell papers and First edition Spring drop paper
Distress ink - Dusky concord
Circle and scallop circle nesties
MS butterfly punch
Pearls
Inkylicious sentiment
D`arcy image
Promarkers and Flexmarkers
 
Promarkers and Flexmarkers used are:
Blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon,warm grey 3,5
Lilac.lavender.orchid.cool grey 4
Orchid,wild orchid,red violet,aubergine
Cool grey 2.3,4,5,black
Pine

The sentiment by Inkylicious

And a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
Hugs Coops.xxx

68 comments:

Chrissy said...

What a beautiful card coops, I love the image and colours..and the sentiment stole my heart..gorgeous.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Debs said...

Oh Nic this is awesome!!!
Love the image - so perfectly coloured as always - and I love the LO - absolutely stunning in every detail :o)
Thanks for sharing it with us at Allsorts this week.
Good luck.
Debs xx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Oh it just doesn't need any more embellishing. My fave colour and it is gorgeous. Has brought tears to me eyes though as the sentiment reminds me a very good friend I lost this year, who loved butterflies.

Doreen said...

Ooh this is gorgeous Coops,love the image and fabulous colours.xxx

Amanda said...

Simply stunning, I bought that mag just for this image too. Hugs, Amanda x

Debs M said...

this is lovely x

Marie-Louise said...

Gorgeous says it all.

Lorraine said...

Love the image, gorgeous colours and design...love it!
Lorraine x

lis-m said...

Hiya hun... this is just gorgeous.. looks fab in the purples... y'know I haven't got a single one of these images (gasp)... Mmmm.. off to investigate :-0
Hugs xx

Sue said...

Stunning card. I love the image with such a beautiful sentiment. The colours and layout are gorgeous too.

hugs Sue

Pat K said...

So gorgeous. Love the image and wonderful sentiment, beautifully done. hugs.xx

Alyce Kit and Clowder said...

Beautiful Coops! What incredible colouring...she looks so lovely and peaceful. The purple is stunning too :)

Marilyn said...

Gorgeous purple! I like the image and those fab papers. That's a wonderful sentiment too and all the sponging around the edges is so nice.

Eileen said...

Gorgeous card Nic. I love purple (I've even used the same papers in my latest card lol). Great image, beautifully coloured and fab layout.
Eileen x

Tanya said...

This is fantastic Coops, I love all the purple! So pretty! And that image is so cool, and coloured amazingly well! I love your layout and butterflies too :)

Tags xx

Olivia said...

Gorgeous...I love D'arcy's digis and you did a fabulous job with it. Love that Sentiment too.

Nicola said...

Wow, what a stunner coops with amazing colouring of image, fantastic sentiment and perfect design!
Thanks for using the colour purple for us at Allsorts this week and good luck!
Hugs Nicola xxx

Lorraine said...

hi huni this so beautiful love those papers and the image xx

Anita said...

This is so beautiful - love the purple and black and the image is so sweet.

Mary J said...

A beautiful touching card, coops!

Rosietoes said...

Beautiful card Coops. Love that FairyD image.

Edna x

Lau W said...

Oh the sentiment is wonderful, your card is so pretty, love the design, and this image so sweet !
xxx

Creations by Shirl said...

Wow I think this is my fav so far, I just love the colour/combo and the way your coordinated your layout on this adorable card..... sooo pretty!

Lisa xx said...

such a gorgeous card Nic, super image and I love that sentiment

McCrafty's Cards said...

This is beautiful Coop's I like the image, the colours and the wonderful sentiment.
Kevin xx

catherine said...

This is stunning Nicola and a great colour combo. The image looks great and the sentiment is perfect. the pics of your new bedroom look super .
x catherine

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Nic
Gorgeous card, hope you are having a nice day off
Margaret

Donna said...

Absolutely beautiful Nic, love the distressed edges and your fab colouring :) Donna ♥ x

Denise said...

This is stunning Coops. Love this D'Arcy image and she really looks great in purple. Fantastic layout, beautiful papers and such a lovely sentiment too.
Hugs
Denise xx

Carol said...

Absolutely stunning!!! Really luv the lilac, fabulous dps and lo too. As always, you've coloured the image to perfection. Hope you enjoyed your day off and your breakfast with your friend Hun. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx

Dotty Jo said...

what a gorgeous card! That image and sentiment go perfectly together - beautiful work hun, Jo x

Shazza said...

this is so pretty as is your papering, well done you x

Linda Wescott said...

A touching sentiment, and sweet image, a very lovely card. Sorry not been by recently, health not good and struggling to keep up - much as I want to lol. Hugs lin

maxine said...

Stunning card x

June Nelson said...

This is absolutely fabulous darlin and the sentiment is perfect, love it huggies June xxxxxxxxxx

Sarah said...

Wow, this is stunning Coops, I love this image and you've coloured her so beautifully. Thank you for joining us at Allsorts for our Purple Passion challenge x

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness your card is so stunning sweetie!
Love n hugs xx cara xx

pinky said...

I got that cd too Coops and just adore the images on it. I have used them a few times already but they don't look quite as good as yours though! This is just stunning. Thanks for the warm welcome:) Still can't believe it lol.

pinky said...

I just love these images Coops and have used them a few times though they did not look quite this good lol. Love this gorgeous card! Thanks for the warm welcome, still can't quite believe it:)

Anonymous said...

Fabulous! What a gorgeous sentiment that's just perfect for the image.
xx

Little K Smith said...

A gorgeous creation Coops, I love the image n the purples and such a lovely sentiment too! :)
Kelly.x

Sandra H said...

This card Coops is gorgeous great colour scheme and image x

Lorraine said...

That's great Coops. All those layers are smashing.

Doreen said...

stunning card Coops. Great colorcombo and the image is really fab
Hugs
Doreen xx

Laura Bradley said...

This is gorgeous chick!! I love purple and this looks fab! Love your colouring. There is a DT call running at Songbird Challenges (http://songbirdchallenges.blogspot.com) if you are interested?! Laura x

Sue B said...

Aww what a beautiful sentiment and the image is perfect with it! your colouring is beautiful… love the scrummy papers and how you've layered up… :-))
Hope you had a good day!
Big Hugs
Sue xx

Joey said...

Absolutely stunning hun, loving those purples and stunning papers. Joey xx

Lizzy said...

Stunning card hun, love the sweet image..beautifully coloured as always :) fab l/o and that sentiment is beautiful too.

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

Lee said...

WOW this really is a wonderful card.My fav colours and your colouring is perfect.Love the sentiment.Hugs xx

Irene said...

gorgeous card, love the sentiment xx

mylittlecardstudio.blogspot.com said...

Beautiful! Loving the image, sentiment, papers and colours. Hugs, Jill x

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Hi Coops what a fabulous card, loving the purple! The image is so sweet and you have coloured her to perfection. Love that sentiment, how touching! Hope you had a lovely day off x

downrightcrafty said...

beautiful monotone and gorgeous colouring such a sweet card and perfect sentiment
Hugs Kate xx

Louise said...

Absolutely gorgeous card Coops
Louise xx

Faye said...

What a beautiful card Coops. The image is gorgeous, the sentiment is lovely and I love the colours.mx

Janice said...

What a beauty, Jx

Jules said...

Hi Coops

Fantastic colour combo!!

Love the intricate layout and your gorgeous image and sentiment!!

Wish my coloured images could look like yours!!!

Hope you enjoyed your day off.

Love Jules xx

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Gorgeous card Nic love the colour's and love the sentiment
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Christine L said...

Stunning card Nic... love that luscious purple.... and that sentiment too... perfect for that very thoughtful image.

Hugs
Christine x

Anonymous said...

Great card and LOVE your Hair shading too! great job! xx

Grenouille Greetings said...

This is beautiful Coops! Love your papers and pretty inking. It's a wicked layout! Gorgeous colouring, perfect positioning of the girl and the sentiment. It's a beaut! Hugs, Lesley

Janet - aka stacky said...

absolutely lovely and such a beautiful sentiment x

Loopylou. said...

oh nic that is just stunning hun. I adore that verse its so beautiful.
huge hugs Lou xxx

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Absolutely gorgeous, love the colours and layout, the image is fab and your colouring is wonderful as always, love the beautiful sentiment too
Lindsay xx

XxJULESxX said...

Aaw! beautiful and the sentiment is so lovely!

Lena Katrine said...

Great card, beautiful colours! Thanks for entering our sketch challenge at Sketchy Colors this week!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

thecraftycavalier said...

Awww Coops, the sentiment made me cry! Stunning card - my favourite colour! Absolutely adore it. The colouring is perfect and I love the layout. Just perfect. Hugs, Jayne xx

coldwaters2 said...

Words escape me Nic, this is incredibly beautiful, the colours, papers, design, image and sentiment, I just cannot tell you how much I love this creation.
hugs
lorraine x