Tuesday 15 January 2013

Crafts and Me - Maxine

Good morning all.I hope you are all well.We had really heavy snow yesterday but luckily it melted on the roads quick. A certain person was not amused that his school was open though.It is his 9th Birthday on Friday so i hope there is no more snow or he won`t be able to go and spend his money.lol.
So on to my card for today which you can also see over at the Crafts and Me store blog.
I am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.Divas by Design Challenge - Anything Goes
2.Allsorts Challenge - Week 189 - Dies and Punches
3,The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge - Challenge 35 - Anything Goes
4.Stamptacular Challenge - Challenge 198 - Fabulous Sketch
5.Bunny Zoes Challenge - Anything Goes

Products used are:
White pearl card
Prima papers
Ms edger punch
Joy craft vintage flourish
Pearls
Stickles - stardust
Kaisercraft sentiment
WOC roses, the darkeer blue one is an aqua one that i coloured with a promarker
Pro/Flexmarkers
 
Pro/Flexmarkers used are:
Blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon.warm grey 3
Dolphin grey,sea mist,,soft green,grey green
Denim,storm,midnight
Tea rose,rose peach,burnt orangemrosewood
Soft aqua
White gel pen
 
And a  sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by,means a lot :D
Hugs Nic.xxx
 
ooops  don`t know what button i have caught on my laptop but i have made everything huge on my screen and i have tried hitting buttons and shutting down and restarting and it won`t go back to normal size,eeeeepp.
lol i have sussed it, i am so thick.

65 comments:

brenda said...

A beautiful wistful looking mermaid Coops and so prettily coloured and glittered.

Thanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge this week.

B x

Doreen said...

Beautiful card love the paper....fabulous image too.xxx

sandy's crafty bits said...

ooo super card nic ... love that lovely mermaid and love the colours you have used ... we had a light covering of snow yesterday looked really pretty but didnt hang around and its a beautiful sunny day here at the moment ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

nnalorac said...

Just so beautiful Nic, love the colours. Carolxx

Loopylou. said...

oh wow Nic she is just awesome,and i love the flowers on the left and oooooh just ooooh!!! gorgeous card hun
huge hugs Lou xxx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Beautiful, love that soft blue grey.

mylittlecardstudio.blogspot.com said...

Gorgeous! I love the image, design and papers. Very pretty. Hugs, Jill x

mylittlecardstudio.blogspot.com said...

Gorgeous! I love the image, design and papers. Very pretty. Hugs, Jill x

nicolet said...

It´s a great card Nic!!
Hugs Nicolet

Sue B said...

Wow! this is gorgeous Coops! Love the image and your colouring is beautiful !! the layout and embellishments are fab! :-)
Hope you have a lovely day!
Big hugs
Sue xx

maxine said...

Stunning card and image coops x

Sue said...

This is stunning Nic. Such a pretty image coloured perfectly and I love the delicate papers and embellishments
Hugs Sue

Grenouille Greetings said...

Fabulous soft colour work, Nic, beautifully complimented by the stronger flower colours. Fab design and wonderfully distressed papers. Hugs, Lesley

Juls said...

so beautiful, love your soft colouring, and the touches of sparkle!! such a work of art! Hugs Juls

Unknown said...

Stunning Nic the colours and image are beautiful.
Chris x

Marilyn said...

Beautiful image and I love the soft looking colours and the sparkle on her mermaid suit. Great papers too!

downrightcrafty said...

Hi Nic love the vintage feel to this one and that punch with the added pearls is gorgeous
Hugs Kate xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Oh wow she's a stunner Nic, so delicately coloured too! Love her sparkly tail. No snow here!! x

Whisper said...

Beautiful image and such soft colours too.

What you have done with your computer, is the sort of thing i would do as well !!!, Luv Sam x

Crafty Lark said...

Beautiful colouring and I love the design. xx Flora

Creations by Shirl said...

Stunning mermaid, love the papers and colours...

Christine L said...

This is another oooooh oooooh OOOOOH one Nic! LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT... particularly her glittered tail!!!

Hugs
Christine x

Jane said...

Ooh I love the colours in this Nic and the sparkle on the tail works so well.
Hugs
Jane

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

This is super Coops love that image and great layout

jacqui x

Marlene Atkinson said...

Thhis is gorgeous coops,love the subtle colours and the layout. Marlene

Margarets designer cards said...

H Nic
Gorgeous cad
Margaret

Vanessa (aka V'ness, Nessa, oldschool) said...

So lovely nic!

Chrissy said...

Mine writng went super tiny the other day and I could not read a thing..lol,,talk about panic...gorgeous card Coops, such a lovely image,love the papers and layers...beautiful.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Céline said...

fantastic card coops as usual, great take on the sketch
thanks for playing with us at stamptacular sunday this week
hugs
céline

pinky said...

I love your card, beautiful embellishments which suit the image perfectly Nic.

Marie-Louise said...

What a fabulous image and really beautiful paper.

Craftnut said...

What a great image, thanks for joining us at Allsorts tracyx

Sandra H said...

This is stunning Coops and coloured so beautifully x

Unknown said...

Two beautiful cards,both have been coloured beautifully,love them Jacqueline.S

Donna Mosley said...

Wow! this is stunning Nic, love the image and your beautiful colouring. Gorgeous papers & flowers too.

Donna x

Debs M said...

she is stunning x

Lorraine said...

She's a gorgeous mermaid! Love the colours and her sparkly tail.
Lorraine x

Tina said...

Beautiful card, lovely image and colours. Tinaxx

Unknown said...

OOOOOOO Very nicely indeed. I love the soft,shabby, romantic colours you have used. I really must get round to doing mine lol!

Thanks for sharing x

Eileen said...

Love this image and the colours you have used on her Nic. She really does look as if she is part of the ocean. Love it.
Eileen x

Little K Smith said...

Oh this is just beautiful Nic! Such a gorgeous image and the colours (and colouring) are delish! :)
Kelly.x

Janet - aka stacky said...

Beautiful card Nic I love the mermaid and your choice of soft colours xx

Sarahshandmadecardsx said...

Wow she is stunning Nic. I love the colours and your colouring.

Hugs Sarahxx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Hi This is gorgeous Coop's I like the image.
Kevin xx

Deb said...

stunningly beautiful card, the image is fabulous and gorgeous papers you paired with her!
Debxx

Wishcraft said...

Gorgeous image and a fabulous card hun :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Stunning Nic! Love the image and you've coloured her beautifully! Great papers too. Hugs, Wends xxx

Elizabeth Hart said...

So very gorgeous and the hair is done just so perfect. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.

Jules said...

Hi Coops

I am on one big blogland catch up after being without our internet for a whole week!! Eeeekkk!!!

Talk about withdrawal symptoms LOL!!

You look like you have been keeping yourself busy.

Loving this beautiful creation .. .. such gorgeous soft colours and I love the touch of sparkle too!

Hope all is good with you.

Love Jules xx

thecraftycavalier said...

I love these images Coops and nobody colours them like you! This is just beautiful and the papers are perfect.
The sparkle and pearls are perfect. Hugs, Jayne xx

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Gorgeous, I love the image and the sparkle on her tale and those papers are so pretty
Lindsay xx

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Stunning creation hun, love the soft colours you have used!
Hugs Shell xx

Janice said...

I love these images, and your great card. Jx

Shazza said...

fab card, no snow here yet, thank goodness x

Jean said...

Stunning card, love the image and the colours, great how you have glittered her tail xx

MagsB said...

Oh how beautiful! I love her floaty hair!

love Mags B x

Danielle C said...

Such a lovely card! I love the soft colors, the papers, the image, the distressing, everything! It is a really well thought out beautiful creation! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Stamptacular Sunday and good luck!
Danielle:)

Julie said...

Wow, what a beauty! Hugs, Juliexx

xxxtglxxx said...

Beautiful! She looks a little more grown up than the normal mermaids, but very sophisticated. I think I'm gonna trundle off and get this one now! :D

Stunning colours and papers, and a fab idea about colouring the flowers too :)

hugs

xxalisonxx

Joey said...

Love the softness of colours in this one hunny, beautiful card. Joey x

Suzanne said...

great card very pretty, love the image and papers, thank you for sharing at stamptacular this week

coldwaters2 said...

Oh my word Nic this is stunning those papers are lush, that image and flower display look stupendous I love it so much.
hugs
lorraine x

Sarah said...

Stunning card Coops, love the image and colours x

Karen said...

So so so very gorgeous!
What a truly gorgeous creation!

Thank you so much for joining our Anything Goes challenge at The Squirrel & The Fox... and good luck!

Hugs,
Karen -DT.xx

http://kraftykarens.blogspot.com/

Andrea C said...

Stunning x