Sunday, 13 January 2013

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

Good morning all.I hope you are all well.Hopefully i have woke early this morning as i have a huge pile of ironing and i want to get it done so me and my laddo can chill for the rest of the day.Jack just has one more piece of homework to do too and then we can do what we want.
Here is my card for today which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.The Sketchy Challenge - Challenge 38 - Sandy`s sketch
2.Songbird Challenge - Challenge 11 - Paint it black
3.Crafty Creations Challenge - Challenge 204 - Sonething new (new stamp and new die)
4.Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Black/White and a splash of colour
5.Crafty Catz Challenge - Challenge 165 - Buttons and Bows.

Products used are:
Black card
First edition papers - J`adore and Noir et chic
Mix of ribbons
Buttons
Cheery Lynn die - Italian flourish doily (won from the lovely Alison,thanks hun)
Distress tool
Kenny K stamp (won from Alison too :D)
Inkylicious sentiment
Pro/Flexmarkers
Pro/Flexmarkers used are:
Blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon,warm grey 4
Champagne,sandstone.caramel
Ruby,crimson,burgandy,cool grey 5
Cool grey 2,4,5,black
And a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by,means a lot ;D
Hugs Nic.xxxx

70 comments:

Chrissy said...

WOW!! Coops, this is wonderful..love the image and colouring and the bows look superb..

Luv CHRISSYxx

cebelica said...

I love red and black combination. I think your card is awesome! Hugs! xx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Wow, this is a bright cheery card to brighten any day. Enjoy your day.

Doreen said...

Beautiful card Nic,love the image and fab layout.xxx

Loopylou. said...

morning Nic! oooh love it!!! the red and black colour combo is fabulous
huge hugs Lou xxxx

kay said...

striking card and great colour combo,x

Lorraine said...

Love the Kenny K image and fab colours. The doily die looks fab too.
Have a good Sunday
Lorraine x

Mary J said...

Cool card, Nic, love the ribbon!

Marie-Louise said...

What a brilliant card.

Debs M said...

she is fabulous - great colouring and card x

Krafty Kows said...

Brilliant card. Jeanette

Grenouille Greetings said...

Wonderful rich colour choices. So perfect for this image, Nic. Love that die and your magnificent bow! Hugs, Lesley

Crafty Lark said...

Stunning card, I love it. xx Flora

Unknown said...

HI Coops.this is fab,what a great image and as always so beautifully coloured.Great layout.The red and black is so striking.Love it.Jacqueline.S

Jane said...

Hope that dreaded ironing is done so you can chill for the rest of the day!!
Awesome card Nic, love the bow and die cuts.
Hugs
Jane

downrightcrafty said...

love the depth and colours on this one Nic looks great with your sentiment
Hugs Kate xx

sallysbitz2 said...

I just love this card Nic. I must say that your colouring is perfect.

I only have promarkers & can see you use flexmarkers too. Are they made to work together?
AND ....
Can you use normal card or do you need a certain kind of card?

hugs sally x
sallysbitz.blogspot.co.uk

Pop's Cards said...

Morning sweetie this is simply stunningly gorgeous, huggles Pops x x x

Jacqui P said...

Oh My Goodness!! I love this card! what a fabulous layout and your colouring is amazing!! Love it!! I have some ironing to do ...... tomorrow!!! Lol!! and if you have any tips on how to make my laddo get his homework done, all suggestions gratefully received!!
Thankyou so much for joining the fun over at singbird this time, good luck!
hugs
Jacqui P x

Jacki Daniels said...

Hi Nic don't envy you with the ironing I hate doing it so boring
what a stunning card from you again love the details and your colouring on the image fantastic as always you get so much dimension with you colouring
have a great chilled day enjoy
Jacki xx

Alyce Kit and Clowder said...

this is great coops! loving the black and red...funky gingham bow too! fab work :)

Christine L said...

Stunning use of red and black hon... perfect card!

Hope you and Jack have a nice 'chill'!!

Hugs
Christine x

Martina said...

Hi Coops,
love this card!! Different style and colours, but sooo beautiful!! by the way...you also could follow us at Stempelsonnenchallenge with this card as we have as theme winter sports =)
Hugs,
Martina

Olivia said...

Love this card....fantastic layout and coloring

pinky said...

This is really cool Nic and brilliant colours.

McCrafty's Cards said...

This is gorgeous Coop's, I like the KK image the colours and the design.
Kevin xx

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

So awesome!!!!
One of my fav images!!!

May said...

Gorgeous card... your colouring of that fantastic image is Fabulous... Love all the detail... Hugs May x x x

Donna Mosley said...

Ooh! Nic, what a wonderful creation hun. Love the colours and all the scrummy ribbon. Hope you and Jack are having a lovely day.

Donna x

Anonymous said...

Fabulous card hunny! LOVE the sentiment too! and hope you have a chillaxing day! by the way can you email me want to ask you a question!!
and I can not see your email address anywhere.. haha
hugs me xx

Janice said...

Brilliant image and a fantastic card design. Hope you've had a good weekend, Jx

maxine said...

A stunning card x

Creations by Shirl said...

Love the toughness of your card, cool image works out perfectly with the colour combo and the details on it...

The Crafty Goat Girl said...

Fabulous Coops! Loving all of the ribbon and the colours are just right with the image. hugs Heidi x

Janine said...

Fantastic card Nic. Great layout and I love the image, she's got lots of attitude.

Hugs, Janine xx

Rosietoes said...

That card sure packs a punch Coops. Really outstanding!
Edna x

sandy's crafty bits said...

hi nic ... super vard ... thought it was a golf club she was holding will I saw the boots lol ... have a great week ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

Donna said...

This is such a cool card Nic, love the bold colours they're fab :) Donna ♥ x

karen said...

FAbulous card Coops, love the design, hugs, Karenxx

Sue B said...

Ooh this is gorgeous Coops! what a fab image and your colouring is beautiful !! Love the striking colour combo and scrummy embellies! :-)
Hope you have a nice evening!
Big hugs
Sue xx

Unknown said...

Wow gorgeous card! Love the image and your colouring is great :) Thanks for joining in with the Crafty Catz x

Dangina Martinez said...

Super Stunner! Love it.
Hugs, Dangina

Inkypinkydelights said...

You always know how to put a smile on my face! Smashing card Nic! Love it! Judy x

Sue said...

This is wonderful Nic. Such a fabulous image and I love the colours and design
Hugs Sue

Sandra H said...

Hi Coops, your card is absolutely stunning and your colouring is as always perfect in every way xx

Little K Smith said...

Oh a fabulous card Nic! I love the embellies, a fantastic layout and lovin the colours too! :)
Kelly.x

Unknown said...

Ooooh this is a real stunner!! Love the colour combo and your image is just wonderful.

Would never have thought of using a doily like that - will have to file that away under inspiration!!

Sarah

Rach83 said...

This is really cool, Coops. Love the colorus and fab image. That die is gorgeous too. Super card, as always.

Rachel x

Whisper said...

Cool image and great layout hun, i'm loving all your extras too and i treated myself to J'adore the other day !!, Luv Sam x

Lorraine said...

Ooooh, that's a great card Coops. Those papers are fabulous.

catherine said...

This is such a fantastic card Nic. great image and colours. Love the embellishments
x catherine.

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

The colour combo. is stunning Nic, full of drama and perfect for this sassy image! A gorgeous layout, as always, and fab. embellishments. Love it!
Have a happy week - hugs, Sylvia xx

Marlene Atkinson said...

This is awesome coops, love the image and colours. Marlene

Wishcraft said...

Fabulous card Nic! Great image and love your fabby ribbon detail :o) Hugs, Lisa x

xxxtglxxx said...

Awesome card hun - just fabulous! :) Love the funky colour combo and brilliant colouring on the image too :)

I knew you would rock that stamp! :D lol

hugs

xxalisonxx

Jovan said...

AWESOME card!

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Fabulous and fantastic card Nic love the colour's and image is fabulous thank you for joining us this week at Crafty Catz
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Janette said...

Nic it is FABULOUS...I just love it.xx

Janet - aka stacky said...

I think can your colouring get any better then it always does this is amazing Nic and as always fab layout too xx

Eileen said...

Fabulous card Nic, I love black and red together. Love the image. Totally gorgeous design, layout and papers
Eileen x

Fiona said...

fabulous Nic...great colouring and fab papers!!

Fi
x

MagsB said...

Stunning card! I love the black and red combo, it's fabulous - and how great is that sentiment?!

love Mags B x

Sarah said...

Gorgeous, love the details and how you've coloured the image x

Juls said...

far too fabulous for words!! Hugs Juls

carol said...

HI Coops...ooh wow wonderful creation, tanks fr sharing with us at CRAFTY CATZ x carol

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Oooh Sassy! Love that one! Hugs, Wends x

Melissa Bove said...

Fabulous card!! Love that great image and your amazing coloring!!

Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

Hugs...
Melissa

Jean said...

Yet another stunning card, great colours, how do you manage such different ideas xx

Gem said...

fabulous card hun what a great image! x

coldwaters2 said...

Fantastic card Nic a lovely image and what a awesome choice of colours, the papers, embellishments and design are ACE.
hugs
lorraine x