Sunday 10 October 2010

Robin Redbreast Easel Card

It's been intro week over at Delicious Doodles Blog and now it's my turn! To pad out my spiel I decided to chuck in a few creations! This card is one of them :) Please do stop by and check out the other girls creations and blogs as there is some stunning work on show.

I'd spotted this image in the Delicious Doodles store and decided that I'd really like to have a play with it! I've not coloured an image like this before and will admit that I was a little intimated by it. However, I have to say that for a first attempt using Promarkers I'm not unhappy with it, but more practice is definitely needed! I will be using it again as I really enjoyed colouring it.



I created the cardbase using nesties. The image has been coloured with Promarkers. I've glossy accented the berries and added stickles to the background. Snowtex has been applied to the branches and then stickled. The holly leaves have been die cut, coloured with Promarkers and an embossing tool has been run round to add dimension, they've then been Glossy Accented. The Christmas Rose has been made using my Sizzix die. I've used Magic Soft to create the centre and then stickled the edges to give some sparkle.

Tools
Sizzix Big Shot
Nestabilities - Large Circles
Sizzix Holly Leaf Die
Sizzix Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die
Tim Holtz Blender

Materials
Image - Delicious Doodles
White Card - The Papermill
Promarkers
Glossy Accents
Stickles
Snowtex
Magic Soft
Distress Inks

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky - Use a digi image
Penny's Paper Crafty - Circles
YNS - Grow your own
Anything Goes - Christmas
A Spoonful of Sugar - Sparkle & Shine
Creative Card Crew - Flowers
Crafty Cardmakers - Step away from the square
Glitterbabe's - Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - X for Xmas
2 Sisters Challenge - Animal Fun
Allsorts - Inspired by a song Rockin' Robin
Secret Crafter - Distressed
Totally Gorjuss - Anything but square
Annabelle Stamps - No DP's
Ellephantastic - Anything goes
Stamp Something - Punches or Dies
Cute Card Thursday - Make your own
Delightful Challenges - Red, White & Green
Sarah Hurley - Flowers
One Stitch At A Time - Digi's
Crafty Hos - Red, Green & Brown

52 comments:

  1. Fab card Claire more importantly look at all of those challenges!!! blimey girl they must have taken all morning to add!!

    Think I will have to get that robin also as youve inspired me with this lovely christmas card!

    Keryn x

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  2. Claire, that is just a stunning easel card...I really love it..thank you so much for sharing with us at OSAAT - good luck hun

    stitchy xoxox

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  3. What a lovely Christmas image. Thanks for joining us at TG and CCM this week.

    Kat x

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  4. You've made a beautiful card Claire. The coloured image is perfect and I'm lovin the glittered snow. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT.

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  5. Oh Wow,this is just stunning,thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky this week
    Heidy

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  6. Oooow Claire! This is so pretty :D Thank you for joining us at Glitterbabes Challenge XXX

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  7. Aww, how gorgeous this image are, and you did fantastic job with it. I really like that flower. Thanks for playing at OSAAT. Hugs, Nataliya.

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  8. Lovley card, your colouring is great

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  9. Claire its beautiful !! I love your round easle card its gorgeous.I think you did really well with colouring it in.
    Thankyou for sharing with us over at OSAAT for use a digi challenge.

    Choccy xx

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  10. Gorgeous card hun! Loving the circle easel shape too.

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  11. Oh! This is really Gorgeous. LOve your easel card. Thank you soooo much for joining us at OSAAT.
    Chrissyxx

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  12. That's lovely! And if it's your first attempt with Promarkers, then it's doubly fabulous!

    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers this time.

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  13. Hi Claire
    Beautiful design and colours and the robin is coloured so beautifully, thanks for joining us at SC: 104 Distressing challenge, Good luck, Hugs Bridget ;) x. SCSC DT

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  14. WOW WEE MRS!!!!!
    ME LOVES.
    Claire its so GORGEOUS.
    hugs chris xx

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  15. oh this is sooo sweet! That little ribon is really cute :) x

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  16. Beautiful distressing

    Thanks for joining us on SCSC :)

    Hugs Jane x
    SCSC DT

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  17. Beautiful card - love that Christmas rose
    Thanks for joining us at Sarah Hurley this week
    Lisa ;)

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  18. Stunning card! Thanks for Delightful Challenges.

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  19. Wow - that card is simply stunning!

    Can I ask a silly question? When you make it using two circles, What do you do to make the 'easel' part?

    Told you it was silly! LOL

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  20. very elegant, beautiful rose

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  21. Absolutely gorgeous!! its more of a Christmas Decoration than a card, one to treasure and bring out every year. I love it!! xx

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  22. Just stunning. Great card and lovely coloring.

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  23. This is stunning, I love it x

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  24. Fabulous and such a different twist on a traditional image.

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  25. what a beautiful card, thanks for joining us this week at Sarah Hurley Challenges.
    Shell xx

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  26. gorgeous, thanks for joining us at FnF

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  27. This is fabulous. Beautiful image and I love the easel style. The flower is just gorgeous.
    Thanks so much for joining us at stamp something this week, hope you'll play again next week!

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  28. Fab card and such a realistic robin and love that flower too. Thanks for joining us at Penny's and good luck.

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  29. What a beautiful easel card, I admire you for making a shaped easel. I don't have the guts to try,lol. Thanks for playing with us at OSAAT.
    xxx
    Sarah

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  30. Oh wow, this is just gorgeous! Apart from Santa nothing says Christmas like a robin!

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  31. What a stunning card gorgeous colouring,
    Thank you for playing along with Creative Card Crew,
    Hugs cherie

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  32. Stunning card. I adore it. Something about it reminds me of my Nanna & christmas when I was a child...but not sure what it is?! Thank you for the memory though & thank you for playing along with Ellephantastic Challenges x x

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  33. oh my word, claire! this is gorgeous. i love it! thank you so much for sharing it with us at glitterbabe's challenge!

    hugs :)

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  34. amazing job, thanks for joining us at Delightful challenges

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  35. This is simply beautiful! You've done an amazing job!
    Thanks for playing along with us this week :)
    Andrea

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  36. Very pretty easelcard. Thank you for joining the Alphabet challenge

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  37. Ooh that looks gorgeous - those berries really stand out and your Robin is coloured in very well.

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  38. Fabulous card and great song inspiration!

    Thanks for playing at Allsorts this week

    Emma xxx

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  39. This is soooo sweet! beautiful card! thanks for joining us at Glitterbabe´s challenge this week, hugs!

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  40. This is gorgeous Claire! Your coloring is beautiful. Thanks for playing along with our Circles Challenge at Penny's!

    ~Courtney~
    PPCC DT

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  41. golly, what a lot of challenges you have managed here, that card is beautiful, my mum loves robins and would adore this

    hugs
    judie xx

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  42. This is just beautiful! I love the image and the flower is fantastic.
    Thank you for joining us at CCT this week! :)

    Hugs, Vanja

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  43. Great image, wonderful coloring and love that bold flower as the card is opened!! Thanks for sharing at Glitterbabes!

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  44. beautiful robin, I like the circular easel card too

    thanks for joining in with my musical theme this week :o)

    Hugs

    Amanda xx

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  45. Stunning, absolutely stunning! Thank you for joining us at Ellephantastic challenges this week! :)

    Hugs, Vanja

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  46. Great card - love the robin digi!
    Thanks for joining in with our “Use Your Digi Stamps” challenge at OSAAT.

    Crafty Creations by AJ
    Amanda

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  47. Such a beautiful card! I love your rose, very pretty! Thanks for joining us for this weeks Ellephantastic challenge. Hope to see you again tomorrow for next weeks challenge.
    hugs
    Michelle
    Elle DT
    x

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  48. That is really beautiful - doesn't look like a first attempt!

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  49. Fantastic colouring! thanks for playing at Sarah Hurley Challenges!

    Sarah x

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  50. What a beautiful easel card! Thanks for playing with us at Annabelle Stamps hope to see more of your work in the future!

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