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Friday, 14 January 2011

In a Sweet Pea Dream - 12 January 2011


Over at the In a Sweet Pea Dream the challenge this fortnight is "under the sea".  For my card I have used Ching-Chou Kuik's Koi image.  Oh I so wish I could draw like this as the image is beautiful.  I have used various scraps of backing paper from my stash including some from magazine freebies.  The stamped image has been coloured in with Promarkers and highlighted in areas by my Sakura Stardust clear pen.  I have then cue it out with one of my Nestabilities dies.  I have raised the image on a purple alcohol inks background.  When I first got into stamping just over a year ago I would NEVER have dreamed of using alcohol inks but I quite like having a play with these now and then.  I used my Adirondack Blending Solution to try and get some wavy shapes in the ink to replicate the waves of the sea.  The card is finished off with a sentiment off the computer, ribbon, card candy, star brad and three fabric flowers which I bought from our Woolworths when it was shutting down over two years ago.

This card also fits the following challenges:

Let's Ink it Up - Anything goes
Incy Wincy - Go dotty
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Thank you
I Love Promarkers - Punches
Crafty Sentiments - Thank you
4 Crafty Chicks - Show us some metal (metal brad)
Ai Factory - Anything goes
Stampin B's - Use a die-cut on your card
Pattie's Creations - Anything goes
Stamp Something - Anything goes
Fairytale - Flowers
Crafty Catz - Thank you
Paper Sundaes - Circles (circles on backing paper and circular card candy - hope this is OK)

32 comments:

  1. Unknown14 January 2011 at 21:37

    Beautiful creation, love the purples. Sweet Pea is one of my absolute favs. Well done. Thanks for sharing with us at LIIU, Suzanne x

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  2. CRAZYCRAFTSHED14 January 2011 at 21:41

    Hi Kym
    A gorgeous card,love the colours and image,thankyou for joining us at CraftyCatz,
    Hugs Dianne xx

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  3. Anonymous14 January 2011 at 22:38

    Hello a very beautiful card, the design is gorgeous.

    Thanks for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge
    Hugs Karla

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  4. Stef H14 January 2011 at 23:35

    wow kym! absolutely gorgeous! the color of royalty!

    thank you so much for your kind words. all's going much better here and i sure hope it is for you too. you are always in my prayers.

    hugs :)

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  5. Anonymous15 January 2011 at 00:12

    Oh wowzer!! Such pure gorgeousness!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the purple colors and fabulous image!! :) Have a lovely weekend hun!!HUGS

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  6. Sandra DeFalco15 January 2011 at 00:22

    Hi Kym - Welcome back to this year's challenges. Gorgeous creation, I like the Sweet Pea image and the purple shades.
    Well Done!
    Thanks for playing in our challenge!
    ☺ Sandi
    DT Lead Team 1 for Pattie's Creations Challenge!
    and Pattie's shop
    Home of Pattieboop and Allie!

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  7. LindaS15 January 2011 at 01:19

    I love that the colors in the image are less stronger that the papers and the pop of yellow is do cool. Thanks for joining Pattie's Creations Design Challenge.

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  8. Gloria Stengel15 January 2011 at 02:07

    Love the colors! Thanks for playing along at Paper Sundaes this week!

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  9. Claire15 January 2011 at 06:40

    Beautiful card Kym, goregous colours!! Thanks for joining us at LIIU and good luck!
    Claire xx

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  10. Bianca15 January 2011 at 09:04

    This is so pritty! Love the image and your coloration! Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge! xx Bianca

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  11. coops15 January 2011 at 10:39

    beautiful card kym.the image is gorgeous and i love your delicate colours :D
    xx coops xx

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  12. Annette2215 January 2011 at 10:44

    such a beautiful card

    thanks for joining us at the Fairy Tale

    hugs

    Annette

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  13. Lorraine15 January 2011 at 11:21

    Great card, Kym. That's a lovely image. Thanks for taking part at I ♥ Promarkers this week.

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  14. Benzi15 January 2011 at 13:06

    Lovely shades of purple and a very pretty card. Love the corners. Thanks for joining the Stampin B's die cut challenge this week.

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  15. Jen Leeflang15 January 2011 at 14:17

    Thanks for joining us on Pattie's Creations Design Challenge this week! Your card is really lovely, and I love the image and the colours you used!
    JenLee
    PCDC Design Team 2 Lead

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  16. Julie15 January 2011 at 14:26

    A very pretty card, lovely image. Thanks for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers.

    Julie x

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  17. Suzanne15 January 2011 at 14:58

    A gorgeous card and image. Thansk for joining us at Crafty Catz this week x

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  18. pinky15 January 2011 at 16:50

    Kym this is just gorgeous, love the gorgeous image and sparkle. Thanks for playing along at Crafty Sentiments this week.
    Pinky

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  19. Fiona15 January 2011 at 19:21

    pretty card and colours...love stamp. Thanks for joining us at Paper sundaes this week.

    Fi
    x

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  20. katesacraftybugger15 January 2011 at 21:09

    very pretty colours, thanks for joining us at i♥ promarkers-Kate

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  21. Pattie G15 January 2011 at 22:59

    What a beautiful card! Love the image too, Thanks for joining us this week at Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge.
    hugs ♥

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  22. Debbie16 January 2011 at 00:12

    This is beautiful Kym - gorgeous colours. Love it. xx

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  23. Kendra16 January 2011 at 02:27

    Love the purples you have used! Thanks for playing at Let's Ink It Up!

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  24. Karen16 January 2011 at 17:26

    Really lovely, thanks for joining us at I ♥ ProMarkers.
    xx

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  25. Lori Turner17 January 2011 at 02:01

    Pretty card, Kym! Thanks for playing with us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week....

    Lori - 4 Crafty Chicks DT

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  26. KymKreates17 January 2011 at 12:05

    Kym,

    You did a marvelous job on your Kreation. Just gorgeous!

    Thanks for joining our challenge this week and hope to see more of your wonderful artwork in the future!!

    KymKreates
    DT Sweet Pea Stamps

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  27. Unknown17 January 2011 at 17:10

    Hi, this is beautiful, love the purple colour, looks so pretty. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiment and good luck xx

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  28. Tamie17 January 2011 at 17:21

    Kym, love the image you used and the color of your card. Thank you so much for sharing this image and card with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.

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  29. miskyla17 January 2011 at 22:21

    Beautiful Job on this!! Love the purple you chose and the way you are using your alcohol inks :)

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  30. Beeceecreativity18 January 2011 at 01:09

    beautiful card.. thanks for playing along with Pattie's Creations.. hope to see you again next week.

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  31. PokSa23 January 2011 at 09:37

    This is a fantastic card.
    Thanks for joining us at the Fairy Tale Challenge.
    Hugs Sandra

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  32. Christina Hicks24 January 2011 at 22:33

    Congrats on your win on Crafty Catz!

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Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog and for leaving a comment. It is really appreciated. With all my best wishes. Kym