Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Simple Joys


Good Morning Darlings!  It is the first day of a new challenge at Sassy Cheryl's.  Dawn is the hostess for this challenge and she is challenging us to use a shade of purple and at least 2 dies used in our creations.  I selected Cheryl's newest digi called Reckless Waves because it reminds me of a dear friend who loves to kayak.  Well I wasn't the only Sassy Girl to select this one.  It appears that my dear friend is also a dear friend to some other Sassy Gals and they chose her too.

What is amazing is how we all selected the same digi, used the purple and dies and each one turned out so different.  I envisioned a quiet peaceful scene and  used cotton balls to apply chalk to the sky and the water creating a feeling of the early morning  fog that comes off the marsh.  I colored the image with Copic markers getting a bit bolder with my colors to add a layer of dimension.  I chose the dark green marsh grass and black birds for a third layer of dimension.

The wet sparkle on the water is a bit of Glossy Accents.  The sentiment is from PTI and the grass and birds are made with a die from Impression Obsession.  The butterfly is a SU sizzlit that I have used a gazillion times.

Please, please check out what my Sassy Design Teammies have come up for you this week.  You will be amazed at what you find.  Be sure to visit their individual blogs and leave them a bit of love too.  Hope to see you enter this new challenge.  You have two weeks to get your entry, so get those creative juices flowing and pop over to the store to see what Cheryl has come up with now.

Challenges I plan to enter this in:

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with punches or dies. 
Crafting From The Heart Anything Goes
Make My Monday - Nature

14 comments:

  1. oh....wow! I LOVE the look with the pastels, marsh grass (duh! why didn't I think of that!!!), GA for the water... again duh! and the birds. love love love! of course you know I LOVE this image!

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  2. um... that's CA not Ga... lol...sheesh!

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  3. Oh this is gorgeous Linda :) huggles Sue xx

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  4. Linda how adorable this card is. I love the cattails and the background. Wonderful coloring...Hugs, joann

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  5. Terrific card and wonderful design, love the cattails!

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  6. What a sweet image. Lovely card. Thanks for sharing at cfth challenge

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  7. Great SC image and wonderful layering here. It makes a beautiful 3D effect Linda and as always, awesome coloring. Hugs -Kim

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  8. Lovely card, like the way you've put it all together! I've done a bit of kayaking, and it makes me want to do more! Thanks so much for joining us at the Artistic Inspirations Challenge. Suz xxx

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  9. Totally adorable, Linda!! Love the orange and purple together!! Hugs. Pat

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  10. What a beautiful card - thanks so much for joining in with us at MMM this week - Jacqueline xx

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  11. Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my Harbour card Linda - thought I would pop over to check out your blog in return. Must say you have made a gorgeous little scene out of one image. Love how you have placed the reeds and birds on here! Great card. Glad my blog made you smile - you ought to read about my cat Blossom on there, she is always 'high as a kite' on that Feliway stuff, and has a husband called Donny who lives in the garden! We are all barking mad on Planet Susie.

    Hugs to you - I'll pop by again

    Sue Pxxx

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  12. Just too wonderful for words, Linda! I love the soft pastels of your morning sky-really gives you a peaceful feel.

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  13. Gorgeous scene you have created Linda its beautiful huggles Sue xx

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Happy Crafting, Linda