Saturday, 25 February 2017

New Challenge at Inkspirational!



Hi friends!

I'm here today with my DT card for our new Inkspirational challenge, "connect". Often when we have word prompts (or when CASology has a tricky cue word for example) I google synonyms and words related to that word... And that's what I did this time too. One of the words related to "connect" was "touch" and that made me think of "hugs". This NBUS (never before used) W+9 holiday stamp was waiting to be inked and that was it, my direction for this challenge was decided! :) Click HERE for all the DT projects, you'll love them! 

I used my Copics and white gel pen to color in the image + did some basic masking for stenciling the sky design with a snowflake stencil and light blue ink. I love how this turned out! I haven't had time for coloring lately and I was very happy to have a free day today and to practice on my blending skills again. I tried new cardstock: it's not specific blending card but it is meant for crafting. It's called Vivaldi by Canson. I really liked working with this card. Copics just glided on it! Word of warning though if you want to try this paper: it does take longer than normal for Memento (or any ink I'd guess) to dry on this surface. I heat set it with my heat gun after a couple of messy attempts! Your coloring could also bleed more easily (go outside lines) but this wasn't a problem for me really after I got the hang of the card. I really recommend this! It's something a bit different!

Thanks for popping by and I hope to see you at Inkspirational! 

I'd like to join:
ABC Christmas Challenge
C= creature (bear) + D= dimension (created with masking + shading with Copics)

Happy Little Stampers February Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes


Stamping Sensations
Animal Magic

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes



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17 comments:

  1. sandie25 February 2017 at 09:38

    Lovely to see you colouring again and it is really wonderfully blended x

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  2. Tracy Freeman25 February 2017 at 12:14

    Such a lovely and sweet card. love the soft background and your colouring is awesome.
    Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge x

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  3. Dotty Jo25 February 2017 at 13:32

    Beautiful work, Nonni, Jo x

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  4. Cindy C.25 February 2017 at 17:35

    Super sweet card, beautiful coloring!!

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  5. Inkyfingers25 February 2017 at 19:03

    What a gorgeous card and you coloured it so beautifully!
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  6. Marina25 February 2017 at 20:52

    One of my fave images and how beautifully you've coloured it - such depth and love the spots.

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  7. Shauna26 February 2017 at 04:41

    What a lovely card! The masking in the sky looks fantastic and your coloring on that image is superb! It certainly looks like those two are "connected." =)
    - Shauna

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  8. Greta26 February 2017 at 06:44

    What a sweet, creative card for the "connect" challenge, Nonni! I love the soft background!

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  9. Darnell26 February 2017 at 09:07

    DEFINITELY a great interpretation of the word "connect," Nonni! Nothing better than a hug for that! Your coloring is fantastic and that soft snowflake blended background takes this up a notch!! Hugs, Darnell

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  10. brenda26 February 2017 at 10:05

    A really sweet image and pretty CAS creation, many thanks for joining our Animal Magic theme at Stamping Sensations challenge.

    B x

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  11. KandA26 February 2017 at 12:22

    Oh what a sweet image and I love the stencilled snowflakes in the background xx

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  12. Joan27 February 2017 at 01:52

    Lovely CAS card with very sweet image and a lovely stencilled background too
    Thanks for entering our challenge at Stamping Sensations this month
    Joan

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  13. Zw@@n27 February 2017 at 11:42

    Wow, beautiful card, Nonni. Cute image and I love your colouring. Gorgeous background too. Thank you for joining us at ABC Christmas Challenge. Luv, Wilma

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  14. *Vicki*27 February 2017 at 21:30

    This snugly pair is supper sweet and I love how you've colored them along with the stunning background to pop them out a bit!! Well done with the challenge theme! Hugs & Smiles - *Vicki*

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  15. Pia S27 February 2017 at 21:36

    I have the same approach for word prompt challenges, they often require a bit of googling. But I've learnt quite a few new English words along the way. I've been meaning to ask, what light blue ink do you use? It look oks so subtle and soft. And any tricks on how to make this type of stencil staying in place while inking and avoid getting ink underneath the stencil would be much appreciated...

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  16. Linda1 March 2017 at 13:41

    This is so cute! Love the delicate snowflakes in the background. Thanks for playing along with the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge xx

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  17. cm1 March 2017 at 18:08

    A most cuddly, snuggly interpretation of connect, Nonni! This image makes gives me warm fuzzies! Beautifully coloured and incredibly sweet!
    Hugs~c

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