Sunday, June 30, 2013

I've got "stagefright" because I'm a finalist!

I can't believe it, but I'm one of the ten finalists in the Kraftin Kimmie Guest Designer contest! I'm a lot excited and very nervous too.

The next step was to create a card with both the outside and inside decorated, which is not something I do often.

Here's what I created!























Here's the inside:
























I cheated and used a sketch from Paper Take Weekly:













My card stars the  Kraftin' Kimmie's wonderful Cheshire Cat, who always makes me smile. I colored him in non-Disney colors using Copic markers in the BG and C families, which is coming up as slightly purple on the photo. His eyes have a touch of Spica Black Glitter pen to give them a mischievous sparkle. His nose has some Clear Gelly Glaze pen for a bit of dimension and shine. I sketched in the branch using a Copic Multiliner, then colored the branch with Copics.

The Cheshire Cat was stamped again onto Eclipse tape, fussy cut, then adhered over the image to protect it while I airbrushed a greenish/bluish hazy background.

The patterned papers are from several My Mind's Eye 6x6 pads from the Stella & Rose: Gertie and Hazel pads, some from the Fine & Dandy: Boy pad, and a sheet from an 8x8 Olde Curiosity Shoppe pad by Graphic 45. These are old and likely out of stock, but you can always find great papers HERE at a nice price!

I die cut white cardstock using SCACD's fabulous Breezy Branches Statement Corner die, then colored the die cut with Copic markers and popped it onto the card. I finished the outside of the card with Mint Green Kaisercraft rhinestones.

I decided to get all digital and scanned the stamped Cheshire cat, then erased everything but his smile, using PhotoElements, and printed it out onto white cardstock. Then I assembled the inside of the card using the same sketch and similar patterned papers from the pads mentioned above.

Thanks for visiting today and wish me luck! I think I'll need it!

I shall enter this card in the following challenges:
Kraftin Kimmie: Finalists Challenge
Paper Take Weekly Sketch #81: Free for all
Simon Says Challenge: Anything Goes
Outlawz/Alcohol Ink Friday; Anything Goes

10 comments:

  1. Great card and fabulous coloring! Fingers crossed for you

    Shelby

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  2. How fabulous! Love the inside too, so clever, Jo x

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  3. A great stamp and a lovely layout!

    kind regards, Alie :-)

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  4. I just had to tell you again how much I love this card. I decided to check out your blog. Darling card Kathi.

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  5. OMGosh, Kathi, I heart this card, inside and out! Fabulous! Great coloring and design; love the colors and DP; love the fun die cuts, and that smile on the inside just cracks me up! :^)
    And you so deserve to come in first! Crossing my fingers for you! :^)
    Hugs, Penny

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  6. Definitely a winning card for me!! Great use of the image, inside and out and I love the very elegant colour palette. Best of luck :)

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  7. Gorgeous card Kathi :-) I LOVE this image and will have to get it !! this would be perfect for my friend ! the colours and all the details are fabulous !

    Good Luck ! :-)

    thanks for joining us on the Papertake Weekly Challenge
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  8. Great coloring and I love the tree branch in the corner. You rock chickee!

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  9. Gorgeous card Kathi, love that cute image and the inside of your card looks fab too.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
    hugs
    Mandy xx

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