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Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Fabulous Little Critters

Good evening to you all in the land of blog
Just a quick post this evening, because if you saw what the post lady dropped through my door below then you will understand the need to ink up immediately and create something gorgeously cute :)

So with out too much of a do

Here is my first creation with my new little critter stamps
Base layer and contrast is some dark green hammered card from the Hobby House, layered with some of the green and yellow Papermania Capsule Mono collection papers.  The doily punch has been used on the centre strip and some lovely lace underneath this .  The central ribbon, tag ribbon and bow are from the green Papermania collection.  The outer frame of the image is a Marianne Creatable die and the centre circle is a grand circle (the smallest one), the sentiment tag is a spellbinders one.  The little green brads are from the Hobby House and the little pearls are too.  Please notice the full colour selection from one pack gradienting to lighter towards the image plate.  The image plate has been edged with Tim Holtz distress inks "Mustard Seed"
The image has been coloured with copics

here is a little close up of the image


I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday for the inspiration for this card.

and I am entering it into the following challenges

Cooking It Up with Katie - Borrow a sketch from another challenge, texture (embossing) and use a punch 
Creative Belli - anything beginning with P = Pearls
Creative Craft World - Cute & Cuddly
Penny's Paper-Crafting - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics
Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes
A Spoonful of Sugar - Valentine's
Everybody Art Challenge - My favourite thing - my house mouse stamps
Tuesday Throwdown - distressing
Craft Your Passion - Use two patterned papers
Critter Sketch - Distressing and a Circle
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Stamps R Us - Animals
House Mouse - Embossing

think that is about it today, oh other than to say a lovely welcome to my new follower and thank you to all of you who visit and leave such wonderful comments

Enjoy the rest of your evening

Hugs and Happy Crafting
Kate 
xx
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38 comments:

  1. theboelemas@aol.com26 January 2011 at 21:17

    Stunning card Kate. I love that image it's just way too cute. x

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  2. Mandy26 January 2011 at 21:31

    Thanks sooooo much for the info you kindly sent me lovely lady, I shall save that email for future reference.
    Stunning card Kate, I love absolutely everything, the way you have added the pearls looks gorgeous and that is such an adorable image.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
    hugs Mandy xx

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  3. Paper Paradise26 January 2011 at 21:32

    They are certainly cute and coloured to perfection.... x

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  4. Miria26 January 2011 at 21:45

    Hi, hun. This card is adorable, the image is soooo sweet! Miria xx

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  5. Carolynne26 January 2011 at 22:05

    Wow Kate, what a fab card, love the way you have coloured it,absolutely beautiful.

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  6. Marlene26 January 2011 at 22:25

    The "AWWWWWW" factor just went up about 10 notches with this card! Super cute!

    As a sidenote...every time I come here, something slows down the loading of the page and makes it unbearably slow to type in a comment. I'm using Firefox as my browser.....just thought I'd mention it in case anyone else is having the same issue.

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  7. Darlene 26 January 2011 at 22:39

    This is FABULOUS!! Thanks for joining us at The Sisterhood Challenge!
    (BTW ... I'm experiencing the same problem as Marlene ... very slow and I too am using Firefox)

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  8. Rosanne26 January 2011 at 23:21

    Such a sweet card! Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.

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  9. Georgia Ehrmann27 January 2011 at 00:34

    I love those sweet mice and your card makes me want to take them home to live with me!
    Thanks for playing at the Critter Sketch challenge this week!

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  10. Lisa B27 January 2011 at 03:47

    Oh my word!! Your coloring is out of this world. In total awe!

    Thank you for sharing your creation with us over at the Sisterhood of Crafters.

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  11. Sue27 January 2011 at 04:23

    Aw, what fabulous coloring! Love the black too, makes the image just pop off the paper. Gorgeous card. thanks for joining the fun at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge this week. Hugs, Sue Drees

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  12. marsha27 January 2011 at 04:44

    How cute! Love the HM image and your coloring is fabulous! Thanks so much for joining us for this week's Critter Sketch Challenge and we hope you will come back and join us again next week!
    Hugs,
    Marsha
    CSCB-DT

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  13. Sandra27 January 2011 at 06:10

    Gorgeous card Kate...such a cute HM image and coloured beautifully too!,great take on the sketch...thanks for joining us this week at Sketch Saturday,

    Take care
    San x

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  14. Sue27 January 2011 at 07:49

    Hi ya hun
    wow a beautiful card, your colouring is gorgeous, lovely papers & embelies, thank you for joining us at House Mouse & Friends this week, hope to see you next time, sue,x

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  15. Curly27 January 2011 at 08:25

    OMGosh this is adorable,
    fabulous colouring I love the black and the yellow,
    and it must have taken ages to put all of those gorgeous pearls in place,

    Have a great day,
    Hugs Bridget :) x

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  16. Heather27 January 2011 at 09:03

    Fantastic card Kate, I love how your fabulous colouring tones perfectly with your gorgeous papers and a perfect sketch for this image.

    Thanks so much for playing along with us at both Nouse Mouse & Friends and Simon Says Stamp challenges.
    hugs
    Heather xx

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  17. Unknown27 January 2011 at 09:16

    Totally stunning! How perfect is your colouring ! I need lessons from you xx

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  18. sam21ski27 January 2011 at 18:15

    WOW Kate, your colouring is just stunning. You've certainly come a long way xxxx

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  19. MiniOwner27 January 2011 at 18:59

    Such a cute card! Thanks for taking up our challenge at Creative Craft World.
    Sue x

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  20. Choccy27 January 2011 at 20:33

    Oooh sooo cute !!
    Thankyou for sharing with us at Creative Craft World for Sarahs' cute and cuddly challenge.

    Choccy x

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  21. joy28 January 2011 at 04:39

    What a darling sweet image you have wonderfully colored. thanks for participating in the Creative Belli Challenge.

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  22. debby400028 January 2011 at 11:12

    Oh this is so beautiful and adorable too.
    luv
    Debby

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  23. Julye28 January 2011 at 17:23

    Ah so cute, thanks for sharing with us all here at Penny's can see why you had to ink it up right away.

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  24. Lisa29 January 2011 at 04:24

    Wonderful card...love how the circle shape compliments the image! Thanks for playing along with us at HM&F Challenge this week!

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  25. Chrissie29 January 2011 at 06:54

    What a cute card!
    Thanks so much for joining in with our embossing challenge at MTTC this week!
    Chrissie

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  26. Tara Godfrey29 January 2011 at 13:20

    Ahhhhhhhh what a sweet card, Kate! I love this house mouse image and your colouring is gorgeous....love all the details and the beautiful frame around the image and all the pearls!
    Thanks so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Challenge!
    Hugs,t

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  27. Lauren29 January 2011 at 14:21

    Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown!

    Lauren

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  28. Katie29 January 2011 at 16:30

    Super sweet card!
    Thanks for Cooking It Up With Katie and ASFOS this week :)

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  29. Christine29 January 2011 at 20:51

    Stunning HM creation beautifly coloured pretty DPs & frame work..great take on the embossing chall..
    thanks for sharing with us at HM & Friends Monday chall..plz come back soon..

    smiles Christine xx

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  30. Tracy29 January 2011 at 22:27

    Really cute and beautiful. Thank you for joining House Mouse challenge
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x
    House Mouse GD for January

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  31. Sue from Oregon30 January 2011 at 04:49

    A perfect blend of dp, nesties and pretty embellishments on this great HM image! Thanks for sharing with us at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

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  32. Sharon30 January 2011 at 20:59

    Stunning card.
    Thanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty this time, and hope to see you again.
    Sharon x

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  33. Suzie McFloozy30 January 2011 at 22:22

    Oh what an adorable image and you have coloured it beautifully x
    Lovin all those pearls x
    Thanks for joining in with us at cooking it up with Katie this week x
    ((hugs)) Suzie xx

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  34. Moira31 January 2011 at 02:27

    Super sweet image!

    Thanks for joining us at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog... hope to see you again next week!!

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  35. Colleen31 January 2011 at 02:30

    Such a sweet image and I love all the pearls! Thanks for joining us at Critter Sketch Challenges!

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  36. Natascha31 January 2011 at 08:09

    Amazing card. Thank you so much for joining us at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge.

    Hugs, Natascha

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  37. kaylou1 February 2011 at 17:28

    wow amazing love card, thanks for joining us at Stampavie and More.
    Hugs Kaylou xxx

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  38. Marilyn3 February 2011 at 02:46

    Fabulous card & I love your image. You've coloured it beautifully & that's a great layout.
    Thanks for joining us at Stamps R Us.
    Marilyn

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Hugs
Kate xx