Friday 6 May 2011

Lady in Red

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 151 - Lady in Red

The challenge over on Rainbow Lady's challenge blog this week is another song title "The Lady in Red". Love that song!

I am trying very hard to post on my blog more frequently, not necessarily every day, but more often than I did. I just don't know where my days go, but before I know it, it is the evening again! I actually made this card this morning (see, I started out well enough today, but don't know what happened to the afternoon, I came back for lunch then got engrossed in a bit of needle felting and knitting, as you do).

Anyway, I digress. My card uses a stamp from a plate by Creative Expressions.  I stamped onto white card, coloured the flesh and hair with copics, then paper-pieced the dress, hat and shoes using paper from a christmas pack I bought years ago (I forgot to check who it was by). The image was cut out using a nestie, then a faux nestie, using the same size die for the black card backing the image. I have edged the image with black soot DI. This is mounted using 3D foam onto my backing, which uses a paper from my precious Graphicus guild paper pack (I decided I had been stroking it quite long enough and it was high time I started using it).

The border uses a MS ribbon punch, threaded with red gross grain polka dot ribbon. The same ribbon has been used for the bow.

It's just a pity I didn't make it back into my craft room this afternoon as I had intended. Never mind, tomorrow is another day!

Thanks for stopping by. As always I love to read your comments. And I promise not to accidentally delete yours this time Helen!

Wanda xxx

9 comments:

  1. Stunning card Wanda, classical and elegant. Love the touch of black.
    Thanks for joining us at Rainbow Lady's Challenge this week and good luck.
    Hugs
    Christine xx

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  2. This is just stunning Wanda, love the image
    Beryl x

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  3. Such a lovely elegant card. Beautifully executed. So pleased I can comment - how long will this last? See you soon.

    Janet xx

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  4. This is lovely Wanda, you've made a stunning card and I love this image. Thanks for joining us at Rainbow Lady's this week.
    Jenny x

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  5. Wow stunning card Wanda, gorgeous colours and how brave to take the scissors to that beautiful bp
    Thanks for joining us at Rainbow Lady's Challenge and good luck
    Claire xx

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  6. Perfect image and perfect card. Thanks so much Wanda Love Cynthia x

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  7. Fabulous card, love the stamp and you have coloured it so beautifully. Like the background too, very striking. Thank you for joining with Rainbow Lady's challenge this week.
    Jen x

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  8. Hi, Wanda - now don't delete this!!! I love your lady in red,she is very beautiful. Oh, and your purple tag was great!!

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  9. Hi Wanda, I have a had a little wander through your blog :) This is definately one of my faves. She looks very chic, just like me *cough*

    Trudy x

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