My Challenge Card

Afternoon all, Thursday means it's Willow Sketchie Challenge day!!, whoo hoo. A challenge where anyone can enter using any products you have at home.

This week I thought I would try something a little different. Using the adorable "Precious" image (adore) I opted to open the image up in my graphics programme (photoshop) and enlarge it, making this the main focus on the card.
I hate making cards to rules, measurements and restrictions, I do what comes into my mind, if I don't have an envelope to fit...I make one and even then, I've seen me make very simple beautiful, creative envelopes with no fancy scoring boards or equipment, no measuring needed.

I think my rebel instincts come from having studied graphic design many years ago, lots of technical measuring, lots of rules to abide to, blaahhhhhhh...... The first thing I did after leaving art school was break all the rules I'd been told to stick to. I found them suffocating me creatively, I didn't and still don't want to fit any moulds. I like to do my own thing and I hope that shows in my work.
Obviously there are a few guidelines when it comes to creating, be it drawing or something more 3 dimensional but I would encourage you all to bend those guidelines to fit in with your own creative talents, don't try and copy anyone's style of cardmaking, it will become hard work and it will end off in the bin.
The hardest part of the creative journey is to find out what you excel in, it may be colouring, drawing, card making, painting etc and the only way you will find that out is to try it so......I hope this little eclectic card makes you want to try something new, something different, take elements of my card making and add the ideas to yours, have a go at adding fabric to your card, stamping, using Promarkers....whatever it may be, I hope it inspires :)

Use pretty corner punches (Martha Stewart) to add interest.

Image coloured using Promarkers.

Skin (in this order) Ivory, Blush, Caramel (very sparingly) and Pale Pink.
Dress/socks, crown (in this order) Baby Pink, Cocktail Pink, Rose Pink
Shoes (in this order) Warm Grey 1, Black
Hair (in this order) Sandstone, Cinnamon
Wand (in this order) Vanilla, Canary

ps...don't be frightened to leave areas of white card showing through as added highlights