For the Bride...

Hi!

Hope you're all doing well.  Today's card was created for my friend's bridal shower.  Of course I waited until that morning to put it together!  

I sure did use a lot of different elements here, most of it pink, paper and pearls.  Lots of dies, and a very cute Uptown girl image.  Instead of the cake I fun-cut the present and popped it in place.  First I wiped away the cake so there were no other lines showing.  Now it looks like Ava is presenting the presents on a platter.   Does that even happen IRL?  Maybe for the queen!  LOL!  

I had fun with the rolled roses, took me a couple secs to start them, then it was quick to roll. The pearls are all from stick pins.  I cut them from the pin with wire cutters and used 3-in-1 glue to adhere.  The pop of green is a nice subtle touch and it matches the smaller gift.  I did not mean to have 2 different pink colors for the roses,  I actually ran out of the darker pink, but I think the contrast adds a nice slight contrast.  Below is the inside panel.  

I mimicked some of the front in the corrugated panel, but because I was running out of time used watercolor paper to create another quick Distress ink watercolor piece.  The sentiment is from Walter&Winnie and I hand-wrote the rest of it. The W&W sentiment was inked, stamped and embossed with white then heat set.  The hearts were stamped using the same pink on top.  It's so pretty!  Oh and that dark pink heart is covering the B2B's name.  

We had a wonderful time at the shower.  It was a beautiful day, full of fun, laughter, naughty things that I won't mention, lots of food, great friends and family.  The B2B was beautiful and she enjoyed herself so much.  The bridesmaids did a wonderful job!  I can't believe the wedding is next weekend!!  Yay!!  I better plan better, going to make the card the night before!  hahaha!  Thanks for stopping by, have a great Tuesday!! 

Pink haired Ava

Woo Hoo!

I hope you aren't too tired of seeing Ava again.  I actually printed her out three times, but hadn't finished this last one until Thursday night.  So today I'd like to share my pink haired Ava from Saturated Canary.

I know her hair looks reddish, but it's mostly pink with a few hints of red here and there!  I love colored hair! Reminds me of those awesome anime characters I love to watch.  I used a different color scheme on her outfit, something totally different!  That shade of blue-green on the balloon, her bow and some of the accents are a combo of B21 & Y13.  I couldn't decide if I wanted it to be yellow so I added the light blue and loved the color so I went in and added it to her outfit too.  Another very simple layout and another handmade stickpin.  I found the perfect shade of pink ribbon to match her hair.  Sorta ties it all in.. (hahaha..)  I punched those butterflies with a MS punch and colored the butteflies to match the pinks I used in her hair.

Okie dokie, gonna try to complete a couple more long neglected projects and maybe I'll have something to share tomorrow.  :)  Mahalo for stopping by and for all the wonderful comments, they do bring smiles to my face to read what you all think of my creations. Have a terrific Sunday! :)

Hugs,
Leanne

Lilo's Fun Friday #33

Happy Friday everyone!!

Woo Hoo!!  Who of you can't wait for the weekend to start?  I'm still trying to catch up, so I definitely am! hahaha!  It's been a while since my last LFF, so let's catch up with a Saturated Canary share.  The other day the awesome illustrator of Saturated Canary, Krista, posted on FB a link to some really amazing freebies.  Make sure to become a follower (PLEASE don't be a dweeb!) before you download the freebies, which you won't have any troubles becoming, she's got some awesomely cute designs.  I have been a fan of SC for quite some time, just haven't had a chance to play with all the images I've purchased yet.  And now she's gone rubber!!  O lordy, there goes the bank account!  Lol!! 

Today I wanted to share two different versions of colors using the adorable Ava.  I've been dabbling with red hair lately, trying to get as many shades under my belt as possible.  So here's a simple tag and Ava with reddish hair and green eyes.

I went with a different but fun color combo of light pink, aqua and gray for her outfit.  I love how it turned out.  Here is a close up of Ava as a red head.

I'm still practicing and will definitely keep trying to get that hair down.  I think it would be easier if I printed her out a bit bigger, but I just went with it and I think it turned out pretty cute.

Next up is a brown haired version of her with smoky brown eyes.  (Love how you can color us the eyes to any shade in the Copic universe!)  What a difference the colors make using the same image, yea?  Going for a red, white and blue theme I am sending this one to my Secret Sister for July.  She doesn't know it yet, but I almost kept this one! hahaha!! 

It's really amazing how just a change of colors can transform the same image to look different!  I'm sooo lovin' her outfit!  I also made that stick pin accessory!  Go me!  (hahaha)  I kept the design really simple.  Love how the dark blues pop here.  I hope my SSS likes it.  Here's a close up...

I actually love this shot right here!!  I think I will go in a little more with some darker browns at the roots, but for the most part I am content with it.   See the balloon?  Yep I used Copics to make that heart.  Nice how it turned out yea?  hehehe..

Okie dokie, time for me to say... Happy Aloha Friday and Mahalo for stopping by!!  Have a great weekend and I hope you all get crafty!!

Hugs,

Lilo