Lacy Sunshine Sunny

This little cutie Sunny is a free digi image from Heather Valentin of Lacy Sunshine which has been given away  on Challenge #5 at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge blog. She has a very generous prize of $30 to spend in the store on digis and if you use one of her images you get 2 chances to win. I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed as I love some of the new images and what a fab prize that would be to win!

I absolutely adore sunflowers as knew I NEEDED to colour this little cutie up, she has the most sweet face. I have a few of Heather's images that have been given away but this is the first one I have coloured up and it was a delight to work with. She is if course coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers.

I have used the latest sketch #13 from I {Heart} Sketches for the layout and used some of my favourite papers from Dovecraft in yellows and oranges.

The image has been diecut with a fancy frame by X-Cut and then I smooshed a little distress ink around the edges and mounted on 3D foam. I added some glossy accents to her eyes and some white gel pen to highlight them. I decoupaged a 2nd layer of the front of the flower pot and mounted with foam squares.

After sticking the papers to the card base I I used a Cheery Lynn die to cut some swirls to frame the image. I added some glittered fabric flower stickers and popped some red stickles in the centre. I added a butterfly sticker form the same sheet and the sentiment was a freebie from When The Scrap Hits The Fun.

Well currently it is raining in Birmingham, UK and has been almost all day. They say it will be 18C on Sunday so we shall have to wait and see if the weathermen have got it right. In the meantime I shall settle for the warmth and sunshine emanating from my card

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A6

Image – Sunny by Lacy Sunshine

Sentiment – Freebie from When The Scrap Hits The Fun

Paper – Hideaway & Boho Chic First Editions pads by Dovecraft

Tools - Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, X-cut Die, Cheery Lynn Die, Distress Ink Pad

Embellishments - Hobbycraft glittered fabric stickers, red Stickles, Glossy Accents

Techniques - Diecutting, Decoupage, distressing

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• 52 Card Pickup – 2.15 Card Link Up
• A & T Challenge - #23 Flowers
• Artistic Inspirations – #36 Anything Goes
• Can You Digi It - #33 Butterflies
• Card Mania - #18 Punches or Diecuts
• Catch The Bug – Anything Goes
• CDAC Easy As 123 – Digi with 1 sentiment, 2 DP, 3 Bellies
• Cheery Lynn Designs - #75 Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs – Spring Flowers
• Crafty Blogger’s Network - #10 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges - #47 Colour Palette
• Creative Inspirations Paint – Spring Colours
• Creative Moments - #14 Things With Wings
• Cupcake Craftroom – Summer Blooms
• Deep Ocean Challenge - #49 Flowers & Fantasy
• Di’s Digi Designs – Flower Frenzy
• Diva’s By Design – Flowers
• Forever Friends - #59 Diecuts/Punches
• Go Fish - #38 Flowers
• Going Grey With Scrap Creations – Flower Power
• Happy Campers - #14 Flower Power
• House of Gilli - #51 Anything Goes with Flowers and/or Ribbons
• I {Heart} Card Sketches – Sketch 013
• Inklings & Yarns - #11 Anything Goes
• Lacy Sunshine - #5 Anything Goes (Store Digi)
• Mema’s Crafts – Anything Goes
• My Graphico – #148 Anything Goes
• My Sheri Crafts - #107 Spring Has Sprung
• Outlawz Monday Card – GCC0408 Spring Flowers
• Pattie’s Creations – #65 Make It Sparkle
• Pink Elephant  - #194 Spring Colours
• Simon Says Stamp – April Flowers or Spring Showers
• Stamp & Create – Use a Die Cut
• Totally Gorjuss  – #178 Anything Goes With Sparkle
• Use It Tuesday - #53 Sticky Situation (fabric glitter stickers been in stash for 2 years)
• Word Art Wednesday - #75  Anything Goes