Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Anything Goes - Challenge 68 - Anniversaries

Hi Best Blogging Buddies..

Have you missed me?

Well I'm back from my lovely hols (more about them in another post..).... just in time to get my card made for the Anything Goes Challenge - and the theme this time is Anniversaries. 

I've loved this image for ages, and been waiting for just the right occasion - and decided that this is just that occasion.  It's by Mo Manning, and is called Young Love.  Ahhhhhhhhhhh...... And as I've put on the sentiment, they do just look 'so happy together!'  I tend to think this is what my lovely OH and I will look like in a few years time (well maybe not so many years....)  Hope the bluebirds dance around us too when we take time out to have a cuddle on a bench!

The colouring with both copics and promarkers (and even prismacolour pencils for the grass) took me a long time - I'm out of practice what with the kitchen drama and then our hols - so by the time I decided on the right colours, then did the shading... I was well into a couple of hours!  And then the 'matching the paper to the colours on the image' problem....  one I always have!!  But I've used Kissing Booth (apt - yes?) from ......................   I distressed the edges of the image using Distress Ink in Old Photo, then mounted it all on toning Bazzil cardstock. 

I added a few buttons, a bit of rustic thread, and a little heart charm that I had in my stash, a computer generated sentiment (using One Starry Night font and a Mamas and Papas song thats going round in my head)...  and hey presto (nearly 3 hours later!!), it was done! 

I was very impressed when I checked through the entries we'd had for the Black and One Other Colour Challenge......even though I didn't get to comment on any because we were away...  Why don't you pop over to the Challenge Blog to see if you were a winner??  And while you're there, you can look at my lovely DT creations - they are all so fabulous - and I'm sure will give you lots of inspiration!

I'm looking forward to seeing your Anniversary entries - remember, you can use the Jubilee theme as it is the Queen's Anniversary of being on the throne too!!

Take care all and Happy Crafting..
Big Hugs
Christine x
Posted by at
Labels: , , ,

30 comments:

  1. Catherine29 May 2012 at 07:42

    Fab card, love the image and the great sentiment....

    ReplyDelete
  2. Steph29 May 2012 at 08:41

    Such an adorable image! Loving the cute heart charm too! x

    ReplyDelete
  3. Doreen29 May 2012 at 09:19

    This is gorgeous, love the perfectly coloured image and fab design.xxx

    ReplyDelete
  4. cheryl29 May 2012 at 10:23

    hi sugar plum,welcome back,great too see you,oh this is one,amazing card Hun brilliant image,beautifully coloured and the detail as always is first class,hope you had a great holiday Hun,take care hugs Cherylxxxx

    ReplyDelete
  5. coops29 May 2012 at 10:56

    gorgeous card christine.the image is so stunning and i love your colours :D

    xx coops xx

    ReplyDelete
  6. emma mitchell29 May 2012 at 13:15

    Oh Wow Christine this image is adorable I really love it . Also love your amazing colouring and papers on this GORGEOUS card.
    Hope you had a fab holiday .
    Hugs Emma xx

    ReplyDelete
  7. Cindy Haffner29 May 2012 at 13:55

    I LOVE your SWEET couple, FABULOUS!!~

    ReplyDelete
  8. Gaynor Greaves29 May 2012 at 14:29

    Beautiful card, love Mo's images and love the twine, Gaynor xx

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jackie29 May 2012 at 15:50

    Welcome back Christine, of course you were missed! I love your gorgeous card. I used that image on my cousin's 5oth anniversary last year :o)
    Jackie xx

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wishcraft29 May 2012 at 16:48

    Hope you've had a fabulous holiday Christine!

    Love your card :o) Such a sweet image and lovely design too. Hugs, Lisa x

    ReplyDelete
  11. Inkypinkycraft29 May 2012 at 19:11

    A great card, and what a fab image!! Hope hubbie and I still take time for a cuddle on a bench when we get that 'Young!!!' hugs trace x

    ReplyDelete
  12. Sue29 May 2012 at 20:08

    Hello Christine

    Such a lovely card, the image is fabulous and coloured so beautifully.
    I love the layout too
    All the best
    Sue

    ReplyDelete
  13. Lisa Jane29 May 2012 at 20:44

    Welcome back Christine .. i hope you had a wonderful time.. and i can just see you two sat on the bench with the bluebirds flying over lol
    LOve the image ... and you colouring is beautiful
    Lisa x

    ReplyDelete
  14. Kathleen29 May 2012 at 21:37

    Great to have you back, glad you had a fab time and yes you were missed.
    Fabulous card, brilliant image and fantastic colouring and a great touch with the heart.

    Kath x

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wendy Fraser29 May 2012 at 21:40

    Fab card, love the image xx

    ReplyDelete
  16. DesignerDiva29 May 2012 at 22:36

    Welcome home Mrs and yes I missed you! It's been far too quiet lol!
    Your card is fabulous and I've been through my own little Mo Manning phase lately lol they are fabulous images!
    Hugs Laurie xx

    ReplyDelete
  17. Rachel Parys30 May 2012 at 16:41

    Awww, so sweet!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Viv30 May 2012 at 16:42

    Lovely card and colouring Christine,& yes you were missed too :) Viv xx

    ReplyDelete
  19. Unknown30 May 2012 at 20:52

    Hi Christine, so lovely to see you back - hope you've enjoyed your holidays.

    Fabulous image (I love Mo's images as well) and perfectly coloured.

    Love the little charm, it's a perfect touch.

    Looking forward to hearing all about your hols.

    Sarah

    ReplyDelete
  20. Suzie's Card Den30 May 2012 at 22:03

    Beautiful card, I just love that image and the layout is great too.
    Glad you had a good time on your hols.
    Hugs
    Suzie xx

    ReplyDelete
  21. Redanne31 May 2012 at 09:20

    It is a lovely image, very heart warming but you have brought it to life and your card is beautiful. x

    ReplyDelete
  22. Pop's Cards1 June 2012 at 09:09

    Good morning sweetie, this is just adorable, hope you have a great weekend huggles pops x x x

    ReplyDelete
  23. Mary J1 June 2012 at 11:41

    Yay, you're back!! Look forward to hearing about the holiday!

    What a great card, Christine! I hope hubby and I are like when we're old wrinklies!!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Elaine1 June 2012 at 21:13

    Fabulous Christine!
    I love this image..but there is sooooo much to colour on it! It would take me months!
    You've coloured it perfectly,and you've got a lot of years to wait until you're both that old!

    Hugs Elaine xxx

    ReplyDelete
  25. Vicky2 June 2012 at 10:09

    Amazing card. The colouring is fabulous Christine, I wouldn't know where to start! Enjoy your weekend :)x

    ReplyDelete
  26. Karen Howard2 June 2012 at 14:33

    So SWEET, love the layout and your coloring! Hugs, Karen

    ReplyDelete
  27. Anonymous2 June 2012 at 18:51

    Got here at last Christine!!

    I love this image too and I also like to think me and my OH will be like this ... probably in about two years, lol! It's such a moving image I think. Love your card - colouring is fabulous as always and the sentiment is perfect.
    xx

    ReplyDelete
  28. Christine3 June 2012 at 15:21

    Hi Christine could have sworn I'd been here since you came back?? likkle grey cells gone AWOL again..
    lol.. defo a sweet image lovely colouring great design yep me an OH NOW..another lol

    smiles the other Christine p

    ps hope your soon feeling better!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Rosietoes3 June 2012 at 15:24

    I love this image Christine. Love the card too and all the details.
    Looking forward to hearing about your hols.
    Hope the kitchen is behaving itself.

    Edna x :)

    ReplyDelete
  30. Sarah's Little Snippets3 June 2012 at 23:38

    Aww they're so sweet Christine! I love your background papers and layout and your colouring is fab :) Good to see you back! Sarah x

    ReplyDelete

If you like what you see and have a moment, please say hello.. it means a lot to me..
Christine x

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)