Saturday, 9 November 2013

Playing with the Racoons of Mulberry Wood

I have had this stamp since the Mulberry Wood Xmas range first came out and it is one of my favourites........BUT....... I have put off colouring it until now because I was always a bit worried about the tree...that I would get it wrong and ruin the image. I know the pro's always say, if you get it wrong you can just throw it away, but it can be very disheartening when you have spent ages colouring a lovely image and then go and ruin it at the eleventh hour!

I decided to bit the bullet one evening recently and, to cover my bases I did the tree first. Luckily there is a colour picture on the stamp packaging so I tried to follow that and I used my Spectrum Noirs so that I could replicate the colours. Once I had got the tree out of the way,  the rest of it was much more within my comfort zone and this was  the result.

I then used some lovely papers from the Mulberry Wood CD to make the base card, following a sketch from a challenge, although unfortunately I did not finish the card in time to enter the challenge.

I am also in to pearls a bit at the moment and I created the pearls on this card using Stickles Pearl paint....I think you will be seeing this particular detail a lot more on my cards in the near future.

So that's my card for today and here are the great challenges that I would like to enter....

http://www.spectrumnoir.com/november-challenge-christmaswinter/
http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/cwlc-65-christmas-reds-and-greens.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/anything-goes.html
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-136-winter-fun.html
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-192-traditional-christmas.html
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-64-winter.html
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-294-animal-magic.html
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/fri-8th-novteam-b-wk-20-furry-friends.html
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/christmas-is-coming.html
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/november-challenge.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-32.html
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/mim-165-with-saturated-canary.html

Thanks for visiting today. :-)

Sharon
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20 comments:

  1. Craftnut9 November 2013 at 09:36

    This is great Sharon, i'm with you on the colouring worries! Tracy xx

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  2. Chris Hanselman9 November 2013 at 11:01

    Cute image. Great coloring. Love the edge of the image. Thanks for joining our Red and Green Christmas Challenge at Created With Love Challenges

    ~~Chris

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  3. Lady Bug Stampers9 November 2013 at 13:01

    Oh they are so adorable, love your coloring. Great card. Thanks for joining in the fun at Created with love challenges.
    Linda K. DT

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  4. Sammy9 November 2013 at 14:53

    So very cute! The colouring is great, including the tree! Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin'. Sammy-x

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  5. Rene9 November 2013 at 15:49

    Gorgeous!!!!! Love it! Thank you so much for sharing this with us at MIM! Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!
    Good luck,
    Rene :D

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  6. brenda10 November 2013 at 00:06

    As it’s something I really don’t like doing for a whole comment will admit to this being a copy and paste one because I am unable to type properly at the moment, but didn't want to miss the opportunity to take a look at your lovely creation and thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations challenge.

    B x

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  7. debby400010 November 2013 at 03:46

    Gorgeous and adorable
    luv
    Debby

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  8. Pat10 November 2013 at 09:09

    Lovely Christmas card with a super cute image, thanks for joining in our challenge this week at Fab'n'Funky.

    Pat xx

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  9. Unknown10 November 2013 at 13:52

    Those are the cutest raccoons I've ever seen! Thanks for sharing your project at Sister Act this week!
    Hugs-
    Trisha-DT

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  10. McCrafty's Cards10 November 2013 at 15:06

    Gorgeous card Sharon, I like the adorable image, Thank you for playing along with us at Graph'It colour challenge, Good Luck
    Kevin xx

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  11. Lena10 November 2013 at 16:06

    Great card and what a great design! Provides real winter feeling!

    Thank you for participating in the TPS challenge this week!
    Good Luck!

    Hug Lena Dt-TPS

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  12. Carol S.10 November 2013 at 17:22

    Hi Sharon, the tree looks fantastic. Great card and love the image. Hugs, Carol S.xx

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  13. Kat W11 November 2013 at 06:42

    You totally got that tree colouring right - it looks wonderful and textured! I love the rest of the image too and your card is lovely :-)
    Hugs, Kat xx

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  14. Debs11 November 2013 at 11:07

    Beautiful card. Thank you for taking part at The Paper Shelter this week.
    Hugs Debs

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  15. Beccy11 November 2013 at 13:35

    This is fabulous - thanks for sharing with fab n funky
    Beccy x

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  16. Merkkari11 November 2013 at 21:06

    Wow I love your image and your coloring! Lovely card! Thank you for joining our challenge at The Paper Shelter! Hugs, Merkkari

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  17. Chris12 November 2013 at 02:02

    Beautiful card! Lovely design and fab colouring, your tree looks great:). Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week.
    Chris
    X

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  18. Debbie12 November 2013 at 04:47

    super cute image choice,Thanks for Joining us at the Graph'It Marker Challenge this week

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  19. Desire Fourie12 November 2013 at 22:19

    Those racoons are just so cute. Love your design and colouring.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  20. lis-m3 December 2013 at 11:47

    you did a great job with your spectrums... I LOVE it!
    Thanks for sharing with us @ the Spectrum Noir challenge . good luck! x

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I love to receive your comments, so thanks so much for taking the time to visit me and tell me what you think. Happy crafting! Sharon

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