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Friday, February 15, 2013

Hi everyone!! Happy Valentines Day!! :D Today we have a brand new challenge over at Saturated Canary and the theme is Love! Just perfect for today :) Some of you might remember this image from my recent speed colouring video....well I decided to frame her! :) 


She was printed out quite big - 17x12cm. Sooo much fun to colour :) The frame is an altered frame from Ikea. I first painted it in Tim Holtz crackle paint tea dye, and then roughly painted it in Gesso and sanded is back. I then embellished with some yummy flowers from the lovely Bella Paperie shop in Brisbane and a few bits and pieces. This is what the frame started out like:

And here;s some more pics of how it ended up:

Here are the copic colours that I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R11
Hair: E11, E13, E15, E18
Dress: BV000, BV00, BV02, RV11, BV18, BV08 (I added int he RV11 to make her dress have a pinkish glow from the light. You can't see it once it is blended out but it just picks up subtle reflections of the pink)
Background: YR000, R000, R00, B60, Y21, Y000, YR61


Hope you enjoy her and can't wait to see you playing along in the challenge! :) xx

Challenges I am entering with this project:

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Vintage/Shabby Chic
Celebrate the Occasion - Valentines Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge - Metal (metal zip pull)
Ribbon Carousel - Love is in the Air (scalloped lace inside the frame)
Tuesday Alchemy - Winged Things (butterflies :)



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45 comments

  1. Wow, what a fabulous picture, gorgeous colouring.

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  2. This is beyond stunning, Alyce! Your coloring is amazing!

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  3. Wow!! This is just stunning, Alyce!! Amazing job as always! :-)

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  4. This is gorgeous. I only watched your speed colouring video last night and wow. I also bought Wryn this week and saw that you had a video colouring her. I followed your technique and am very impressed - though I have a long way to go to be nearly as talented as yourself. I will be posting the card on Monday.
    Your finished card is stunning.
    Hugs Sharon. x

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  5. Stunning!!! A wonderful framed creation, love the fab colouring. and beautiful embellishment.
    Hugs,
    Sandy

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  6. Perfectly divine Alyce ♥

    A fabulous idea to frame this image, which will be admired wherever it's displayed.
    Your colouring is always the best and I need not tell you how much I love those embellies!

    Big hugs
    Elaine xxx

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  7. WOW!!!!! This is truly stunning Alyce. Your colouring, as always, is AMAZING and I love the way you have decorated that frame using the most gorgeous embellishments and delicate colours.
    This would cetainly take pride of place hanging up on anyone's wall
    Hugs Sue

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  8. Can you say GORGEOUS! I know she had to take some serious time to color!! Wow, fab job! Happy V-day!

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  9. Your colour work is awesome!!!! and this framed picture is just delightful! Hugs, Lesley

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  10. as always pure talent, awesome job :)

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  11. This s darling Alyce I just love what you did with that frame! Hugs rebekah xx

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  12. This is so stunning and I love the embellished frame! Wow, those pleats in her dress must have taken for-evah lol!

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  13. Beautiful colouring! I want that cleavage!

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  14. Oh my gosh Alyce! A-MA-ZING!!! Wowww wowww wowww .. I could stare at this for hours on end! lol! Beyond Incredible you are! I absolutely LURRRRVE this! Happy Valentines Day to you and yours! :)

    Squishy Hugs,
    Elise

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  15. so gorgeous! love how she looks in the frame!

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  16. just absolutely awesome Alyce!! your colouring is so ooooooooooh!!!
    huge hugs Lou xxx

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  17. I love this Alyce, just stunning...

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  18. WOW! Another stunner, Alyce!

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  19. SO beautiful. Love the color of the dress and hw you brought her to life. What a wonderful idea to embellish the frame. I am sure we all have them lying around the house boring and white or black... adding the gesso and ink just created a whole new frame...love it.xxx Ann Marie

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  20. Wow Alyce this frame is gorgeous! Your coloring is amazing! Hugs, Hanneke

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  21. Stunning Alyce. And you've given me an idea... although whether I'll actually remember is another matter entirely.... so I'm away to make a note.

    Susan xxx

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  22. A frame??? It's GORGEOUS!!! Alyce this is so beautiful and I cannot stop staring at the tiny details you always add to the curvatures on her face and body. Just amazing. :)
    hugs,
    Lisa x

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  23. HEY THERE CHICKIE DEE!!!!

    Oh you know I had to come leave you some love. What a romantic scene. The background absolutely set the tone <3 Well done hun and you need to tell me where do you get all these embellishments. You always have the cutest ones on every card you showcase.

    I always tend to observe on the coloring and pickup the weirdest thing and use it as Inspiration lol! I know I'm weird and I have to say I AM LOVING how you did her nose. Yes her nose lol! SO I'm dibbing this one ok lol!

    Be good and will be back soon ((hugs)) Ruby

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  24. This is stunning! Well done! ~Diane

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  25. This is awesome. I absolutely love how you altered this frame and the image fits perfectly in it. Not to mention your coloring ... It's superb! Hugs! xx

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  26. Wow Alyce this is so incredibly beautiful, simply breathtaking, awesome project.
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  27. Wow wow wow this is stunning. I just love obviously the gorgeous colouring but that frame looks amazing. Hugs from Bron x

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  28. Oh Alyce! I popped on to see your KKS post and saw thisbeautiful creation! I had to letyou know that it is STUNNING!!!! WOW!!! My mouth has dropped open and refuses to close!!! Holy crap ths is AMAZING!!! I ven called my husband over to see it and he was so impressed!

    WOw, Thank you so much for sharing your talent with me - Super Big Hugs for you!!
    Shari

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  29. Absolutely gorgeous! You've brought her to life and the work you did on the frame looks so cool. Hugs!

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  30. Amazing is all I can say. I love your fairy too.

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  31. OMGoodness, Alyce, your turned that frame into a work of art! It is absolutely stunning! Love everything you added to it; and, of course, I love your coloring! :^)
    Hugs, Penny

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  32. Gorgeous! Gorgeous!! Gorgeous!!!

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  33. Stunning as always, been saying to anyone thst will listen, this is how i want to colour, such a long way to go, but you really are an inspiration
    Jules x

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  34. Oh wow!!!!! I knew it would be GOOD! AWESOME job!! Totally gorgeous! You are so talented!!
    It's the perfect way to display her.. hope you like her now!!! :D
    Sammi
    xxx

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  35. Oh, come on, people just can't be so talented! LOL
    Serioulsy: fantastic project, and the coloring is simply gorgeous! Thank you for joining us at the Celebrate the Occasion challenge and hope to see you back again.
    Hugs
    Anna xxx

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  36. Beautiful creation!!!! Your coloring is fabulous!!!!!!
    Thanks for joining CTO this week!!

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  37. OMG, absolutely amazing! Love your colouring!
    Thanks for joining us at Anything Goes Challenge!
    Hugs Annette

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  38. Your work always amazes me, just gorgeous!! Thank you for joining us @ CTO for our "Valentine Anything Goes" Challenge :)

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  39. This video I watched; so cool how to see how the image is coming to life on paper. I don't think I need to mention how gorgeously coloured she is...thanks for supporting Swedish - great job on the frame!

    Sandy xx

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  40. Absolutely beautiful card, wonderful details and stunning colouring.
    Thank you joining us at Everybody Art Challenge.
    luv
    Debby

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  41. Alyce, Just stunning... I love the hint of pink in her dress and also that you framed that stunning image. Beautiful background.
    Hugs

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  42. Hi Alyce! I'm playing catchup on your beautiful creations! This is stunning! Your coloring is gorgeous as ever!

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