Phew.  It has been quite a week!  My head is overflowing with ideas and things to organise and prepare for the rest of the month’s celebrations.  The celebratory offer over at Quixotic Paperie has been proving popular, and there are still a few days to take advantage – 10% Off Storewide until Midnight on Wednesday 8th June 2011 (see website for details).

So, on to my card for this week’s Make It Colourful Challenge!

This week the challenge is sponsored by Some Odd Girl stamps.  I have fallen in love with Kristy’s designs, as you may notice from the “chibi” on my sidebar (see how to get your own chibi – here)!  I also have the new Some Odd Girl range of clear photopolymer stamps in stock over at Quixotic Paperie including two images which are only available in the clear stamps!

The challenge this week is to…. CAST YOUR SHADOWS!  We want to see shadows on the ground/on objects… If you want some tips on colouring shadows, check back on the challenge blog for Jen’s tips post tomorrow!

I have used one of the fab Some Odd Girl character images with a Make It Crafty background object!  The Make It Crafty scene images are ideal for using with lots of different characters, and I love creating scenes.

Make It Colourful Challenge #21 - www.quixoticcards.com

I used SMELL THE FLOWERS TIA and MAKE IT CRAFTY – PETALS & PALINGS.  Both are available in stamp form at Quixotic Paperie, and until the end of Wednesday you can enjoy 10% off both plus 10% off the yummy ECHO PARK SPRINGTIME papers I used!

I coloured the scene with Copic Markers:

Skintones: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R21 Hair: E50, E53, E43 Outfit: RV00, R81, R83, R85 Fence: T0, T2, T4 Grass/Plants etc: G20, G21, G24, G28, YG21, YG23, YG25, B0000, B91, B93, B95, R22, R24, R29, C2, C4, C6

REMEMBER: this is a colouring challenge!  You could even simply submit a coloured image rather than a finished card.  ALSO – you are welcome to use any medium!  Copics, Promarkers, watercolours, pencils, oils, pastels….we just want to see your colouring!

For my US readers – you can now find Make it Crafty rubber stamps at Susana’s Custom Art & Card design!

Image Buying Options:

UK:

Some Odd Girl – Smell The Flowers Tia – clear stamp at Quixotic Paperie

Make it Crafty – Petals and Palings – rubber stamp at Quixotic Paperie

Overseas/Digital:

Smell the Flowers Tia – Some Odd Girl – US (clear stamp & digi)

Petals and Palings – Make It Crafty – Australia (rubber stamp & digi)

Petals and Palings – Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design (rubber stamp)