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Sunday, March 29, 2009

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #24

Good morning everyone;
Hope you are all having a great weekend so far. It's raining and dreary here....a good day to stay in and create!!

This is my card for the HHC #24. Ila has chosen this weeks challenge which is "Creative Borders".
I have been itching to use these stamps "Seymore's Sick Day" and "Tail not Waggin'". He is soooo adorable and I just love the sentiment.



For my creative borders I used my Martha Stewart punch and my spellbinders lables.
I embossed the image with black, twice and painted them with Tombows. I cut out the feet and head and shaped and layered them. I also added a little shaping to his tail. The toenails and spikes are painted with a Souffle pen. I stamped part of the sentiment..."a little dragon" and the dragon footprints with Stazon onto a piece of shrink film and shrunk em down....do you not just love the little footprints?? I thought they turned out sooo darn cute!! I stamped the footprints onto the tan background with Perfect Medium and glued it to a piece of dp from DCWV "Once Upon a Time stack. I also used some glossy accents on the thermometer and as a glue to hold the sentiment on the front.



I used the same paper on the inside from the DCWV stack. I also stamped the footprints, hearts and dots with Perfect Medium. I added a couple of little feet to the bow on the front, gluing them down with Glossy accents.

I hope you like it and have a great day!!
Thanks for stopping by....

KAREN x

29 comments:

Sue said...

Gorgeous card, your colouring is fantastic, stunning, sue.x

Lynne in NI said...

Wow - fantastic card! I love your colour theme and the little footprints are just perfect - what a great idea! And congratulations on joining the DT too!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card Karen. Love the little dragon. You always bring your cards to life in your own unique way.

Riet said...

what a gorgeous card Karen,l love the image.

hugs Riet.x

Powerful Search Engine said...

Hi congratulations on your guest DT call and this is so creative I love all the edges and such a cute dragon, hugs Pascale :)

Cindy Haffner said...

Oh my this is super cute, I love y our coloring.

Renee said...

just adorable.

Theresa Momber said...

Wonderful image and your coloring and design are gorgeous as always!

Ila said...

This is totally Gorgeous and Super Cute!!...I love your coloring, papers and Fabulous borders!!...Hugs, Ila

Anonymous said...

this is awesome, fantastic colouration, and love the embellishments that you have added. hugs rachxx

Lisa Foster said...

Awww...this is adorable! Sure to make anyone feel better just with making them smile! I love it!

angeljakki said...

Such a great card, its so cute brilliant x x x

Joey said...

Hiya Karen, thought I had commented on this lol, must have been in lala land. Gorgeous colours love this fragon he is so cute. Joey.x

Anonymous said...

Awesome card Karen, what a fab dragaon...love your wonderful colouirng and the border detail. Congrats on your GD news...well done!
Hugs
Carrole x

CraftyC said...

This is wonderful karen, will certainly put a smile on anyones face!
Clairex

Tab said...

Wow, this card is just awesome, Karen! I adore this image, he is just too sweet! Fab colouring and I love the layout you have used too!
Hugs Tab xxx

Dawn B. said...

This is adorable. You did such a great job. Congrats on your dt guest spot. Love your coloring.

Nikki Fairbairn said...

Fabulous card Karen, I just love your colouring of Seymore and his cute little prints that you shrunk. The inside looks great too, Big Hugs, Nikki x

Marcea said...

This is absolutely gorgeous hun, I really do love it. Great image and coloured so well
-x-

Tasha said...

Oh Karen how adorable is he and this card is gorgeous i love all the detail its fantastic!
love tasha xx

Sally Cicada Designs said...

Hey Karen,

Love your card and what you did with the inside too. Thanks for your encouragement and help with my blog. You know I'll be in to see you soon when the new HHS arrive. I need my dragon feet!!!LOL
Toodles, Sarah

Crissy Armstrong said...

This is amazing Karen! Totally totally AWESOME! I LOVE it!!!!!!!

cats whiskers said...

I Love this hun such a brilliant idea and I love those dragons. Congrats on the HH post so well deserved dear
Hugs Jacqui x

Bev said...

Such a fabulous card Karen, from the brill image right down to the punched border which just fits perfectly with his prickly spine. Brilliant xx

Nancy said...

Oh Karen, this card is cute beyond words. The dragon image colored so perfectly, the sentiment, and those wonderful footie prints! Love all the border designs, even when you open it!
Sorry, I'm a little behind in my blog surfing...mojo MIA - again so haven't been on here much, though I did post a video of me on the treadmill at the gym. :)

Kimberly Gajewski said...

This is adorable Karen! Your coloring is sensational and I love how you made the borders of your card! Congrats on becoming a Guest Diva! You certainly deserve it! :D

Sharon Traynor Designs said...

Fantastic card Karen. You have a kanck of making these images look so perfect when you colour them. I adore this one.
Sharon xx

Curt in Indy said...

What a great card and image! I LOVE that sweet little dragon! Perfect get well card. You nailed this challenge! Best, Curt

Shirley said...

How really really pretty, cute, and so much fun too! Love the colors and the punched edges too!