Thursday 31 March 2011

The Little Mermaid


So, I first saw this gorgeous digi-mermaid over on Minas blog, an had to have it!! Its from Crafts and Me, and was just lovely to use.   I used wave embossed pearl paper, opalescent paper and lots of shimmer which is quite difficult for the camera to pick up.


And, yep - I'm still loving playing with my Marianne flower dies :)  I also used spellbinder Fleur-de-Lys, Nesties and Magnolia doo-hickey dies on this too.

I made this card for a very special friend who loves all things mermaid and fishies, but not crabs!! lol.

.... and I am entering this card in the below competitions:

Crafts and Me - Use yellow - her hair is buttercup and pastel yellow pro-markers.
Crafty Catz - Pearls and Swirls
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Handmade flowers
Charisma Cardz - Bling and Sparkle
Stamp Something - Spring means to me - clean and fresh and raindrops
Wags n Whiskers - Spring
Totally Gorjuss - Spring
Sew Many Challenges - Spring Fling
Allsorts Challenge - For a special lady
2 Sisters Challenge - Make own embellishments.
Craft Your Days Away - Special lady or mum
Ooh La La Creations - Special friend or mum
Stamptacular Sunday - No kids allowed
Cupcake Inspirations - Gorgeous photo inspiration
The Ribbon Girl - Green and yellow creations - her hair is buttercup and pastel yellow promarker
Paper Playtime - Digi Mondays - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Fab photo inspiration by Kevin
Whoopsi Daisy - Glitter and Glitz it
Top Tip Tuesday - Nature Inspired
Cooking it up with Katie - Sparkle, shine and shimmer

Thanks so much for looking and commenting, and good luck to everyone in these challenges,

59 comments:

Denise said...

Oh this is gorgeous. Crafts & Me have such beautiful stamps. I love the way you have coloured this one - fantastic and those flowers are great!!! Hugs Denise xx (love Mina's blog too!!)

Nanda said...

Beautiful card and your coloring is wonderful. I like the details you used.

hugs,
Nanda

craftieodmae said...

This is beyond beautiful! Your coloring, layout and all the details are just breath taking!!! And so many challenges, good luck, this card is a winner in my book!

Sasha said...

Beautiful card! Love the way you've coloured your mermaid. Flowers and little sequins are so pretty. And your composition is fabulous!!

Lisa Jane said...

Oh wow this is so pretty. I love the white and green colour scheme .. so striking and fresh
beautiful flowers


Thanks for joining us at LCI this week
Lisa x

Mary J said...

ohmigosh, this is STUNNING, Alison!! Thx for joining in with us at Ladybug Crafts Ink!

Hope your week is going well honey!

Mary J xxx

Sadilla said...

that's lovely dear, full of details, and very nice image as well!
hugs
Sadia

Tammy said...

OM Gosh another GORGEOUS card Alison! Your image is colored beautifully and I absolutely LOVE your shimmery flowers! Thanks for Cooking it up with Katie this week!
Tammy :)

cowboydutrem said...

Beautiful card and lovely flowers! Thanks for playing with us at Ladybug Crafts Ink challenge this week!

Mummylade said...

this is lovely, the flowers are great. Thank you so much for entering the Allsorts challenge this week and good luck!

KarinsArtScrap said...

your image is gorgeous alison, but your card also.
love the flowers and the corners.

greetings karin

Heidi said...

Another stunning card Alison!
Beautiful image and your colouring is great:)
Lovely colours and design.
Hugs, Heidi:)

Anonymous said...

This is breathtaking Alison! xx

Brenda Brown said...

Just love the freshness of this card Alison and great composition too.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

D K Crafts said...

Hi Alison. Stunningly beautiful card. Love the image and layout and the details are amazing. Good luck with your challenges. Donna

angelwhispers said...

Just beautiful and loving the white and green colours looks fab! Chanelle xxx

Christel said...

just stunning! Beautiful picture and love the flowers.
Thanks for joining Charisma cardz this week!

CraftyC said...

Wow Alison, this is gorgeous. Love the white on white and such a pretty image. The flowers and swirls are beautiful!
Clairex

coops said...

oh wow!! this is absolutely fantastic alison.i love the beautiful image and your colours and details are so beautiful.i love this card :D

xx coops xx

Doreen said...

Ooh what a gorgeous card,love the image.Thanks for sharing with us at CYDA.xxx

McCrafty's Cards said...

An absolutely gorgeous card Alison, Thank you for joining in with us this week at C.R.A.F.T Challenge, good luck
Kevin xx

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Alison
A gorgeous and beautiful,thankyou for joining us at CraftyCatz for this week's challenge,
Hugs Dianne xx

gina g said...

Hi Alison this is beautiful hun i love this image too i'm just working on this image now. luv gina xx

Chris said...

Oooh, I love mermaid images. this one is beautiful and those flowers are gorgeous.
thanks for playing with us at Cupcake Inspirations.

Sara Burrier said...

Alison, you totally captured the mermaid's spirit. It's a gorgeous card, very well done! Adore the colors you chose!

Good luck on the competitions.
-Sara Burrier ( mermaid artist ^_^ )

debby4000 said...

Absolutely wonderful card Alison such a beautiful image and details.
luv
Debby

Ribbon Girl said...

Gorgeous, elegant card! Thanks for joining in with the Ribbon Girl colour challenge. Mary and Andrea x

Fiona said...

gorgeous card Alison...love those flowers, might have to check out that die!!

Fi
x

Anne said...

Fantastic! Thanks for playing along with us at OLL. Hugs x

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card. Beautiful colouring on the mermaid. I love your use of the die cuts. wonderfully done! and... beautiful glittered flowers :)

Thanks for joining us at Sew Many Cards Challenge this week :)

carol said...

oooh i do love your flowers, fabulous card, thanks for playing along with C.R.A.F.T. x carol

Rleen said...

WOW! This is gorgeous! I love the colors and all the flowers.
Thank you for sharing with us at the Whoopsi Daisy challenge.
Hugs, Rleen

Kat said...

This is gorgeous, really pretty. Love those flowers and swirls. Thanks for joining us at TG this week.

Kat x

Clare Brown said...

stunning card and so sparkly.Goodluck at Charisma this week. clare x

lisbeth said...

What a lovely card, Love the colour and all the work you put in to this. Thanks for joining us at Cooking it up whit Katie this week

Rachel Hope said...

WOW! Stunning! Thanks for playing along at Cupcake Inspirations this week!

Audrey Ernst (hippieaud) said...

Very beautiful card. I love how you have used the white flowers and the pearls on the mermaids tail - very lovely. Thanks so much for playing at WHOOPSI DAISY this week:)

Paula (PEP) said...

Love the colours & those corners. Gloriously fresh colours & a superb image too. You've reminded me I have a flower punch with different sizes on - I'll have a play with that as your flowers are quite incredible.
Paula (PEP)
Ailing broadband is hit & miss but I'm trying!!!

Kelly said...

So soft and delicate, the layout and embellishments add to your beautiful creation. Thanks for joining us at FFF, we look forward to seeing your future creations.

Kim said...

This is so pretty. The image is beautiful. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown.

Chris said...

I was here for another DT and I love this card, the flowers are beautiful and I just love mermaid images so to me it's perfect.
thanks for playing with Cooking It Up with Katie.

Wendi said...

Wow what a stunning card it's beautiful the colours are perfect
Thank you so much for sharing with us at ooh la la this week
Wendi

Little K Smith said...

Oh my word Alison! This is simply stunning! I love, love, love it!!! Beautiful image and flowers, love everything! :D
Kelly.x

Trimgym said...

Great project , thank you for joining us at CRAFT Challenge this week and good luck! Don't forget to check back with us again on Thursday for our new challenge and to check if you have won or made our Top3.

Jo and Tigerlover.

Anita said...

Beautiful card and the flowers are so lovely. Thanks for joining us in the LCI Challenge this week.

Theresa said...

Allison - this card is stunning. I love it! I love the flowers, the image and the way you colored it is amazing. I wish I had your talent. Beautiful!!

Vicky said...

OH MY GOODNESS......did you hear the thud it was my jaw dropping to the floor I have a canny bruise there now mind lol. This is sooooo beautiful, WOW WOW WOW....this is def the most gorgeous mainly white card I've ever seen & the mermaid looks amazing I still havnt brought myself this one but after seeing this I think I better move my ass lol. FABULOUS!!

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Mrs.B said...

Stunning card - love the image and all the die cut detail. Love the flowers and the colour scheme is great.
Avril xx

sharon said...

Wow, what a beautiful card. Thanks for joining in at CRAFT challenge this week. Sharon x

PCM said...

Lovely card. I like your image and your embellishments. Thanks for participating in my challenge at Top Tip Tuesday this week.

Anonymous said...

Hey ya, Beautiful card! lovely image can see why you needed it, love your flowers too! Thanks for joining us on the Top Tip Tuesday challenge this time, Hugs Samantha :0)

mum of two said...

What a pretty card! I love the image you chose that mermaid is gorgeous, and the pearls are the perfect touch. Thanks for playing with us this week at Paper Playtime!

michelle
http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

Fuzzy Slippers said...

What a stunningly beautiful card! Thanks for playing with us this week at Top Tip Tuesday. :)

Trisha said...

A lovely creation! Love the flowers and the white and green combo! Thanks for joining us at FFF! xox Trisha

Teresa said...

Georgous so stunning I love the prettiness of it all, thank you for joining us at Crafts and me this week.
Teresa x

Sylvia Blum said...

WOW Allison, this is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! LOVE your card *wow*
Thanks so much for playing with us at Crafts and Me Challenges this week! Hope to see you again next time :)
{hugs} Sylvia

Leah l'Orange said...

absolutely lovely! fabulous embellies and clusters! thanks for playing at Charisma this week! :)

Cheryl said...

GORGEOUS,love the image and beautiful details!!! Thanks for joining us at Creatalicious!!
xx

Betty said...

Hi Alison
Congratulations on being Star of the Month of April at c.r.a.f.t, i really enjoyed my star of the month for March at C.R.A.F.T.
So hope you enjoy it too, looking forward to seeing your projects.
Betty x x
GDT for the month of April at C.R.A.F.T

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