Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge #6

It's a colour challenge this week over on Stampin' for the Weekend...

"Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate"

Now doesn't that sound yummy as the title might suggest the colour combo is Red and Brown. I'm not very confident with using red, I don't even wear red as I don't think it suits me at all, and I think this has rubbed off on my crafting. But looking at the fabulous DT creations red really works well with browns and they inspired me to come out of my colour comfort zone.

I absolutely love this Sarah Kay image and always kept meaning to buy it, but my SIL came for a crafting session last week and she'd just bought this stamp and a couple of others, so I stamped some out whilst she was here, which should keep me going for now. Coloured her with copics, promarkers and blenders. I've lightly chalked the background then cut the image out with Labels 2 nesties in the bug and chalked the edges in a darker brown and added some faux stitching using a brown Whisper marker. Papers are all Funky Fairys from three different sets - Simply Brushed, Cherish Collection and In With The Old, I've done some faux stitching on the brown papers. The lace was white but I've changed the colour using brown chalk, it seems to have worked well. The little flower on the knot is from my craft stash. The large flowers are a mix of Papermania and Prima's secured together with brads. Finished with three tiny Anita's red gems in the top spare corner.

Blogger still seems to be playing up as there are still a few blogs I like to visit that I just can't load, so if I've not been to visit you over the past couple of weeks I am really sorry, I will keep trying and I'm sure eventually it will sort itself out. Enjoy your day!!