Monday 30 December 2013

If at first you don't succeed ... there is always the waste bin.

I'm still on the contemporary Christmas colours today with another purple themed card, but this time featuring the cutest reindeer on the block.

She started up really pale, but I totally messed up the colouring on her head, and after several attempts at correcting it (with each version getting darker and darker to cover up the previous layer) I finally ended up with a version I was half happy with.  Plus I didn't have any darker browns to go for another corrective layer, so I had to stop!

Then I found I'd got a couple of splodges of purple ink on the image from doing the edging around the panels, so they had to be covered up with a few spots of liquid pearl snow.

Shhhh, no-one will ever know!



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16 comments:

Sammy said...

It turned out gorgeous in the end! Love the colours! x

Desire Fourie said...

This is so cute and pretty with beautiful colouring.
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Mojca said...

wow you coloured it beautifully and if you woludn't tell us about the bloopers we would never noticed, well to be frank I still don't :)))) hugs!

Squirrel x said...

Oh the times that happens with the DIs. I start off all pale and wispy and end up with bold and in your face, lol. But if you hadn't said we would never have guess hun, the end result is gorgeous! Hugs xx

KT Fit Kitty said...

It's adorable! I love it! Such a cutie-pie!

Carol S. said...

Glad to see that it isn't just me, that has to add embellies to cover up those blasted splatters! Your card is still really gorgeous. Hugs, Carol S.xx

Carol S. said...

Glad to see that it isn't just me, that has to add embellies to cover up those blasted splatters! Your card is still really gorgeous. Hugs, Carol S.xx

Jackie Scott said...

No Mistakes - This is a beautiful creative card! Love it!

Sarah said...

Happy accidents Annette and I would never have known...it's a beautiful card!! I'm glad you MADE me go to the Stamp Basket (again!!) I am now the proud owner of a Bluebell stamp, along with a few others too!! Wishing you and yours Good Health and Happiness for 2014 xx

Chrissy said...

Awww..he is so adorable Annette...gorgeous card.
Wishing you and your family a very Happy & Healthy New Year 2014

Luv CHRISSYxx

Wishcraft said...

Gorgeous colouring hun, this is so pretty! Glad you didn't get blown away :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Kat W said...

Well it looks great and the colouring is fabulous! I do hate when I mess up an image I've been colouring for ages - I have been known to paper piece to cover up my mistakes!
The contemporary colours look so good too!
Hugs, Kat x

Toni said...

Amazing coloring!!!

Christine L said...

Brilliant card.... and we'd never have known about the problems unless you'd told us!

Big hugs
Christine x

Gayle's Crafty Blog said...

Gorgeous card, love the colours..Thanks for joining us at Papertake Weekly..Hugz Gayle xx

sara said...

Beautiful card thanks so much for joining us at Bunnyzoes this month
Hugs Sara x x