My First Guest Designer Post

    I am very much delighted about my first guest designer post at Quirky Crafts offered on being the challenge winner. Thanks Caro and the entire designer team for this opportunity. This fortnight the challenge is for an Easter/Spring creation using sparkle and a punch. Digital Delights, the sponsor this fortnight, has generously provided the designer team with six digital images including 2 sentiments to choose from. The moment I saw the beautiful Easter dumpling image, I loved her and here she is. Isn’t she cute?

I made an egg shaped card. The background was colored on card stock and the Easter Dumpling image was printed and colored on art paper using soft pastels. Fixative spray is a requirement for this technique which gives it a glossy finish. The dumpling shows some texture as it was done on art paper. Punches were used for flowers, butterflies & bird & shaped for dimension. Glitter was used on ribbons, banner, butterflies (not visible) & flower centres. The cutie dumpling was cut and adhered with foam tape. The sentiment is the Easter scroll also from Digital Delights. The card was pictured against a black background not glued as it seems like it. 

Here’s another image to show the dimension.

    The colouring is actually done by my 16 yr old daughter Alisha, who has mastered the technique of using soft pastels and really enjoys it. Presently, her 'O' level/GCSE mock exams are on, but she obliged during her study break as she knows colouring is not my thing. She is already making plans for her vacation in June after her one month long final 'O' level exams. One of her plans is to do some artwork so, she’s asked me to download any pretty digi images I find for her. Do leave her some comments it may help motivate her further. She will most likely read them after she's through with the mocks this weekend.
    Besides entering it into Kristal’s Inspired heart challenge here,

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:

http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com - Easter Parade

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com - Glitter

http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com - Inspiration pic.

http://www.amberscraftsandstuff.com - New technique

http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com - Easter

http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com - Anything but a Square

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com - Easter

http://www.sewmanychallenges.com - Color Inspiration

http:fairyknoll.blogspot.com - Eggs

http://www.makeitcolourful.com - Coloring Skies

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com - Anything but a Square

http://phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com – Easter

http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com – Easter

http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com – Easter

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com – Easter

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com - Easter

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com - Card for a child

http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com - Raise a Smile

http://creativeinspirationschallenge.blogspot.com - Easter

http://ellephantasticchallenges.blogspot.com - Anything but Square

    My apologies for the delay in posting this card as I had problems with the internet connection again!!! My sincere apologies also go out to my 32 friends (see this post) who I haven’t yet visited for the same reason. I will surely drop by your blogs ASAP.