Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Enchanting Gold

I went for something a bit different for my card this week...
I again chose to work with one of Ching-Chou Kuik's gorgeous digi stamps, this time one called Enchanting Gold:
I started colouring her with my Promarkers, giving her deep red hair... and she looked so striking with red hair and no colouring on the skin/background etc that I decided to keep that contrast, adding some gold accents and shading her skin very minimally with a very light grey colour:
I also added some sparkle to the gold areas, using Stickles:
I kept the card very clean and simple, like the image, going for maximum contrast between clean white space, the flash of red colour, and the golden sparkle - I just used a sparkling gold ribbon and a few dots of red Stickles.
Ali xx
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14 comments:

  1. uksharonJanuary 9, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    Something very Haunting about this one! Love, love, love your shading and fabulous hair so rich and vibrant in contact with skin tone.
    Another amazing card.
    Best wishes, Sharon

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  2. ConnieJanuary 9, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    I love the tone-on-tone scheme you have done Ali. Matching the gold with that red is very striking too.
    Great work!!
    Connie

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  3. Alexandra LundgrenJanuary 9, 2013 at 4:53 PM

    Ali- this is so unique and absolutely stunning. I love what you did and how you maintained the contrast. So creative!

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  4. KarinaJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    Wow, she looks so lovely, Ali! Love your colour scheme and the CAS style. The red and gold looks so great together. Also love the porcelain teint you gave her skin.
    Hugs, Karina

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  5. Randi WSJanuary 10, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    This is so cool, Ali! Love that contrasts - it goes perfectly to the CAS style!
    Love the golds, too ;)

    Hugs, Randi

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  6. sweetpeastampsJanuary 10, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    LOVE the hair Ali! Beautiful job and the gold accents are perfect. Lovely

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  7. Love crafts foreverJanuary 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    Oh what an unusual coloring. I love it. Beautiful touch of bling.
    Hugs Nat

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  8. Design og HobbyJanuary 10, 2013 at 2:43 PM

    WOW! Love the red hair and the contrast between red-white-gold!

    Hugs Gry!

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  10. Holley (Tondre) BarnhartJanuary 10, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    Lovely Ali, I keep going back to the eyes, they really stand out on this card, she's lovely looking but her eyes have a real sparkle.

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  11. Milo LiljaJanuary 11, 2013 at 3:56 AM

    Love it!!!! So cool! The colors! Your coloring! Wow!!!!! Hugs Milo <3

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  12. Gina KJanuary 11, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    I am in love with how you colored this image. The contrast between her hair and her skin is fabulous. There's just something very striking about it.

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  13. postalorphanJanuary 11, 2013 at 2:43 PM

    Wow - just stunning! I absolutely love how you've colored this image, and the card is a perfect example of Clean and Simple (although "Stunning" would be a better "S" word for CAS in this case)!

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  14. jenniferJanuary 14, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    striking creation, love the color scheme. it really stands out!

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