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... all from my little home studio in Durban, on the east coast of sunny South Africa!

"I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird." -- Paul McCartney









Tuesday, May 29, 2012

PUNKETTE PRUE - DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY

One of my favourite images that I drew for Digistamps 4 Joy is Punkette Prue, and I have created a card for a friend's daughter, who is turning 16 soon.  I know she doesn't follow my blog, so there is no danger of her seeing this card before her birthday!

I know her favourite colours are pink, purple, black and white so this is just for her! I attempted to make the tutu transparent and glittery and the fishnet stocking appear sheer.  The image is coloured using alcohol markers and highlights are done using a white gel pen.


The zebra striped diecut behind the image started life as black and white but to add a little funkiness I coloured it to match the image.  Little flower sequins are sewn on using transparent seed beads and the little roses are sewn on too.  I prefer sewing on my embellishments where I can as I know my stitching will seldom let me down. An offcut of braiding, some rhinestones and a silver ribbon make up the embellishments.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:


OLDIE BUT GOODIE, 'ANYTHING GOES' (all the embellishments on my card are well over 6 months old - call me Super-Hoarder!)
SHOPPING OUR STASH, #63, "MAY FLOWERS' (about three years ago I bought a big bag of the little metal roses for use on the  bellydance costumes I make)

luv'n hugz
Jen Leeflang
Durban
South Africa

14 comments:

  1. I love how colorful this is! The image is gorgeous!!! Thanks for linking up with DCD!!

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  2. Awesome card!! Love all this against the black and what a great card for a 16 year old! Fabulously colored! So very pretty.
    Thanks for joining us at Shopping our Stash.
    Lynn

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  3. Perfect card for a sweet sixteen! She looks like a rock star :) Thanks for playing with us at Great Impressions Stamps!

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  4. Oh my...perfect for a teen! Thanks for sharing with us at Great Impressions! ♥ Sue Kment

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  5. Very nice card, thanks for playing @ CTO!

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  6. Wow what a fab 'n' funky card love all the details, thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week.

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  7. This is gorgeous. Another masterpiece.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    DS4J DT Member
    Doing Life

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  8. Gorgeous creation, love the colours. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ribbons.
    Pinky

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  9. Fabulous card! Love the image and how you colored her. The bling, flowers and trim are perfect for this card! Well done!
    Thanks for playing along with the Die Cuttin' Divas this week!
    Candy
    http://candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com

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  10. What a fun image, I just love all the glitz and glamour! Thank you for joining us this week @ CTO for our "Anything Goes" challenge :)

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  11. Welcome back to Opus Gluei, it's nice to have you playing with us on this theme! She's such a cute little punkette! The silver embellishing really makes her stand out and look chic!

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  12. Very, very beautiful card! Your friend is going to love this!

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  13. Fabulous!
    Love those bright colors against the black :)
    Thanks for joining CTO this week!

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  14. such a diva! The metalic flowers are perfect for this image! Very cool!
    Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!

    Hugs,
    Alica ;)

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