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TTIC Color Challenge #2: Thoughts of Bella

Happy Tuesday! Today marks the second Twilight Tuesday Color Challenge, and I am so lovin’ this combination! But first, I have some exciting news! Some of the Smeared & Smudge Girls were making projects for the Haunted Design House blog. In fact, the fab woman that owns the blog is part of the S7S group! Well, last week, she issued a challenge about Fallen Angels. HERE you can see my contribution to the challenge. Well, I won! I am part of the Gruesome Twosome this week (which is awesome in and of itself!) but I also won the challenge so I’ll be getting this crazy cool stamp that I cannot wait to work with! Don’t worry, you will see my creations as soon as I have, well, created them! But on to this week’s Color Challenge!

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Hello! Happy Tuesday! Alison here with our Second Twilight Tuesday Color Challenge! This week, my colors were inspired by Bella. I chose Garnet because originally, that was her favorite gemstone (before she went & changed it to Topaz for Edward's eyes!). Next, I picked Phoenix Sky Blue because Bella frequently mentions how she misses the colors of her hometown. Lastly, I decided that we need to throw a neutral into the mix, so I picked Forks' Sky. It's a grayish green. Don't get too thrown by the shade I chose... if you just use a regular gray, that's fine! But if you wanna try to really wow us... go for this a little more interesting, if not a wee bit dreary color! Can't wait to see your creations!!!

And here is what I created:

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I used one of my newest stamps from Sweet Pea. Plate #29. Isn’t she gorgeous??? Sadly, I didn’t have the exact shade of grayish green that I wanted to use in my stock of colored pencils, but these grays work too. And it sure rained as if we loved in Forks here on LI yesterday! Buckets I tell you!!!

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Here’s a closeup of my coloring… Please click on any of the pics to see them bigger! I also added a bit of Twinkle H2O’s to her skin and the background.

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This is a crummy pic, but I included it so that you could see the shimmer. Love those Twinkles!!! But I love this stamp so much too! I can’t wait to color her again!!!

Our Design Team has fantastic projects to display for this weeks challenge – please go and check them out!

 Dani ~ Donna ~ Beth

Erica ~ Jen ~ Jodi

Margie ~ Rebecca

Today I will have another post up… the 2nd will be for The Greeting Farm’s Relay… so please be sure to check back and see what I come up with for that! Have a fang-tastic day!!!

Comments

Beth said…
Wow - beautiful, Ali! I love this card - one of my new favorites! Gorgeous!!
January 26, 2010 at 7:51 AM
Jennifer said…
Oow, Aaw, AWESOME card. love the colors.
January 26, 2010 at 10:25 AM
ellepaulette said…
What a beauty! Awesome work Alison, I love it!!
January 26, 2010 at 10:49 AM
Jen Shults said…
Ooooh! Look at this! I can't wait to get my Sweet Pea Stamp... I love the distressing on this... just awesome!
January 26, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said…
Gorgeous card, Alison! That is a beautiful image!
Thanks for the challenge :)
hugs, margie
January 26, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Rebecca {bellacarta} said…
Gorgeous coloring and distressing! Thanks for showing us the card close-up, I can see the twinkle!
January 26, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Unknown said…
I LOVE these images from Sweet Pea Ali...And you just make me want them all the more!! GORGEOUS card honey!!! Xx
January 26, 2010 at 3:02 PM
Laura B said…
Gorgeous, gorgeous card! I'm dying to get my hands on some of those stamps, you've made such awesome things with them! And congratulations on winning the fallen angels challenge!:)

-Laura
January 26, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Erica said…
WOW! I love the image and coloring. Then that added section with the flourish is beautiful! Love your work!
January 26, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Alexandra Lundgren said…
Gorgeous, gorgeous! Love the way you colored her!!! The distressing is wonderful
January 26, 2010 at 10:49 PM
Jodi said…
Oh so pretty !! I love the coloring and how you managed to color her in only 3 colors!!
Hugs
Jodi =)
January 27, 2010 at 4:37 PM
Randi said…
Gorgeous SP creation!! Love the red/blue and gray/black combo! Very dramatic and so cool!
January 30, 2010 at 3:17 PM
Alyssa S said…
These images are so great and oh.so.you! Love it and love all the sparkle!
January 30, 2010 at 4:39 PM
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