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Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

Greetings! I am playing along with a Tiddly Inks Blog Hop today. You can find out all of the details HERE. Last month over at Smeared & Smudged, Tiddly Inks was one of our fabulous sponsors. And I was lucky enough to be the winner of the TI prize! So I got to choose some digis for myself. For the card I am sharing with you today, I used Always the Flower Girl, an image I have been coveting for quite some time! I made this card for my Mom for Mother’s Day.

Isn’t she sweet? I love her. And her wilting dandelions! My kids are always bringing me dandelions, so I knew I had to use her for my Mom. She loves this image too! :)

I used my watercolor markers to color her in. And I have to say, I really like her hair. I made her roots a medium purple, and faded it out to white, which I think is pretty cool. Hmmm…could be something I try when I go grey! ;)

The “m” is acylic and is from Go West. I inked it with pigment ink. The '”m” stands for not only Mom, but Mary as well. It’s nice to have a two-fer!

I added a few dots of Platinum Liquid Pearls (she loves that stuff!), and some pretty paper in happy, Spring colors.

What do you think? Pretty cheery, right? See? I can do cheery! ;) I hope you enjoy the Tiddly Inks hop. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Comments

Rachael said…
Oh <3 I have loved tiddyinks since the moment I saw this collection. Well done!
May 10, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Jenn Borjeson said…
This is so cute, I love this image and you colored her fabulously. :)
May 10, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Loopylou. said…
awesome card, i bet your mum loved it!! thank you for joining us all the tiddly inks hop hugs Lou xxx
May 10, 2011 at 4:59 PM
Sparkly Engineer said…
Awesome for mom. Love the hair. Don't wait till you go grey try it now. Grey is so freakin' hard to cover and besides purple looks better on younger women - old women are blue haired. lol
May 10, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Scrappychick said…
Fun card, yes I LOVE her purple hair!!
May 10, 2011 at 7:07 PM
Jules said…
This is a great card - the colors are beautiful together.
May 10, 2011 at 9:39 PM
Christy/Tiddly Inks Digitals said…
Ahhhh, super great colors and design! :)
May 10, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Star said…
This is very pretty. I like the hair, too! Also...your blog background is AWESOME!
May 10, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Stephanie aka Nerdette said…
Fabulous card. I love the purple watercoloured hair, not sure how it would look on a grown adult, but on this Tiddly - perfect.
May 10, 2011 at 10:46 PM
Tracy Jedi said…
This is awesome! She is one of my favorite images! Love the idea of copying her hair in real life! lol Currently my son's hair is green and he claims he wants purple next... =D
May 11, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Gunvor said…
Great card! I love the colours you chose and the coloring is really well done!
May 11, 2011 at 1:43 AM
ChickieChirps said…
This is lovely! Love the green and pink combo and the big M!

Arabella
May 11, 2011 at 2:59 AM
Catherine said…
What a beautiful card ! Your colouring of the hair is fantastic ! Hugs x
May 11, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Susan Says (Stupid Stuff) said…
Oh I love this Alison, it's just perfect, and now I have to add that image to my list of must-haves :D
May 11, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Cindi said…
So cute! I like the way her hair came out too. Great coloring.
May 11, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Larissa said…
Great card! I love the little pearls in the corner of your card. Thanks for joining us at Tiddly Inks.

Hugs,
Larissa
May 11, 2011 at 4:27 PM
Unknown said…
Cute card! Thanks for joining in our birthday blog hop!
May 11, 2011 at 5:46 PM
Shirley said…
I have to say I REALLY like her hair too. You did a fantastic job with the watercolors.
May 11, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Maz said…
Great card - love her hair! x
May 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM
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