Card Design: Digi Darla's Challenge #102--Sympathy with Inspiration Photo

Happy Monday everyone!  It is Family Day here in Ontario and I have a special treat planned for you, a little later today.  However, first up it is time to announce the latest challenge over at the Digi Darla's Challenges Blog. This week for Challenge #102 the theme is "Sympathy" using a photo for inspiration. The photo is of a beautiful funeral arrangement with a basket of yellow flowers and some pretty greenery.  You can check out the photo on the challenge blog to help inspire you for this week's challenge.

One person will be the lucky winner of FIVE Digi Darla (DD) images!  AND any entries using a DD image get entered into a SECOND drawing for THREE images. So, you could technically win eight images!  If you do use one of Kim's wonderful images make sure you let us know by writing DD after your name when you enter.   

Please note though that starting the first Monday in March, there will be some changes to Digi Darla's Challenges in terms of both frequency and prizes so be sure to check out THIS POST to find out what is happening.
 
Now on to my project for this week in which I've used the following Digi Darla images:

• Large Bloomer 
• Iris Simplicity
• In Sympathy Sentiment

General Comments:

• While taking care of some commenting duties during the 'my style' challenge for Digi Darla's a couple challenges ago, I came across a card where a lady, Maxine Diffey from Kiwime's Creations, had used a floral image from another artist and worked at it to make it into a 3-D creation.  I loved the idea so much that I cased it for my creation this week.  If you'd like to see the original post where Maxine created her version, click HERE.  I took it a few steps further for my own design to achieve even more depth and of course it is a different flower.

FRONT

Digital Image: 

• Large Bloomer: You can find this image in the DD store by clicking on the image name or watermark linked above.
• It took me almost 3 hours from start to finish for just the flower.  First I brought it into Photoshop Essentials and coloured in all the petals.  Next, I printed out several copies of the image to work with.  I used coloured pencils to add some depth to the petals.  I also filled in the stamens with Copic Marker E25 on two of the copies.  I cut one of the original images out and left it for the base.  I took a second original image and just did some cutting and shaping to achieve a bit of depth.  I then proceeded to cut and shape two more layers.  Finally I cut out a copy of the flower centre and crinkled it up.  All the cut layers were edged in the same colour marker before shaping.  Once all the layers were cut and shaped, I stuck them together to come up with something I'm rather proud of.  Here is an angled view to better see the depth...

Digital Sentiment: 

• My own. 

Designer Paper:

• Recollection's Paisley and Damask Paper Pad.
  

INSIDE

Digital Image: 

• Iris Simplicity: You can find this image in the DD store by clicking on the image name or watermark linked above.
• I doubled and flipped the second image for a mirror balance.  It was coloured using Copic Markers.  Petals:  V01, V04.  Leaves/stem:  YG61, YG63.

Digital Sentiment: 

• In Sympathy Sentiment: As with the other two, you can also find this image in the DD store by clicking on the image name or watermark linked above.

OVERALL
 Paper Products: 

• Card base: Crafts Brand Cardstock, browns collection -- purchased at Dollarama.
• Paper used for sentiments and backdrop in behind the flower on the front is Michael's Recollection's Cardstock, white.

Challenges I am hoping to enter...

• Avenue 613 -- Anything Goes with optional twist (entry 1)
• http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ (5E)-- Anything Goes (entry 1)
• http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ (3E)-- Anything Goes (entry 3)
• http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Sympathy
• http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.ca/ -- Lots of Flowers
• http://blog.red-rubber-designs.com/ (3E) -- Dreaming of Spring Flowers
• http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.ca/ -- Flower Power
• http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ -- F is for Flowers
• http://kreativeinkauf-challenge.blogspot.de/(3E) -- Spring Flowers
• http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.ca/2014/02/february-challenge-floral-images.html (3E)-- Floral Images
• http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ (3E)-- Anything Goes/Option of Make Your Own Flowers

So, how about you come on over and show us a lovely sympathy card by entering in our current challenge this week over at Digi Darla's Challenges?  While you are there please check out the great projects from the rest of the design team.  We always look forward to seeing the delightful creations you come up with.  

Until next time,