You're Yummy!

Good morning all, and firstly let me tell you that something exciting is happening tomorrow, so check back then to find out what (wink).

Well, it's a new challenge at Make It Colourful today and it's a bit of a stretch this week, but a rewarding one if you give it a go. This week we want you to Colour Something Wet. Now, that doesn't mean using gloss to make some shine, you have to use colouring to make something appear wet.

Our sponsor this week is none other than Mo Manning, and the lucky winner will receive their choice of 2 digi images from Mo's Digital Pencil.

I only had time to have one go at this, but here it is. I used a simple image because I was scared of making a mess of the water drop. So I chose this sweet digi image from Make It Crafty.....she's called Cici, and it's one of those images that really grows on once you colour it up. I decided to make a drop of juice running down the cherry from the bite. Do you think it looks convincing?  Well, I feel I need more practice at this, but it's a nice way of bringing a little something of your own to the image.  So you see you have to enter this challenge so I can get some tips for how to do a better job!

And I'm super chuffed to have been able to make a one-layer card at last because there is not one bit of backing paper, embellishment or stuck-on sentiment anywhere! It has been my ambition for some time to be able to enter the Less Is More Challenge.....look at all that white space....take it in girls cos you don't know when you'll see me being this restrained again, he he. (Actually, I secretly really enjoyed it and am hoping to do it again soon!)

If you're daunted at the thought of colouring a water droplet, here is how I made mine: as I started to colour the cherry, I used my palest colour to draw the outline of a droplet and coloured around it till the cherry was nearly finished. Then I filled in the body of the droplet using a paler shade than the cherry surrounding it, but left a thin white uncoloured line around the colouring inside the drop. I added a little shading to the inside of the water droplet on the opposite side from the light (which was coming from the right side), and a small dot of white gel on the side nearest the light. Then I added some shadow on the cherry to the left of the drop (away from the light), and lastly went over the white uncoloured outline of the drop with a pale pink. There might be other ways of doing droplets, but that is how I did mine.

Image: Cici by Make It Crafty

Colouring medium: Copic markers

Other: Nestabilities Lacy Circles die; rub-on sentiments

Gingham ribbon from stash

I'd like to enter this in these challenges:
Challenge Up Your Life - no patterned paper
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Dies and punches (card is made from 2 die-cut lacey circles stuck together)
Cute Card Thursday - Clean and Simple
Digi Doodle Shop Challenges - Shaped cards
Fresh Brewed - Clean and simple (less than 3 embellishments)
Hooked on Crafts - Sweet Treats
Incy Wincy Designs - Something old, something new (the ribbon is very old, the stamp is brand new and bought just for this project)
K B Cute Monday - Anything goes with a digi
Some Odd Girl - use complimentary colours (I used blue-violet and yellowy-orange)
Totally Gorjuss - Round and round


I will definitely use this gorgeous image again, she was a joy to colour. So, until tomorrow have a lovely Saturday everyone.

Happy Crafting!