Mo's Challenge Blog - Challenge #64 - We're Going Retro

Hi, everyone!

It seems I'm stuck on Mo digis these past few days and keep entering challenges although I might not be particularly fond of the theme. So, this week at Mo's Digital Pencil the theme is Going Retro.

I really had a hard time dealing with this one, partly because my printer broke down and couldn't print an image that actually fit the challenge theme and partly because retro style was not exactly my cup of cake. I was born in the eighties so I had to do some research to be able to come up with something.

I must admit I'm not really satisfied
 with the result but at least I gave it a shot, didn't I? The word challenge stands for a demanding but stimulating undertaking and I really hate playing the coward here... hehe.

Well, this would be my card:

And a close-up of this adorable baby girl:

I went for bright colors, handmade flowers and this gorgeous cutie, you can find here in the store. I had it printed a few days ago, before my printer broke down. In order to give it a retro touch I chose to gray scale everything except for the dress. So I guess it looks a bit weird, especially for  a baby:)). I colored it with copics (used the usual greys C01, C03, C05 and special black and RV13, RV06, R20 for the dress). I added some acrylic paint and mounted on a Marianne design creatable and a circle scalloped nestie.

The paper is from Bo Bunny- A gift of Love collection and the sentiment from Echo Park- A Walk in the Park.

The flowers are handmade from fabric, lace and paper and the leaves are made of cardstock using shape scissors, then I painted them and added a coat of dimensional glaze (unfortunately unnoticeable in the picture:(). I added some lace, rhinestones and glitter and... that would be all! Hope you like it! It looks a bit retro to me... hehe!

Since I worked so hard on it:)) I surely have to place it in some challenges. So, I'm entering it as follows:

Mo's Digital Challenge - DP2 We're going Retro

Fab'n Funky Challenges- Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday- Out with the old ( I definitely have lots of old stuff here; flower materials, lace, papers...)

Anything goes challenge blog - C is for ( cake in my case)

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Secret crafter- Tons of texture

Charizma Cards- Birthday cards

Creative card - New Beginnings

One Stop Card - A card for children

Stamp Something- Use a digi

7 Kids College Fund- Hot or cold, choose your extreme (I guess mine would be hot:)
Stamping Royalty - Birthday Card
Make it colourful- Warm or cool colours ( mine would be surely warm)

This time I really took the time to do a bit of "challenge research":) 

Thanks again for dropping by and for your kind words!

Hugs,