Lovely hAnglar Only & Just Magnolia & hAnglar stAnglar Challenges

A brighter day here today at last but still quite cold outside.  That was my excuse, anyway, for not going and tidying up in the garden!  Don't think I'll get away with it again, though - there's so much to do and the first few days of the April holiday have flown by.

At last I got to use my lovely papers from the Basic Grey Curio pad.  I love these 6" x 6" papers as the edges look as though they've been inked and the colours are gorgeous.  I really liked the sound of the Lovely hAnglar Only challenge (a portrait and sketch) and thought that the vintage look of these papers would be ideal.  I'm also entering it in the Just Magnolia/hAnglar stAnglar Challenge which is Anything Goes + the option of adding buttons.

I followed the instructions from a Magnolia magazine on how to stamp head and shoulders only without looking like part of the picture has been cut off.  I used a Pink Petticoat CD tin under my watercolour card and it worked like a charm - you just make sure that the lower part of your stamp falls beyond the edge of the tin or lid.  I coloured the image with Copics and cut her out with an oval Nestie which I inked with Vintage Photo to make it look nice and tatty!

I used a Marianne die to cut the lacy border and put a smaller oval Nestie, also inked, in the middle.  I added pearls and buttons from my stash to the top corners and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts to the bottom of the card and at the sides of the image.

The inside of the card has been lined with matching Curio paper and I just added an inked up Nestie oval for the jotting spot.

I hope you like this - I do like me hAnglars and I really enjoyed being able to take my time over this one.

Right, I suppose I'd better do something about getting some dinner on the table (preferably via a plate).  Have a lovely evening,

Tracey xx