"What Kids can Teach Us"...

...is a fabulous new design sheet from Nicecrane Designs.

Aren't these images just wonderful! You can find them here.

Now I know some of you will be looking at these images and think they are quite dark so you may not feel you could colour them. Don't be put off, the effect you get when colouring with alcohol pens is amazing and for those of you who are still not very confident with your shading they are perfect because the image does a lot of the work for you.

Just take a look at this...

...the darker image allows you to use some of the stronger colours when colouring, without them appearing too bright. A closer look shows that you can still create depth...

 ...and shading with your colours still helps to bring the image to life.
This was the card I made with the image...

...the card blank is 8x8 (kraft) then a matt of white CS followed by a blue PP from the Do Crafts "Sew Lovely" range. The filigree frame is from Tonic - cut in white CS.
Because the colours are quite rich on this...

 ...I kept the embellishment to a minimum. A crushed silk bow...

...and a few pearls.

I downloaded this image when I got home from work on Friday and had it printed and coloured before bedtime. However, as I was busy yesterday it wasn't until this morning that I was able to complete the card and get the pictures loaded to the PC.

Ignacio (Nicecrane Designs) has such a wonderful collection of images available on his site and he is very generous with what he sends to his DT...I just don't have enough hours in the day to make use of them all as quickly as I would like to.

Perhaps if I could win the lottery....................................................................................