Helping Mum - Isabella's Challenge #7

Good morning all, and here we are for this week's Isabella's Challenge, where we have been challenged to make a card using all or some of the colours in Isabella's Challenge Blog banner:

What a lovely array of colours we have to choose from!  So, without further ado, here's my 'take':

Image: Isabella's Sketchbook, 'Mother's Helper'

Papers: October Afternoon, 'Thrift Shop'

I wanted to use all the colours I could so I needed an image where this was possible and realistic.  'Mother's Helper' was perfect and so sweet.  Again, I wanted the image to be the real focal point, so I've only used two DPs and a very simple layout, which I think works very well.

I coloured her up with my Copics and, as usual, added some shading with my Prismas. 

This so reminds me of baking with my mum when I was small, although our favourite make was scones (Dad's favourite).  There's nothing quite like a fresh fruity scone with lashings of butter (how naughty)!  It's still one of my favourites, although I don't get round to baking very much these days.  Daughter seems to have got the baking gene, though - she's a real whizz at cakes and cupcakes. In fact, she made our wedding cake last year, and it was absolutely fabulous.  The sponge was light and scrumptious and the decoration was just perfect:

Didn't she do an amazing job? 

Anyway, proud mother moment aside, come and join us at Isabella's Challenge this week and let us see how you use these colours in your project.  Remember, your entry must use an Isabella's Sketchbook image so hop over to her store and have a look at all the beautiful images you can choose from.  The prize this week is two digi stamps from Isabella's Sketchbook and a beautiful 'I Won' badge for your blog.  But remember, you have to be in it to win it!! Can't wait to see your creations. 



Happy crafting.
xx