Saudi Woman

Something a little different from the usual cards and I am so pleased with the way it turned out.  While checking out some of the card challenges on the go at the moment I came across one I really fancied having a go at - Passion for Promarkers this week has a challenge called 'Around the World'.  Oh yes, a fun one saying as I live in Saudi Arabia at the moment.  I could not find a didi to work with, but there again that was no surprise, I don't think many people make cards in Saudi <g>, so I had to design my own to work with and what better than the totally seductive look of big brown eyes peeping through her fully covered body!!!!

Recipe:

• Lady in abaya image drawn by me and printed twice and coloured with ProMarkers.  Two layers so I could layer the face behind the abaya/veil.  Both layers mounted with foam tape to give dimension.  Spray gun system used for abaya and regular method used for face area.
• Arabic images in background from IClipart.
• Die cut designed by me and cut on my Black Cat
• Text cut on Black Cat too on vinyl and adhered to card
• Background, once cut was popped through my Cuttlebug using an embossing folder from Design Objectives.  I then used metallic ProMarkers and the air brush system to add a little more colour.
• To finish off I added gold line sticker and a gold embellishment from my stash.
• ProMarker colours used - Cool Grey 3, Grey Green and Chestnut for eyes; Oatmeal, Coral and Ginger for skin; Black, Cool Grey 1 for abaya; metallic Red Gold, Gold and Copper for background.
• For whites of eyes I used a Yoken white paint marker.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Passion For ProMarkers - Challenge 189 - from around the world
• I love ProMarkers - RIBBONS AND BOWS
• Paper Pretties - Challenge PWC249 
• Tuesday Throwdown - #138 Paper Piecing

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day <g>.