Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge: Be Inspired!

I am hosting the challenge over at Wags 'n Whiskers this week, and I chose to encourage everyone to "be inspired". Use someone else's creation to inspire you! Give them credit for the inspiration and link us back to their project so we can see their artwork too. You don't have to copy every detail on their work, but you can if you want to!  Just be sure to give them the courtesy of the credit and the link; that's only fair, right? ;-)

Today I chose to be inspired by Bev Rochester of "All The Things I Love" .  I am a huge fan of her work and have CASED her on more than one occasion!  I just love the way she uses embellishments to their maximum potential. 

if you click on the link to her blog, scroll down to the fourth photo to see the one I used for my inspiration.  

 I chose to use "Bear Hug" for my main image today.  I stamped it on Manga Drawing Pad in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with the following Copic markers:  
Background and wings: R000, 00, RV00
Bear paw pads:  R81, 83, 
Cheek blush and lips R22,  
Sash trim and bow: R37, 59
Skin tones: E000, 00, 01, 04, 11
Blonde Hair: E30, 50, Y28
Bear: E30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 39, 49
Dress: BG23, 32, 34, 72, 75
Ground shadow: W3
Shadow on wings: C3
Blender pen throughout

I did some sponging around the edges of the image panel with a brown Distress Ink (again, not here with me so I don't know the name, oops!)

I put two layers of Ultra Thick Embossing Powder on the main panel and then put it in the freezer.  About ten minutes later I took it out and immediately bent it so it would get the cracked glass look.  Its hard to tell in this photo so here is another one where you can see effect of the cracked glass technique:

And here is a close-up of the coloured image:





The Wags 'n Whiskers Divas have been busy creating cards for this challenge so check out all their beautiful creations, and Be Inspired! (there's a complete link list to the Design Team on my right side bar).


Be sure to come back tomorrow, as I have something very exciting in the works... and I mean VERY! You will NOT want to miss this!!
That's all I'm saying!