Christmas Cards.... 2013

While I wait for some cookie dough to defrost, I will post a couple of pictures of some Christmas cards I have managed to make!  Its been busy but I have quite a few cards made. 

 I just love this little Elf from sliekjestmaps.com

Copics:

Hat and clothes: R22, R29, R56, R59, YG03, YG06, YG09

Bag: E15, E13, E11

Shoes: E11, E00

Skin: E11, E00, E000, R22

Hair: C5, C3, C0

Gifts: variety of RV, BG, and Bear: I used some of the Yellows

 Love this girl!! Image courtesy of Cuddlebug Cuties!

Copics:

Hair: C7, C5, C3, C0

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E50, R20

Lips: R22, R20

Eyes: W3, W0

Sweater: R20, R22, R24

Pants & Scarf: B12, B14, B16

Boots & Mittens: E15, E13, E11

 For this cards above and below I used distress ink from Tim Holtz to create the backgrounds.  Then I also used distress ink on the trees to give them a more aged look.  I cut out the snow lopes by hand.  I am pretty happy with them.  Love the Tim Holtz distress inks. 

 On this card below I wanted to create a window card.  I cut the window but a Spellbinders circle die.  I also cut another circle die for the inside background which I embossed with snowflake embossing folder by Darice and then also use Spellbinder circles to cut out the snowman shape.  I colored the snowman's hat (hand drawn and cut) with Copics R29, R22, R20) and also drew the eyes and buttons with copics.  I used a red ribbon for his scarf.  The tree I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink Moss Green and added embellishments. 

I made some hand cut and colored snow slopes with VersaMagic Sea Breeze Chalk ink.

Christmas is just around the corner... I've been working on some cards so I haven't had much time to post but here is a sneak peak at a couple of cards I've made.

Mimi in Paris stamp set.  I colored Mimi with Christmas colors on her clothing and stamped a Christmas gift box from another stamp set on her hand.  I like the end result. 

Copic Markers Used:

Hat and stripes on dress: G17, G15, G12, R27, R24, R22

Shoes and Hair: W7, W5, W3, W1

Gift: BG18, BG15, BG13

Skin: E11, E00, E000, E50

 

Pure Innocence Stamp from MFT. 

Skin: E11, E00, E000, E50

Outfit: YG17, YG15, YG13

Hat: Same YG and R17, R14, R12

Boots: W3, W5

Snow: B000 and 0

Surprise design...

Well, I am working on this little girl and will be finishing the card soon! What will it be?  Stay tuned..

Image is Gorjuss stamp freebie from scrapdelizblogspot.com. I wanted to try my Warm Grey copics.  I need to get some of the darker ones but liked the way she turned out!  I thought, why in the world do I need Warm Greys?  If I want to color something gray, I just get the Neutral Greys.  But then I realized that the Warm Grays are for colors of hair that are more like an Ash Brown.  So there, that answers my question of why do I need Warm Greys!!

I used the wonderful Dienamic Ovals to cut out the oval shape!  And of course, Copic markers R24, R22, and R20.  I get them at Hobby Lobby or Michael's.

The finished card will be coming up soon!! 

Fall, Fall, Fall!

This is one of my favorite seasons of the year and I couldn't wait to make a card!

Here it is:

Its Fall and I am Thankful!

 Image: My Favorite Things: Make A Splash

Pumpkins: Studio Stamps

Die Cut: Dienamics from My Favortie Things

Copics:
Skin:  E11, E00, E000
Hair:  E15, E13, E11

Dress:  V09, V06, V04, V01, V000

Pumpkins: YR07, YR04, YR02
Sandals: W01, W03

 Background: Sponged Sea Breeze Chalk Ink VersaMagic

I loved coloring this image and was not sure if the pumpkins would look good with it! But I think they do and loved the way they came out.  I masked the image so that I could stamp the pumpkins over it and give it a behind look like it shows on the card.  Cardstock, ribbon, stamp, tag die cut and button and designer paper is from Michael's and JoAnnes.

Stampin' Up Idea Card

I loved making this card! Can you tell? :) Its very cheerful and I got all the ideas from a company I am getting very fond of: Stampin' Up! None of the supplies used from them but I would to get some in the near future! I love the ideas of stamping the flowers the way you see them shown on this card.

How I did it?:

I used clear stamps of flowers, leaves and butterfly and stamped them randomly on the card.  Then I stamped another flower and a butterfly and placed them over the already stamped image I had done originally to give it a 3-D effect.  I used dimensionals to raise them up and glued them to the cardstock. Absolutely love it!! I don't have the puncher to cut them out, so I had to that manually.  That's what I may be buying next!  

The picture below is sideways to show the 3-D effect of the flower and top and middle butterfly!  I really love it!!

Supplies are again from Michael's, JoAnne's and the Oval is from My Favorite Things Dienamics.

Practice Makes Perfect!

Well, I am not there yet, but I have been practicing coloring on different hair styles.  I am very happy with this one!  I've been practicing the flickering or feathering techniques on hair and I think I am getting it.  I will post more hair styles as I practice.

I cropped this image that was so nicely provided as a freebie by Ann Stillwell from Cuddlebug Cuties.  I love her images and are so good for coloring!

I hand wrote on the image the Copic colors I used.  I should have written them nicer, sorry, but I was excited about how well the blending and technique came out. 

I hope you enjoy it!

And yet... another September birthday!! 

Happy Birthday, brother in law!!  This card is coming to you soon...

Masculine cards are hard to make I guess.  I can't use a ribbon and a button may not seem right.  I guess it depends on the theme.  I again used the sponging technique using Chalk Ink from Versa Magic: Niagara Mist.  The image is a Freebie Vintage car courtesy of: 4blogspot.com.

I used Spellbinders die cutting rectangles and also rounds and scallops.  Black ribbon and clear color beads.

I hope you like it!

Baby Boy on his way!!

I made this card for my cousin's wife!  She is having a baby shower soon and what better than a handmade card! I had fun make it.  I had bought these cute little baby shower stamps and wasn't quite sure how to use them.  But, thanks for Google!!  I search for ideas and this is what I came up with.

Copics Used:

Lamb: C1, E50, R22, R20, R11

Start: Y15

That's it!! Not much to color here!! Oh, I added a soft cloudy blue touch around the edges of the circle.  I sponged a little bit of chalk ink from Versa Magic, Sea Breeze color.  I love using this technique on cards. Other supplies are from craft stores and using Spellbinder dies to cut the round and tag shapes.  I hope you like it!