Card Art with Copics: Crafts and Me Stamps Sea Star by Jasmine Becket-Griffith

It seems to me that this lovely fairy is ready to reward a loving Christmas star as she shares warm words with someone special. Her name is Sea Star and she has been designed by Jasmine Becket-Griffith exclusively for Crafts and Me Stamps.  Sea Star is available as a rubberstamp (here).  Perhaps Sea Star wasn't intended to be used on a Christmas/Winter card but it's the first thing I thought of when seeing this sweet image.

I've used a Lifestyle Crafts/Quickutz circle die to shape my fairy.  Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled image . . . 

I've used daisy punches in various sizes in my attempts to create handmade paperwhites (Christmas flowers) to scatter around my image.  I've used yellow Stickles as the flower centers and lightly painted Diamond Stickles over the petals and leaves for pretty sparkle.

I've layered Bazzill cardstock with TPC Studio Winter Whites Let It Snow and Winter Wonderland patterned paper.   My Purple Cow Deckle Edge rotary trimmer blade makes it easy to add a torn paper look to my paper layers.  I'm thrilled with the addition of a Marianne Design Creatables Icicle die cut for a top a border.  Snowflake shaped brads accent each side of my image.  The loving sentiment is from a Close To My Heart Pair-a-Phrase set.  A May Arts 5/8" fuzzy ribbon bow provides a soft accent.

Here's a view of my completed card front showing Jasmine Becket-Griffith's Sea Star image used on a Christmas card for someone special . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Dream Valley "Things With Wings" (here)
Ooh La La "Mystical Magic" (here)
Crafty Creations "Embellish It!" (here) - die cut, ribbon, brads, flowers
Creative Inspirations "Anything Goes" (here)
Charisma Cardz "Anything Goes" (here)
All Sorts "In Bloom" (here)
Sparkle Creations Christmas "Monochromatic" (here)
Hooked on Crafts "Christmas in July" (here)
Winter Wonderland "Monochromatic" (here)
Secret Crafter "Christmas" (here)



Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93
hair - C1, C3, C5 then painted with Opaque White
dress, wings - B21, B23, B26
star - Y11, Y23, Y26
airbrushed background - C1, C5

"Top 3" July 8, 2012 Winter Wonderland

I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose