Card Art with Copics: Elisabeth Bell's Little Curls

I've had the pleasure of playing with this lovely Little Curls image that Elisabeth Bell made exclusively for Sweet Pea Stamps.  This Little Curls rubberstamp is just one of several super sweet Elisabeth Bell images available exclusively through Sweet Pea Stamps.  Crafts and Me Stamps sells many of the Sweet Pea Stamps line so don't forget to check over there for this special little lady.

This photo shows a close-up of my Copic-filled image.  I've added a mini butterfly punch, folded in half, to appear as though it's landed gracefully on her open toes.  A Stampin' Up! sentiment from the Carte Postale set adds a sweet greeting.

I've created my card using Bazzill textured cardstock in purple and pink with a layer of Doodlebug Design's baby girl plaid surrounded by faux stitching.  A Spellbinders Nestabilities Fleur De Lis rectangle diecut frames my Copic-filled image.

Here's a view of my completed card showcasing this sweet Elisabeth Bell Little Curls rubberstamped image.  A ribbon bow and touch of Basic Grey Opaline designer half pearls is all the embellishment needed.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Elisabeth Bell's World "4Ps Pink, Purple, Pearls and Pretties" (here)
Belles 'n Whistles "Anything Goes" (here)
Flutterby Wednesdays "Open" (here)
Dream Valley "Stitching" (here)
Stamptacular Sunday "Punch It!" (here)
Hooked on Crafts "Something Punched!" (here)
Copic Oz "Spring-themed Project" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
pants - V04, V06, V09
top - R81, R83, R85, R89, YG01, YG05, YG07, YG09
airbrushed background - YG09, YG01, B21

"Top 3" Nov. 20, 2011 Stamptacular Sunday

Crafts and Me Challenge: Simples (Minimal Embellishment)

The Dynamite Digi team over at the Crafts and Me Challenge blog wants to see your simple projects using minimal embellishments.  Crafts and Me Stamps is sponsoring this challenge and offering three digital stamps as a prize to a randomly selected entry.  You can find out more about this challenge and sponsor here.

I've had the pleasure of using this wonderful, newly released Kissy Fish digital image by Hannah Lynn.  I've sized her to be 4 1/4" long x 3" wide to allow her to fill most of the card front so I won't be tempted to add embellishments - LOL!!!  I think it worked.

A bit of My Mind's Eye Tres Jolie Modemoiselle "Mother" striped paper and some Mon Cheri "Girl" Tiny Dots paper is all I needed for a touch of background.  A simple "warm tidings" sentiment from a Hot Off the Press Christmas Art set simply indicates that I'm sharing good news.

I think that it's pretty obvious that Kissy Fish is a loving Valentine's Day image but she'll also make a nice loving reminder any time of year.

This photo shows my completed card front showcasing Hannah Lynn's Kissy Fish image. . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Paper Sundaes "Digital Images" (here)
Crafty Catz "Use a Digi" (here)
Daisy Doodles "Anything Goes with a Digi" (here)
Creative Craft "Minimalistic" (here)
Secret Crafter "Spots and Stripes" (here)
Colour Create "Turquoise, Deep Pink and Ivory" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
flower/hearts/fish - RV23, RV14, RV19
leaves - BG93, BG96, BG99
clothes/fish/eye - BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18
earrings/arrow - Y28, Y26, Y13
background - E42, E41, E40, BG000, 0

Card Art with Copics: Crafts and Me Art Deco Couple

Ahhh...there's nothin' like the smell of fresh rubberstamps to get my creative juices flowin'.  An Art Deco Couple stamp by Crafts and Me Stamps led the way to this fun, loving card that I can use to share marriage, anniversary or even engagement wishes.

This lovely lady's close-fitting cloche hat emphasizes her fabulously flowing gown, embellished with gorgeous plumes and pearls.  Her handsome escort is equally astonishing for this black tie affair.

Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled image.

Keeping the card simple allows this wonderful dancing couple to shine.  I've added some Bo Bunny embossed dots in black to some white Bazzill to form my card.  A strip of Creative Imaginations Cream Music paper provides a visual note while another strip of Teresa Collins' Mr. & Mrs.: Flowers Paper accents the rose of her hat.  A simple sentiment and black ribbon bow provide the only formal embellishment.

Here's a view of my completed card showcasing the Crafts and Me Stamps Art Deco Couple . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday "Sketch" (here)
Fashionable Stamping Challenges "Times Gone By" (here)
Ladybug Crafts Ink "Love and Marriage" (here)
Creative Craft "Minimalistic" (here)
PaperCrafting Journey "Embossing" (here)
All Sorts "Black and White Plus One" (here)


Copics used:
tux - T9, T6, T0
dress - BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78
airbrushed outline shadow - BG75, BG72
Copic Opaque White

"Top 3" Nov. 15, 2011 Ladybug Crafts Ink

Card Art with Copics: Lisa Victoria's Mercreature

Finally the light bulb went off in my head and I figured out what to do with the globe that this cute mercreature is gently holding as it fondly remembers events of the past.  This is the third of the rubberstamps I won as part of a 3-count grab bag prize for participating in a Sweet Pea Stampers challenge.

This photo shows a close-up of my Copic-filled Mercreature rubberstamped image.  On the stamped image, the globe that this mercreature is holding is left empty with just a few spots of drawn highlight areas.  It's a fun space that you can fill with whatever your heart desires.  I reduced and flipped the mercreature image then covered it with a self-adhesive epoxy circle from Creative Imaginations.

I used Bazzill for my card and added a layer of Hot Off the Press' Paper Pizazz Masculine sarapapers.  My oval stamped image is edged by deckle edged scissors.  I've added QuicKutz corners, a Spellbinders Floral Flourish, McGill fern punches and paper flowers.  A sentiment from Hampton Art's Studio G Clear Stamps and a Stampin' Up! Circle of Friendship set complete my flower and sentiment cluster.

Here's a view of my completed card front showing my version of Lisa Victoria's Mercreature . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Pea Stampers "Remember" (here)
In A Sweet Pea Dream "Thankful using Fall Colors" (here)
iCopic Lover "Thankful" (here)
Creative Card Crew "Thankful" (here)
Sir Stampalot "Blue and Green" (here)
Charisma Cardz "Cutesy" (here)


Copics used:
mercreature - G82, G85, G99, E04, 0
sky - B21, 0

Card Art with Copics: Sara Burrier's Lady of the Field

This lovely Lady of the Field digital stamp by Sara Burrier was recently released at Crafts and Me Stamps.

This photo shows my image filled using Christmas shades of Copic colors.  I know it's unusual to find a fairy on a Christmas card but it surely is possible.  Who said fairies don't celebrate holidays anyway? LOL!!!  It's a shame that the glimmer of the Diamond Stickles painted on her wings doesn't show well in the photo.

I've created my gatefold card using Bazzill green then adhered My Mind's Eye 2010 Dear Santa Glitter Cardstock in musical notes to the outside and inside of the card.

Spellbinders Labels 17 shapes my image and the coordinating mat.  A Satin Sensations 5/8" red ribbon bow adorns my shaped image.

Tim Holtz' Alterations Sizzlits Festive Greenery die cuts from Creative Imaginations Cream Music paper have been airbrushed with coordinating Copic colors to create a distressed woods-looking border.  Die cuts from Memory Box' Deer Trio and a Lifestyle Crafts (formerly QuicKutz) Bird add some wildlife to my wooded border.  Here's a view of my distressed border showing the die cuts from three different die companies:

Here's a view of my completed gatefold card using Sara Burrier's Lady of the Field all decked out for the holidays . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly "Anything Goes" (here)
Crafty Sentiments "More than One Fold, No Easels" (here)
Emerald Faerie Garden "Christmas Red" (here)
Crafty Catz "Anything Goes" (here)
One Stop Craft "Use Three" (here) (3 different die cut companies border; tri-fold card; 3 deer)
One Stitch At A Time "Use a Digi" (here)
Ladybug Crafts Ink "Non-Traditional OR distressed Christmas" (here)
Creative Craft "Fancy Edges" (here)
Crafty Emma's "Entertain Us! Song or Film" (here) (song Deck the Halls)

 

Nov. 7, 2011

 

 

"Top 3" Nov. 16, 2011 Emerald Faerie Garden

 

 

 



Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
leaves in hair - G12, G14, G16
dress - R22, R29, R59
wings - B91, B95, B97
mushrooms - same colors as fairy
airbrushed background - B21, E31, C3, R59, B97, G16
Opaque White fairy dust around head

Crafts and Me Challenge: Let the Music Move You!

The Dynamite Digi team at the Crafts and Me Challenge blog wants to see your papercrafting projects showing how you Let the Music Move You!  Crafts and Me Stamps is offering 3 digital stamps of the winner's choice to a randomly selected entry.  You can find out more about this challenge here.

You can find the right words for nearly any image if you let yourself be inspired by lyrics from music that you enjoy.  Even the image of a cupcake can be musically inspiring when paired with a Happy Birthday to You sentiment surrounded by musical notes in your background paper, die cuts or other embellishments.

I've used a recently released Christmas Fireplace image.  This photo shows how I've used my Copic colors to fill this warm image.  I've painted Diamond Stickles over the tree and holly for sparkle.  A touch of Liquid Applique' in white adds some fluff to the top of my stockings.

I used Bazzill Bling green and cranberry cardstock to form my easel card.  My Minds Eye 2010 Holly Jolly "Old St. Nick" paper provides my background musical note pattern.  Tim Holtz Idea-ology tissue tape "Symphony" adds a pleated bottom border.  My image is cut and matted using Spellbinders Labels 15.  A Memory Box Holly Vine borders one side of my card.  A few McGill pine branch punches and Recollections mulberry paper mini roses provide light embellishing.

This photo shows the front of my easel card that includes an appropriate computer-generated quote from the song "Let It Snow."

This view shows the inside base of my easel card with this wonderful sentiment by Artful Legacy.

Here's a side view of my opened easel card . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

PaperCrafting Journey "Use a Digi" (here)
Totally Paper Crafts "Glitter It" (here)
All Sorts "Christmas Easel" (here)
Crazy 4 Challenges "Candy" (here) (candy canes in stocking)
One Stitch At A Time "Christmas" (here)
Sparkle Creations "Liquid Applique'" (here) (on stockings)
Dream Valley "Anything Goes" (here)
Ooh La La "Stitching" (here)
Anything Goes "Stitches, Real or Faux" (here)
Creative Inspirations "Sparkle!" (here)


Copics used:
bricks, gift - R43, R46, R59
bear, logs - E31, E35, E47
tree, holly leaves - BG93, BG96, BG99
fire - YR04, R05, Y13
stars, candle holders - Y13, Y26, Y28
candle globes - Y000, 0
stockings, berries - R22, R29, R59
wood basket - E50, E53, E57
grate - T0, T6, T9
hearth - C1, C3, C5
candles, ball - B91, B95, B97
airbrushed background - Y000, BG93, E53

 

"Top 5" Nov. 5, 2011 Allsorts of Challenges