Card Art with Copics: Whimsy Stamps Touched by Love by Crissy Armstrong

Whimsy Stamps carries a wonderful line of rubberstamp and digital images designed by Crissy Armstrong.  I've used Touched by Love on a joy fold card to share Christmas wishes.  You can find this digital image here.

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

I've layered Simple Stories Generations patterned paper with Bazzill textured and Paper Co. Neutral Fashion smooth cardstock to create my joy fold card.  A Satin Sensations 5/8" Merlot satin ribbon provides an accent bow.  A Hot Off The Press clear Christmas Art sentiment supports my use of this image.  Other embellishments include a McGill pine branch punch and Punch Bunch holly leaves with KaiserCraft red pearls in place of berries.  ClassAPeels Victorian Borders Gold stickers adorn a corner on the front and inside of my card.

 

Here's a photo of my completed joy fold card showing my use of Whimsy Stamps' Touched by Love digital image as designed by Crissy Armstrong . . .

 

 

This pic shows how the card looks when open for a better view of the inside where I've used a Hero Arts sentiment.

 



 

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Whimsy Stamps "Traditional Christmas Colors" (here)
Wags 'n Whiskers "Christmas" (here)
Delicious Doodles "Something that Flies" (here)
One Stop Craft "Vintage Christmas" (here)
Crafty Creations "Christmas is Coming" (here)
Sir Stampalot Stamping Sensations "Traditional Christmas" (here)



Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
baby skin - E000, E00, YR00, R20
hair - E31, E35, E47
ribbon/trim - E04, E07, E18
gown, wings - Y21, Y26, Y28
basket, holly, sock, wrap - E81, E84, E87
blanket - E51, E55, E57
airbrushed background - Y21, E04, E87



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

~ Rose

Display Stand for The Tube with KennyK's Troublemaker

I came across one of the 7" clear plastic tubes made by SRM Press that I've had stashed away.  I also had the makings of a naked chipboard display stand that I made quite a while ago just for this tube.  (You can find more details about how I made this display stand here.)

I quickly added Copic colors to a fun KennyK image named Troublemaker.  I adhered her to a layer of gray cardstock then fussy cut around the image.  I covered her with a layer of Glossy Accents for fabulous shine.

While the Glossy Accents layer over the Troublemaker was drying, I began to add layers of TPC Studio Winter Whites Winter Wonderland, Let It Snow and Snowflake Stripe papers to my naked chipboard display stand.

The top ledge has plenty of room to hang things from.  I've used Tim Holtz' idea-ology Baubles with some chain attached to a Bazzill Buttons Vintage Elizabeth button.  I added Art Warehouse Vibe Designs Impress-ons swirls to the Tube itself.  Gorgeous 3/8" glittered blue ribbon accents the pull top of the tube.

The folded base of the display stand has plenty of room for embellishments.  I used Fiskars Postage Stamp scissors to cut a Stampin' Up! sentiment from their Tags Til Christmas set then layered it over a sentiment from their More Merry Messages set.  A beautiful Prima Sweet Teal Tea Rose that's already covered with dew drops adorns one side of my base.  Some Aqua Stickles fills the space between the chipboard folds.  Wonderful 5/8" glittered snowflake ribbon accents the background.

This photo shows the completed Display Stand for The Tube as decorated for someone naughty . . .

I'm tempted to fill the inside of The Tube with mini marshmallows and identify it with an added tag marked "snowman poop" . . .

This view of the back of the stand shows why I adhered my colored image to gray cardstock before fussy cutting.  The bit that hangs over the edge shows a silhouette rather than the back of the colored image.

I'm entering this Display Stand for the Tube into the following challenges:
Kenny K's Krafty Krew "Sassy Christmas" (here)
Hooked on Crafts "Christmas - No Red/Green" (here)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts "Winter" (here)
Tuesday Alchemy "Anything but a Card" (here)
Ladybug Crafts Ink "Snowflakes" (here)
Creative Card Crew "Anything Goes" (here)
Charisma Cardz "Keep Your Cool - Cool Colors" (here)
Winter Wonderland "Oh Baubles" (here)
One Stop Craft "Monochrome Tones" (here)
All Sorts "It's A Gift" (here)


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Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
jacket - BG90, BG93, BG96, BG99
shirt - R81, R83, R85, R89
pants, snowcone - C1, C3, C5

"Top 5" Nov. 23, 2012 Allsorts of Challenges

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

~ Rose

Elisabeth Bell's Holly's Happy Mail Digi Bells' Blog Hop

To celebrate the newest addition to Elisabeth Bell's Digital Gallery (here), the Digi Bells Design Team is hosting a blog hop.

How can you win your own Holly's Happy Mail digi image?  You'll have to hop through and leave comments on EACH blog.  [You can find the full list of 13 other blogs at the Digi Bells Design Team blog (here).]  Lynda will pick 2 blogs at random and the winners will be picked from those comments. The hoppers will have until Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 at 9 AM to leave comments. The winners will be posted at the Digi Bells' blog on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012.

Reminder:  Buying then sharing digital images is theft.  Sharing digital images takes income away from the artist.


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Holly's Happy Mail has touched me and become much more than the name of this wonderful "grown up" image. It's a moving CONCEPT and she stands proudly on the cover of my new handmade calendar pocket book to oversee my newfound commitment to send HAPPY MAIL to friends, family and other special people who have made a difference in my life. This is a very special image from Elisabeth's vault and I hope that you'll find as much joy in her as I have.

I really wanted to bring her to life with paper-piecing and paper toile.  This pic shows the pieces I've used.  I used Copic N6 to shade over the areas of Holly that I planned to add pieces over.

Here's a side view of my paper-pieced (some popped up) Copic-filled image covered with a layer of Glossy Accents for further dimension.

I layered Bazzill cardstock over both sides of medium weight chipboard before diecutting with a Stampin' Up! Sizzix Bigz XL Curly Label Movers & Shapers A2 size card die.  I cut the resulting diecut in half so I could use each side as a different page.  A Zutter Bind-it-All 1 1/4" silver coil binds my pages.  My Dymo label maker easily provides the perfect customized sentiment! Here's the cover showing the fun label-shaped window . . .




Layers of glittery patterns from the My Mind's Eye 2010 Lost & Found Union Square, Market Street, Madison Avenue and Portobello Road collections decorate the inside pages of my tent-style pocket calendar book.  The latest Graphic 45 Place In Time Calendar Foundation sheet forms my pockets.  A Sizzix original red Super Traditional Tag die shapes my pocket insert tags that I've identified using Just Rite's Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn Words sets.  An Offray 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon acts as a pull-string so I can easily remove my note tags.

Don't worry . . . I won't show each page but here's a view of how January looks . . .

and an inside look at February . . .

Here's a look at May . . .

My attempts at keeping this project thin were for naught as my choice of medium weight chipboard and knotted ribbon in each tag resulted in a rolodex style Happy Mail reminder calender.  That's OK with me!  LOL!!!  Much to my surpise, it stands on its own now and I didn't try to do that - LOL!!!  This photo shows my completed pocket date book where I've used Elisabeth Bell's newest digital image named Holly's Happy Mail  . . .

Remember to leave your comment below then move along to your next stop at the wonderfully-talented Janneke's blog (here). For reference, you can find the full list of the blogs to hop at the Digi Bells Design Team blog (here).


I'm entering this pocket calendar book into the following challenges:
Crafty Catz "Let's Have Sparkle" (here)
Ooh La La Creations "Someone Special" (here)
Tuesday Alchemy "Anything Goes" (here)
Divas by Design "Anything Goes" (here)
Paper Play "Paper Piecing" (here)
Oldie but Goodie "Anything but Christmas" (here)



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Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair, shoes - E31, E35, E47
pants, pen - BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78
letter, envelope, apron - E40, E41, E42, E43
scissors - C1, C5
shirt headband flower - E04, E07, E19
leaves, stem, shirt, headband - G40, G43, G46



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

~ Rose

Card Art with Copics: Elisabeth Bell's Apple Bake

This lovely digital image called Apple Bake was designed by Elisabeth Bell and released in June of this year.  You can find her at the Elisabeth Bell digital gallery here.

This pic shows a closer view of my Copic-filled image.  A die cut from a Lifestyle Crafts Large Circles set shapes my image.  I've let the tail of her apron flow off the circle by using the "Beyond the Edge" diecutting technique.

 



I've layered We R Memory Keepers Anthology "Phraseology" (circles/text) and "Harmony" (stripes) double-sided patterned papers with Bazzill Java and Mexican Poppy cardstock to form my card.  A handmade flower adorns a sentiment from Just Rite Stamps' Summer Words set.  A few Robin's Nest Dew Drops pull some color into the opposite corner.

Here's a view of the front of my completed side open card showing my use of Apple Bake, as designed by Elisabeth Bell, with bright and happy colors . . .

 You can find other ways I've used this sweet Apple Bake image with autumn colors here and red and green-tones here.

 

 

You can find Apple Bake and more of Elisabeth's amazing digital images by visiting the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection at her gallery here.

Looking for fabulous inspiration using Elisabeth Bell images? You'll find it at the Digi Bells Design Team Blog here.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
PaperCrafting Journey "Anything Goes" (here)
Totally Paper Crafts "Cute and Girly" (here)
All Sorts "Young at Heart" (here)
Dream Valley "Anything Goes" (here)
Papertake Weekly "Flower Power" (here)
Tuesday Alchemy "Anything Goes" (here)



Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - Y13, Y26, Y28
apron tie and ruffle, towel - YG0000, YG01, YG03
pants, pie plate, cat bow - R30, R35, R37
shirt, hairbow - BG72, BG75, BG78
apron flowers - G21, G24, G28
apron shading, cat, pie - E43, E40, 0
airbrushed background - YG0000, R30, BG72, BG75


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

~ Rose

Crafts and Me Stamps Challenge: Non-traditional Christmas Colors

The Dynamite Digi design team over at the Crafts and Me Stamps' challenge blog wants to see your Christmas projects using non-traditional Christmas colors.  Crafts and Me Stamps is sponsoring this challenge and offering THREE digital images to a randomly selected entry. You can find out more about this challenge here.

I've used a Silhouette Fairy of the Holly digital image.  You can find this lovely Silhouette image here.

A Spellbinders 2011 Snowflake Pendant, covered with Clear Rock Candy Distress Stickles adds seasonal sparkle.  A Lifestyle Crafts Tag It Kit provides a wonderful bread tag for the rope handle as well as a tag for adding bits of ribbon.  Stamps from the Just Rite Winter Words set provide simple, themed text.  Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish and Mini Fanciful Flourish add wonderful movement throughout flower clusters of Recollections Boutique Fleur mulberry paper flowers.

 

 

 

I've added layers of double-sided patterned paper from Basic Grey's Little Black Dress collection (haute couture and classy chic) with Bazzill cardstock over my 5 1/4" wide x 8 1/2" tall kraft gift bag. A Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page "eyelet lace" border punch provides a delicate touch at the center of my gift bag. A layer of cheesecloth sets behind my image for a bit of soft texture. A simple Chocolate satin ribbon bow ties the neutral colors together nicely.

 

Here's a view of the front of my completed Christmas gift bag showing how I've used the Silhouette Fairy of the Holly digital image with non-traditional Christmas colors.

 

You've just got to hop over to the Crafts and Me Stamps Challenge blog to see how the amazingly talented Dynamite Digi girls have shown their use of non-traditional Christmas colors while using Crafts and Me Stamps digital images on their fabulous Christmas-themed projects!

I'm entering this gift bag into the following challenges:
Divas by Design "Anything Goes" (here)
PaperCrafting Journey "Anything Goes" (here)
Southern Girls "Christmas" (here)
Crafty Catz "Anything Goes" (here)
One Stop Craft "Anything Goes" (here)
Sweet Stampin' "Anything Goes" (here)
Dream Valley "Anything Goes" (here)
Hooked on Crafts "Christmas - No Red/Green" (here)
Crafty Sentiments "Christmas" (here)
Tuesday Alchemy "Anything Goes" (here)

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

~ Rose

Card Art with Copics: Canvas and Heat Embossing

While I do love using my vibrant Copic colors on Bazzill Smooth White cardstock, I also enjoy seeing their effect on other surfaces.  Claudine Hellmuth's sticky back canvas is a great surface for adding Copic color.  While it's necessary to be especially careful not to have color seep to the outside of the lines of the image, it becomes less important when you're planning to fussy cut the image as I've done on this side-open, vintage-looking card.

Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled Stampin' Up! rose on canvas.  A few Prima leaves provide a bit of simple texture.

For the background of my card, I've used Versafine pigment onyx black to stamp an older Tim Holtz script stamp then heat embossed clear embossing powder for a raised, shiny effect.  Copic E35 is airbrushed in the center then E47 to darken the edges and add speckles throughout.

I stamped an Inkadinkado word then die cut it using a Spellbinders Large Labels die.  Keeping the die in place to act as a mask, I airbrushed Y23 around the edge.  A Creative Impressions mini paper clip adorns my label.

Here's a view of my completed and very simple card front . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Dream Valley "Anything Goes" (here)
Craft Your Passion "Clean and Simple" (here)
Papertake Weekly "Anything Goes" (here)
Everybody Art "Embossing" (here)
Creative Inspirations "Reds for Remembrance" (here)
PaperCrafting Journey "Anything Goes" (here)
Delicious Doodles "Remembering" (here)
Rick St Dennis "Remember" (here)
One Stop Craft "Anything Goes" (here)
Sweet Stampin' "Anything Goes" (here)




Copics used:
rose petals - R22, R29, R59
airbrushed edge of label - Y23
airbrushed edge of card - E47


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

~ Rose