A friend years ago sent me a couple of these stamped images in the mail. I just got around to coloring it. I needed some male birthday cards. This will go to my husband's best friend from high school. He lives in Maine and has moose in his yard frequently.
The next card is for Ari (9 months). I think I got this image on Etsy, also, but I'm not sure. It is called "Cute Fox." This image I colored with Copic markers and pencils. The paper is from my stash. Ari's room is done with a fox and woodland design.
I'm still working on Lucas' (12) and Ethan's (9) cards. I have a few more days to get them done. Fortunately, they live in Kingman so I don't have to mail them.
As usual, Grandma's cards always come with some spending money!
I used Spellbinder's dies and Stampin' Up ink for the butterflies on this card.
I am pleased with how it came out.
I chose this Panda family image for the February challenge. Boy, did I have a difficult time with this one. Everything from coloring to the to the photography had me using some not very nice words. I am still not happy with my coloring, but sometimes you just have to say "that's the best I could do." The image is available at Morgan's Journal and Scrapbook Art. I colored the image with Copic markers and Luminance and Polychromos pencils. I found the digital paper on Etsy.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
Critter Crazy Challemge Blog - Must have a Critter
This adorable image is by Julia Spiri. I could not resist coloring her. I used Copic markers for the coloring. The paper is from Stampin' Up. The sentiment is by Lili of the Valley.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
L'il Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes/Hand Colored Image
Gem of a Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes
This is my first post for Morgan's ArtWorld Design Team after joining for my third stint on the team. For this challenge I used Cameo 7. This one took me for a loop before I was finally satisfied. I preferred the look of pencils on the face, but when I colored the hair with pencils I didn't like the way the hair looked. So I tried using Copics. I like the hair, but hated how I colored the skin. I settled for a mixed bag. I colored the skin with pencils and the hair, clothing and flower with Copics. After coloring the hair with Copics I added hair strands with pencil to make the hair look a little more realistic. I think I will stick with this combo for future endeavors. I need to get back into the swing of coloring portraits. I'm getting old. This stuff does not come easy anymore I'm beginning to realize. Fortunately, my next choice for this challenge is animals.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
This is an image by Dawn Davidson Art. I last colored it in 2020. I colored this with pencils. The paper is from mt stash. I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Pattie's Creations - Anything Goes
Craft Rocket Challenge - Christmas and/or Winter
Creative Inspiration Challenge - Anything Goes
Double D Challenges - Warm and Cozy
Unicorn Challenge - Christmas and/or Winter
Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
This is my latest card I am working on. I have a lot of changes to make to her still. I need to lighten up the cheeks a bit. At first they were too light and now a little too heavy. I also need to change the color of the bottom right. It needs to be whatever color the coat will be. Thankfully, pencils erase pretty easily.
This card uses another Whimsy image. I have always loved this image. I colored it with Copic markers. The paper is from Stampin' Up.
I'm having fun with my Whimsy images. More will be coming up! This is from Whimsy. I colored him with Copics. The paper is from Stampin' Up.
Another Whimsy stamp. I have so many that I haven't used yet. I colored this one with Copics. The paper is from Stampin' Up.
Both of these, of course area Whimsy images. The Santa card is colored with pencils. The hobby horse was colored with Copic markers. The paper is from Stampin' Up.
The above two cards are for Aidan, age 1 and Ari, four months. The image was from Bugaboo. I miss them being is business. I colored the images with Copic markers. The spider webs were cut with the Silhouette.The buttons and papers were from my stash.
The final card is for Lucas, age 12. I used some digital images from Bontik Vintage Designs on Etsy. The ghosts and bat is from Spellbinder's. The paper was a leftover scrap. I save absolutely everything. You never know when a scrap will come in handy. I made a simiar card, but with larger circles for Ethan, age 9. I used that as one of my entries for the Dirty Dozen on Splitcoast so I cannot post it online.
Five cards each with a 10 dollar bill in it. I try to make and send holiday cards every holiday with money in them. The older ones really enjoy getting cards with money. The younger ones will understand at some point. I even had a special stamp made that says "Grandma Made This Just For You."
Sorry, most of my cards can't be published for a while. I was invited to join the Splitcoast Dirty Dozen in September. I make six cards a month for that group. My cards cannot be published elsewhere until I complete my commitment, which is six months. I will still probably try to get a card in here and there.
This is the second or third card I have made with the Spellbinder's Better Press System. I absolutely love using it. I have purchased lots of dies for it, but as usual I have not used most of the so far.
I have been making lots of cards lately, but I cannot post them to my blog for six months. I was invited to join the Dirty Dozen at Splitcoast Stampers. I was really thrilled to be asked. Part of that is sharing my monthly cards with only the group. So there will be lots to see eventually!
These two cards were made with Spellbinder's dies. The paper is very old, from my stash. The sentiment id from Lili of the Valley
A friend years ago sent me a couple of these stamped images in the mail. I just got around to coloring it. I needed some male birthday c...
