My Favorite Cards of 2011

The chipmunk digi is from Angels Landing.  The cocker spaniel is from Just Inklined.  I have quite a few more of their dog images.  I hope to get to them soon.  The boy and dog are from Mo's Digital Pencil.

The ballerina is from A Day for Daisies; the boy and his dog are from Mo's Digital Pencil, and the ragged angel is from Mo's also, of course.

Winter Fairy #2

 

 This is the second of the set of new images by Mo's Digital Pencil.  This is actually my favorite of the two.

I could not get the lighting right on this one so the color is a tad off.

Copics:  B0000, B000, B00, B01, B02, BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG10, C00, C01, E00, E01, E02, R11, R20, Y11, Yr00, YR20. YR21, YR24

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge Z is for Zingy Colours
Crafting for All Seasons  Fairies
Cooking It Up With Katie Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Anything Goes-Christmas
Digistamps for Joy Anything Goes
Divas by Design Christmas
Flutter By Wednesday Fairies
Freshly Brewed Blog Christmas
Little Darling Challenges Cold
My Mum's Craft Shop Anything Goes
Sundays WIth Crissy Anything Goes

A Winter Fairy

Well, I'm back from a two week break from making cards.  It's difficult to get back into the swing.  This is one of the newest images from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I decided to color her the way the image was colored on the website.  I just loved the mottled look of the wings.  The ice on her wings is coated with Glamour Dust.

The inside top says:

                        "Keeping in touch
               with the people we care about
              helps keep the spirit of Christmas
                      alive in our hearts
                         all year long."

I made a pocket inside (bottom) that holds a tag that can be written on.

My husband does not care for this card...Oh, well.  You can't please everyone.

Copics:  BG10, BG11, BG13, E00, E02, E97, E99, N0, R11, R20, RV000, RV00, RV02, RV04, Y11, YR00

I decided to sign up again for the Christmas Card Challenge at Splitcoast, although, I'm making a lot less cards than last year.  This is the first of my January cards.


I am entering this in the following challenges:
Tip Top Tuesday Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday Winter Wonerland
Kaboodles Doodles  Angels or Fairies
Lexi's Creations  Untraditional Christmas

Broken Dolly

I decided to use this Digi Doodle Shop image called "Broken Dolly"  for their latest challenge, "Paper Piercing."  This has always reminded me a little of Norman Rockwell's, Doctor and the Doll, one of my favorite paintings. 

I didn't save my list of Copics this time.  I am so busy right now I can hardly think straight!  I believe I'm done shopping, though.  I just need to make eight candles and five commissioned cards.  I haven't even started decorating yet.  This should be interesting.

Copic Marker Scrapbooking - New Release

 Here are two of the new Christmas releases from Copic Marker Scrapbooking  .  To see all the images done by the design team, click here.  There is also a great Santa freebie.

I colored these both with Copic markers, of course.  Papers are from my stash.  the gorgeous ribbons above are from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I cheated a little on the snowman card.  I realized after I mailed the card that I forgot to color in the leaves on his hat.  I didn't have the card to fix before I posted so I colored it in with my photo program.  It worked pretty well.  Oh well, someone out there has my card without them colored.  They probably won't even notice.  I didn't until I saw it online.

Ragged Angel

 This is my favorite Christmas image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I love the angelic look on her face (makes sense...she's an angel).  I colored her with Copics.  The paper is from Echo Park.  This card is for my daughter and son-in-law.  I wanted to make them a very special card.  They are the only ones I haven't mailed a card to yet.  Here's your card, Katie!  Since I know you will see it on here. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges Christmas
Gingerloft Challenge Christmas
One Stitch at a Time Use a Digi
Paper Sundaes Anything Christmas
2 Sisters Christmas
CES Challenges A Traditional Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's A Traditional Christmas
So Artful Challenges  Tis the Season
Sweet Stampin' Things With Wings
Card Makin' Mamas Christmas
Clearly iStamp Christmas
Pattie's Creations Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge  Any Christmas Project
Creative Belli Christmas
My Mum's Craft Shop Traditional Christmas
Joan's Garden  Christmas

Christmas Cards

 I've been playing around with some Christmas cards this week.  I'll probably use these next year.  Mine are all mailed already.  Both images are from Mo's Digital Pencil and they are colored with Copics.  The papers are from my stash.

Out for a Ride

This card is my DT entry  for Digi Doodle Shop's Challenge # 86, Nature.  I was a little worried that I might be pushing the theme a little, but found out it was okay.  So here it is.  I really enjoyed coloring these images.  Animals, of course!  I had my daughter, Sandy, put the images together for me.  She showed me how to do it, but I wouldn't guarantee that I could get it right.  I'll have to practice... with supervision.  Thank goodness the younger generation is so good with computers.  The paper is Wanted by Cosmo Cricket.  I tried to make the grey dappled.  It actually shows.  I'm surprised.

Copics:  B21, B23, C0, C1, C3, C5, E00, E13, E15, E17, E35, E39, E49, E97, E99, G14, N0, N1, R11,  R17, R21, R24,   R27, YR14, YR20, YR21,   YR24, YR30

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Cooking It Up With Katie Anything Goes

Divas by Design Anything Goes

Happy Birthday!

Okay, I think I am going to keep Krista Smith in business, all by myself.  I just can't resist these digis.  Hope the are good sellers at the craft fair or I will need to find a lot of girls with birthdays coming up!

Copics:  B12, BG0000, BG000, BV000, BV01, CO, C1, E00, E02, E15, E25, E27, E29, R11, R22, Y15, Y18


I don't think I will look for any challenges.  If I don't go to bed soon my husband is not going to be very happy.  It's already way past bedtime!

Card for a Friend's Mom

 
































This is a birthday card requested by a dear friend for her Mom's ninetieth birthday.  I'm really hoping she likes it.  The image is from Isabella's Scrapbook.  I believe it was the first digi I ever bought.  I still really love it.  I colored it with Copics and the papers are from Stampin' Up.  the dots on the dress were done with a white pen.  I added glitter to the flowers, which shows only slightly in the photo.

 Now for the story of how it came to be.  I colored the image, which included flowers growing under the watering can.  I put the entire card together, including gluing on the flower arrangement in the corner.  When I was all done I looked at it and realized the corner looked extremely cluttered with the flower image and the glued on flowers.  I was not happy at all.  I had to make a quick decision before the glue dried.  I took the card completely apart, trying not to cause too much damage.  I put the image into my photo program, removed the flowers and reprinted it.  After coloring the image a second time I glued everything back together.  I'm happy with how it turned out now.

 I found the perfect sentiment in my Hallmark program.

     
"Those who fill their years with love

        can count their age in blessings."

           Here's to more journeys,

            more songs to be sung,

          more ways to be blessed

          when ninety years young.

Copics:  B12, B14, BG0000, BG000, C0, G03, G21, G24, E00, E02, E25, E27, R20, Y19

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Anything Goes Cutting Corners
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes + Glitter (on flowers)
The Crazy Challenge Anything Goes
The Ribbon Reel Anything Goes
Victorine Stamps Ribbon

Vintage Christmas

This is my DT entry for My Time to Craft's Vintage Christmas challenge this week.  The image is from Dearie Dolls on Etsy.  I colored it with Copics.

Copics:  B000, B00, B21, BG0000, C1, C3, C5, C7,   E00, E02, E07,   E11, E15, E17, G05, G14, G24, R11, R22, R24, R27, V12, Y000,  Y00, Y17, YR09, YR20

Curly Head

I am in love with Saturated Canary digis.  They are simply irresistible!  I colored this with Copics. The papers are Everyday Flair by My Mind's Eye.  The flowers are, of course, from Wild Orchid Crafts.

We are having a craft sale at school starting on the 12th so I thought I would get a few more cards done before then.  I have alot of people ask for birthday cards so I figured that would be a good place to start.  I'm hoping everyone likes these digis as much as I do.

I recently won the sign post die in a challenge.  It's from Joanna Sheen.  It also comes with a light post.

Copics:  B12, B14, BG0000, BG000, BG10, C1, C3, E00, E02,E13, E15, E17, E51, E97, E99, G14, R05, R20, V12, Y15, Y17, Y28, YG06, YR12, YR29

 

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges Sparkle (flowers & gems)

I Did It Creations Flowers

One Stitch at a Time Be Square

2 Sisters Punches and/or Dies

CMC Copic Challenge Multi Color Hair

Craft Your Days Away Buttons or Bows

Sunday's With Crissy Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

DYSU Ribbon

Saturated Canary Anything Goes

Favorite Santa

I just couldn't resist using this Santa image again.  I just love this digi from Digi Doodle Stamp Art.  I colored him with Copics and used papers from Echo Park. The ribbon is from Stampin' Up.  This time around I added much more red to his cheeks and nose so it would show in the photo. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Jingle Belles Christmas
Craft Your Days Away Buttons or Bows
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays Holiday Card

Clearly Inspired Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year Round  Anything Goes
Christmas Crafting Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Sundays with Crissy Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers Santa
Crafty Catz Colours of Christmas

DDSC - Lots of Sparkle!

This image is from The Digi Doodle Shop.  I colored it with copics and used a red, white and gold glitter pens for the sparkle.  The paper is from my stash.

Copics:  E25, G05, R24 That's it!