I finished this card right before leaving for Ethan's birthday party so I completely forgot to photograph it. It's nice to have a picture of him holding it, though. This was a quickie cut with my Silhouette Cameo. His mom just redid his bedroom in a space theme as his birthday gift.
I had to wait six months after entering my cards in the Dirty Dozen group at Splitcoast. September was my first month posting on Splitcoast so I finally get to share them.
This image is from a digi company that is no longer in business, Karen's Doodles. The colors were chosen from a card using this image that I had completed fourteen years ago. The image is colored with Copics. The shirt incorporates different colors than the original.I decided to frame the picture with straw. What a mess that created. I'm still finding little pieces of straw!
This is the female version of the above image from Karen's Doodles.. She is so cute! I used the provided sketch as a background for this stamp. I didn't change the colors although, I suppose I should have. I previously made a card called Birthday Rooster. The background was blue and white gingham. It incorporated many of the colors used on this card.
For this card I used one of my quilt dies. I bought them used on Etsy so I don't know who the manufacturer was. I have about six or seven of them. I used a combo from the Splitcoast Color
Combinations Challenge CC463.
I used an image from Karen's Doodles, once again. It os colored with Copic markers and I used pencils for shading. I designed a sign "Eat More Beef." My husband had absolutely no idea why the sign said that! Geez.
I got this image on Etsy, I believe. I could be wrong, though. I have so many images it's hard to keep track of them. This is colored with Copics. I used a Spellbinder's die for the frame.
This image is by Whimsy Stamps. I probably bought it about five years ago with a bunch of other Whimsy Stamps. I have never used them. I will be now. I am trying to work two hours a day on my cards, traditional coloring and techniques that I have never tried before. The picture looks somewhat grainy online. The image on the card does not look grainy in real life, (I just looked at my camera. A setting was accidentally changed. That expalins it!) I colored the image with Prismacolor, Polychromos and Luminance pencils. I like using all my sets together.
I used a Spellbinder's die set to make this slimline Christmascard.
This card was made with the Spellbinder's Betterpress System and die set.
Sandy's boys have birthdays about a week apart in March. Both boys absolutely love whales so I didn't want to upset one of them so I made them both whale birthday cards. Aidan is turning two and Logan is turning four. We have five grandsons now!
I used a Spellbinder's die set to make these cards. I have done them a couple times before.
I am entering the first card in the following challenges:
Unicorn Challenge Blog - Boys/Men
Everybody-Art-Challenge - For A Boy
AAA Birthday - Masculine
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Crafty Animals - Must Include an Animal
Critter Crazy - Featured Critter Theme
Die Cut Divas - Critters Real or Imaginary
This image is my Creative Team entry for Morgan's Art World Challenge Blog. I used the image Leopard in Snow, available here: https://www.morganartstudio.com/digitalstamps.... I colored the image with Copic markers.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Krafty Chicks Challenge - Masculine
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
I Spy with my Little Eye - No Designer Paper
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
This image is by Emmanuelle Colin. I have five of her coloring books. I recently did a deep clean and organization of my craft room and found her long lost coloring books. I really love how unusual her drawings are. They are printed on very heavy paper that I believe can be used also for watercolor. I colored this with Luminance and Polychromos pencils. I did the background in chalks. Be on the lookout for more of these images now that I know where the books are!
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.
Also chosen as a Splitcoaststampers
CAS Favorite for 2025!
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:
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