A Red Rose to Remember the One You Love

Hi Everyone!

It's Scrappers Delights Thrifty Thursday again.  Take a look at all the cute images you can get for $1.  Don't forget to hop over to the store and pick them up.  

Here is my DT project using Rose Tag.  This isn't a normal image for me to color up.  It's great to be on a design team that pushes you to do things outside your comfort zone.  I decided to enlarge the rose to 4 inches wide and crop the height to 4 inches to make it square.

I then print the image and cut the cardstock just a little over 4 inches.  Take a background stamp and stamp over the flower with a lighter color.  I used gray by Memento ink with a retired background stamp from Stampin' Up called French Script.  Then I colored the image with Copic markers.

To make the card, I layered up white cardstock in different textures.  One of those layers was embossed with a polka dot embossing folder.  The image was put on a black and silver foiled cardstock.

The saying is also from Stampin' Up from a kit called Petite Pairs.  It was also backed with the same paper as the rose and then wrapped with 1/8" white ribbon.

Copic Colors Used

Rose Petals R20, R22, R24, R27, R29

Stem G20, G21, G24, G28, T4

Don't forget to hop over to the Scrappers Delights challenge blog to see the other fabulous creations by the design team.

xoxo,

Jo

Rosalie Fairy

Hi everyone!

It's time for the bi-weekly Thrifty Thursday event at Scrappers Delights!  You can get these cute images for $1 each.  Just click on the image below to go to the special offer page.

Below is my card using Rosalie Fairy and Sunflower.  I incorporated the background from Kit and Clowder's Mali in Flight class.

You can see other gorgeous projects from Thrifty Thursday design team at the Scrappers Delights blog.

Copics Used

Night Sky  B99, B97, B95, B12, B91, B00 Molotow White

Moon  Y17 Y15 Y11 BG34

Sunflower  Y38 Y35 Y32 YG03 Y28

Leaves BG99 G29 G17 G05 YG03

Hair E57 E53 E51 E50

Wings R20 YG03

Flowers on Body R35 R26

Fairy Outfit YG25 YG03 Y11 R20

xoxo,
Johanna

Surrounded by Love

I am running a little late, but this is a Valentine Card I made for my daugher.  I love this sweet image from Art By Miran called Be My Valentine.

Kit and Clowder released a free Backgrounds III tutorial with the February Create and Learn classes, so the background is done using one of the techniques in this tutorial.  It seems like I am always struggling when it comes to implementing backgrounds, but this was so easy and it looks so beautiful!  Thank you Alyce Keegan!  I am constantly learning something new from you!

Copics Markers Used

Skin:  E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Eyes:  B97, B95, B91

Hair: BV25, BV23, B63, BV20, B60, RV95 

Dress:  BV08, BV04, BV02, BV00, V09, V06, V04

Tights:  C3, C2, C0

Glasses / Shoes:  BG09, BG07, BG02

Hearts:  R39, RV29, R85, R83, R81

Background:  BG78, BG75, BG57, BG53, BG10, Refill BG10

Products Used:

I dampened Hug Snug White Seam Binding and dipped it into Distress Inks Peacock Feathers.  I kept dipping and scrunching until I got the color I wanted and wadded it into a ball.  You can air dry it, but I used a heat gun to dry it quickly.

Wild Orchid Crafts pink miniature mixed gardenia flowers.

Wild Orchid Crafts Off-While Guipure Lace

I haven't really entered too many challenges, but thought I would try it out for a while.  I am entering this into the following challenges:

ArtbyMiran Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Anything Goes

Chocolate Coffee and Cards Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic Something to Make You Smile

Crafting With Friends Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Anything Goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs Valentines / Love

Left of Center Creative Challenges Crazy Hair

Morgan's Art World For The Ladies

Pattie's Creations February Love is In the Air

PDE Linky Party Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon Celebrate with Ribbon or Trim

Simply Papercraft Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique I Love You

Crafting With An Attitude Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Anything Goes

DL Art Thursday Challenge Pink Red and Hearts

Little Miss Muffet Anything Goes

Sassy Studio Designs Favourite Colors

xoxo,

Johanna

Pineapple Hat Head Girl

Ooooohhhhh, loved doing this.  The techniques I used to color this are found in Kit and Clowder's January Create and Learn markers class.  Instead of using the image for the class, I used this sweet girl from Etsy.  She's called Pineapple Hat Head and you can buy her from Lemonshortbread.

Copic Colors Used

Skin:  E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair:  E18, E15, YR23, Y21

Eyes:  BG05, BG01, BG0000

Pineapple Leaves: G28, G07, YG07, YG03, Y11

Pineapple:  YG25, Y15, E25 

Dress:  Y19, Y17, Y15, Y02

Sky:  B39, B18, B16, B14, B12

Clouds:  BG000, B00

Water:  BG45, B16, B12, E81, E84

Palm Trees:  G99, YG67, YG23, E44, E43

xoxo,

Jo

A Thank You to a Generous Heart

The months of January and December have been very difficult regarding pet health.  I've had two dogs that have required ACL repair.  One dog needed a repair in January and another one started limping right after her surgery.  When I took him in for x-rays, they found that both of his back legs had ACL tears that needed repair.

The exhaustion with caring for them has been difficult enough.  But emotional toll of losing my job and all the vet bills have taken its toll on me.  A beautiful, anonymous friend from Facebook called in a huge donation to help alleviate some of the cost.  I can tell you that I rarely break down with circumstances but it was such a surprise that someone would call my vet's office and pay for part of the surgery.  I lost my composure when I went to pay and they informed me that someone paid for part of the surgery on my second dog.  I am so blessed, and God has shown me his presence by this gesture from his angel.

This is the thank you card I have made.  I will ask the office to forward it to this generous individual who prayed and felt compelled to help.

Inside



She is colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils.

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, E11, E13, E04, R20

Hair:  E18, E15, YR23, YR21

Dress:  BV08, BV13, BV02, BV00, BV0000

Wings:  BV00, BG000, Prismacolor PC 1086 Sky Blue Light, 

PC 1089 Pale Sage, PC 956 Lilac, PC 1009 Dahlia Purple

Dog:  E15, E13, E11

Ribbon:  G28, G24, G20

The image is Puppy Angel by Penny Black

The sentiment is You Warm My Heart by Hero Arts.  I cut the stamp in half so I could layer the wording.  I cut the label with a Stampin' Up punch.

The die is Loopy Doily from La-La Land Crafts' July 2015 Monthly Project Kit.

Inside sentiment is from Stampin' Up's From My Heart Set.

xoxo,

Jo

Thrifty Thursday at Scrappers Delights!

So excited!  It's Thrifty Thursday at Scrappers Delights.  In honor of Scrappers Delights birthday, go to the Scrappers Delights store to get these three fabulous images for $1.

You can go to the Scrappers Delights blog post for more information!

So happy to color up this sweet girl, Anna Mae Party Bunny Girl!  I love the pinks and how they pop with the green background.  What are your favorite birthday colors?

Copic colors used:

Skin E04, E13, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair E57, E55, E53, E50

Dress and Bunny Ears RV23, RV21, RV00

Socks and Ribbon YG63, YG61, G43, G20

Shoes C7, C5, C3, C1

White shading C1, C0

Dies

Cupcake Set from Impression Obsession

Numbers Die and Celebrate You Die from La-La Land Crafts May 2015 Project Kit

Shapes framing Anna Mae Bunny Party Girl from Spellbinders Labels Three S4-189

Dots on Clothes and Hair with Molotow White

xoxo,

Jo

Alyce and Lila Bear

I had fun coloring this cute image commissioned by Linda L. Shannon-Miller with YamPuff at DeviantArt as a gift to Alyce Keegan.  You can see all kinds of creations used with this image as well as download the digital art at the Kit and Clowder Facebook group.

For this one, I used the May 2015 Create and Learn marker class for the background.  You can still get the instructions on the ice wall as a bundle at Kit and Clowder.  I added a crown to the girl and antlers to Lila Bear to create the scene.

As a side note, I have to say, the ice wall was a real challenge for me.  But I'm proud of how this turned out!

Copics Used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E21, R20

Ice Wall:  B97, B95, B93, B91

Lila:  C3, C1, BG02, R02, E43, E41

Snow: C3, C1, C0, B91

Dress:  BG09, BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01 BG000

Crown:  Y28, BR21

Hair:  E43, E42, E41, Y000

 This is a second coloring.  She is sitting on a background of flowers.  I thought it matched her dress quite nicely.  I wish I could tell you the color for her, but I forgot to take a picture of the colors!  I hope you'll enjoy her just the same.

Here is a close up.

xoxo,
Jo

Comic Book Fun

So excited to finally show my Comic Strip with Time-4-A-Cuppa bundle from Scrappers Delights!  You can get the comic book template for free by following the instructions in the February 2016 Comic Book Challenge at the Scrappers Delights Facebook page.

I used Photoshop Elements to create the scene.  The comic template is the main layer.  I then added images in .png format into different layers to build up the scene.  If the layers overlapped, I picked the layer of that image and erased the part that I didn't want to show!

Then I used masking to color the background with distress inks!

Check out the Scrappers Delights Facebook page for more comic book inspiration!

Colors:
Skin:  E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20
Hair:  E57, E55, E43, E53, E50, E19
Blues:  B97, B95, B93, B91
Greens:  YG17, YG13, YG11
Yellows:  Y19, Y15, Y11, Y00
Reds:  R37, R35, R32, R30
Turquoise:  BG78, BG75, BG57, BG53, BG10, Y11
Black:  C7, C5, C3, C2

Background with Distress Inks:
Stormy Sky
Barn Door
Mowed Lawn
Fossilized Amber

xoxo,
Jo

Scrappers Delights Cupid

I am so excited that I have been asked to be a Design Team Member at Scrappers Delights.  As my introductory project, I colored Cupid Digi 1 with Copics.  You can find her here in the Scrappers Delights store.  Just in time for a sweet Valentines card for my daughter!

Colors Used:

Hair, Skirt and Shoes W9 W7 W5 W3 W1

Skin  E04 E13 E11 E21 E00 E000 R20

Eyes  G28 G24 G20 R21

Bodice  R29 R24 R22 R20

xoxo,

Johanna

Nutcracker Suite Tags

We took our tree down today and pulled these cute tags off the Christmas tree.  I made these tags with images from Scrappers Delights.  Since, I haven't posted them yet, I wanted to make sure to get them on the blog. I love how they turned out, and I'm really sad that we had to pull them off.  I'm going to put them in my crafty room so I can still see them!

If you want to buy these cute images, Scrappers Delights has a 40% sale right now.  Go here to get the coupon code and see the conditions!

xoxo,

Jo