Did you have a great weekend? Ours was okay with lots of yard work. Hubby cleaned up the rest of the leaves outside and I more or less did nothing!! LOL Seriously the only thing I did was work on some cards for customers and that list is getting bigger!! I need to make 38 more Christmas cards and if I don't speed up my rate I will be making them for 2012 orders! The Christmas cards I send out from us are store bought!! Every single year I promise myself I will do ours all year long and they'll be done. Well!! January comes and goes and February seems to early to be working on Christmas cards and before I know it I am out buying them! Terrible isn't it!
My card today is using this sweet "Letter For Santa" image from Elisabeth Bell's Digi's. I didn't have the right color of Christmas paper to match the rich blue coloring of her snow suit and of course my mojo decided to abandon me big time. So I found solid blue paper that matched the coloring and drew white snow flakes with a Sharpie marker and added a few 3 D snow flakes! My version of clean and simple!!
Do you like how big the snow flakes are surrounding the image!?! I thought ok let me use my Pearl pen and sprinkle glitter on top...what was I thinking!!! Now I have these globs of snowflakes but you know what!?! I decided to post it anyway! In person it's really pretty and the snow flakes sparkle big time!
Copics: Hat and coat: B29, B26, B24, B21. Red: R29, R24, R21. Mail box: C7, C5, C3, C01, C00 Wood: E44, E43, E37, E50. Bird: B16, B12. Mouse: E34, E31.
Martha Stewart Flocking Powder,
SHOUT OUT FOR SCACD new products alert!! Yummy more Memory Box Dies and they are to die for! New paper pads, Jorgus girl and whole slew of stamps. Also did you see the new stocking stuffers by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD...ah you need to leave now and go see all of the new things she collected.
Challanges
- Bells and Whistles: Must have an EB stamp and sparkly.
- Through The Craftroom Door: 3 embellishments
Gorgeous card Colleen, I like the sweet image and the pearl/glitter snowflakes it gives it a real wintery feel.
ReplyDeleteKevin xx
Oh Colleen, this is gorgeous. I love Elizabeth Bell and this one is such a cutie and beautifully colored. Great job on the paper :) Thank you for joining us at TTCRD Challenges.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card,I love the blue and the cute image.xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is so beutiful, Colleen! I love the sweet image and your coloring is over-the-top gorgeous! Love the background you created, too!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful card Colleen ! Love this bright blue, it's gorgeous ! Your customers are lucky ! Enjoy your crafting Sweetie ! Hugs, blessings and love from Catherine
ReplyDeleteOh my she's adorable! You do amazing work :)
ReplyDeleteI love that bright blue color and all the fabulous snowflakes on the cs as well as those big ones surrounding her - so sparkly and wonderful!! The big white satin bow is just perfect!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your little boosts of confidence you always leave me (like the one today!!) - I can't tell you how much it means to me!
Gorgeous card. As always, your coloring is awesome. Everything is beautiful, even the snowflakes.
ReplyDeleteBeauttiful card Colleen. I love how creative you were to make your own print paper. I don't think my brain can jump out of the box long enough to think to do something like that. Wishing you a sweet Christmas season.
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous card so bright and colourful. Love the bit of bling.
ReplyDeleteHi honey, what another gorgeous creation. Just love it. Hope one of those CC's are winging its way to SA...hehehe Take care and thanks for popping by. hugs Sharon xx
ReplyDeleteHi Colleen,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the warm visit and the loving comments. This card is cute as ever...LOVE your handmade paper. That is what makes it doubly nice. Super image.
And congrats for all those orders. I can totally understand why you have to buy cards to send. I am often in that position, too.
How are your dear parents doing?
xxx Monica
Beautiful card, Colleen! Your coloring is always an inspiration to me. I love the stitching and the snowflakes you added. Thanks for your sweet comments on my cards. It means a lot!
ReplyDeleteHugz,
Roxann
No, I didn't notice how big the snowflakes are, but since you mentioned it, I think the little mouse might be throwing snowballs. ;^)
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful card and I love your bright blue with the white and red. You colored the image beautifully too.
Thanks for commenting on my blog.
Hugs,
Teresa
Your card is beautiful Colleen; love that brilliant shade of blue. :)
ReplyDeleteColleen, your card is so beautiful.. Thank you for reaching out with your hello.. I def am a new follower of yours.
ReplyDeleteEven not Christmas colors your card is just darling. For some reason you sound a little down. That is one thing I will not do is buy a card to sent out to anyone. I think if I did that they would think I was mad at them. If I can't get it out for Christmas they will get it later. I send you cyber Hugs and hope you feel better.
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous, Colleen! I love the blues and that you made your own patterned paper! Cool!
ReplyDeleteIt just doesn't get any prettier than this! GORGEOUS card! Love all the bright and beautiful blue with this precious image.
ReplyDeleteLynn
The image you used is so adorable! Thank you for joining us at TTCRD this time around. Hope to see you playing with us again.
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable Colleen!Thank you for playing with us at TTCRD.
ReplyDeleteHuggs
it's gorgeous, love the bow and all the embellies, I don't mind the snow globs as you put it, sometimes the flakes get pretty big out there, lol, I bet it is gorgeous IRL, although pics are worth a 1,000 words, they don't always portray all the beauty for us to behold....but we are crafters and we know that, so we know it's gorgeous IRL :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Love the bold colors of Christmas on here .. beautifully coloured too! Thank you for joining us on BnW!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Elise