This card is one of those that just worked exactly the way I had it visualized in my head. That doesn't happen all that often, I'm afraid. Anyway, that means I'm inordinately pleased with it. :-D
I chose to use the Play Date Cafe challenge of "Black and white with a splash of maroon." He's colored with maroon gel pen, which is hard to 'shade', but since I had one pen about to run out of ink, I managed to get some light maroon on one side of the bag and hat. DP is from DCWV's Le Creme stack, and both the dp and the maroon CS I used for matting were pieces left over from other projects. The flower was the last one I had of that color and it's been hiding in my stash for who-knows-how-long. I'm still on a campaign to use up leftovers and bits. You know the ones -- too big to throw out but too small for most projects. :-D
The tulle is from SU and I folded it to get a double layer for a bit more color. I made it into an easel card, something I haven't done for a while, but I have a granddaughter who just thinks they are the 'kewl'est thing ever, so...
Challenges:
A&T Emerald Faeries -- Easel card
Catch the Bug -- Anything goes
City Crafter -- Christmas Easel card
Creative Stamp Friends -- Christmas
Cupcake Craft -- Black & white + one color
Eureka Stamps -- Holiday fun
Jackson's Digital Expressions -- Photo inspiration colors
LEJ Designs -- Favorite technique (easels)
Lexi's Creations -- Christmas
Ooh La La -- Spots and dots
Shopping Our Stash -- Odds and ends
I hope your weekend has been going well. We've had rain, and wind, and a bit more rain so it's a good crafting weekend. I'm all caught up on my DT cards for next week but I have a couple more 'just for fun' projects I want to finish. Maybe I'll be able to share them with you later in the week. In the meantime, Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
The digi is "Turtle Santa" from QKR Stampede, where their theme is 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas', and the sketch I used is from Seems a Little Sketchy.
I chose to use the Play Date Cafe challenge of "Black and white with a splash of maroon." He's colored with maroon gel pen, which is hard to 'shade', but since I had one pen about to run out of ink, I managed to get some light maroon on one side of the bag and hat. DP is from DCWV's Le Creme stack, and both the dp and the maroon CS I used for matting were pieces left over from other projects. The flower was the last one I had of that color and it's been hiding in my stash for who-knows-how-long. I'm still on a campaign to use up leftovers and bits. You know the ones -- too big to throw out but too small for most projects. :-D
The tulle is from SU and I folded it to get a double layer for a bit more color. I made it into an easel card, something I haven't done for a while, but I have a granddaughter who just thinks they are the 'kewl'est thing ever, so...
Challenges:
A&T Emerald Faeries -- Easel card
Catch the Bug -- Anything goes
City Crafter -- Christmas Easel card
Creative Stamp Friends -- Christmas
Cupcake Craft -- Black & white + one color
Eureka Stamps -- Holiday fun
Jackson's Digital Expressions -- Photo inspiration colors
LEJ Designs -- Favorite technique (easels)
Lexi's Creations -- Christmas
Ooh La La -- Spots and dots
Shopping Our Stash -- Odds and ends
I hope your weekend has been going well. We've had rain, and wind, and a bit more rain so it's a good crafting weekend. I'm all caught up on my DT cards for next week but I have a couple more 'just for fun' projects I want to finish. Maybe I'll be able to share them with you later in the week. In the meantime, Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
