Thursday, November 11

TAC Deck the Halls Blog Hop and SSSC#92



I decided a couple of weeks ago I wanted to participate in the TAC Deck the Halls Christmas blog hop and have some items picked out that I have been intending to order for a few weeks now...but I never got my order placed,lol. Last Sunday I decided that I was just out of time to order and get something done. Hummm, what now??
As I was going through some images that I had previously stamped out on paper, I found this gem. She is the cutest little MRO image EVER and is from the set WinterCheer (very retired!! but woulnt she be great to see again~). This is another all time favorite of mine. I bough this set just for this image. Unfortunatley, I sold this set at my last garage sale (probably should have not done that). So this was my one and only image that I have left.

Talk about pressure! I started to sweat over coloring this little jewell. Copics or pencils??? Safe side of me said pencils...I can do those and I am not sure how old this paper is and how it will react to the Copics. The other side of me was screaming COPICS cause vivid color would look awesome with this image. I watched a few of the videos on the TAC Papercrafting site on how to use my Copics, practiced a couple of techniques using circles and off I went. I took my time coloring this frosty snow girl and was pretty please with the coloring..considering I have not done much practicing :) It was only after I finsihed the complete card that I realized that the light should be coming from the camp fire...uh duh! I had an imaginary sun to the back of her,hehe. Once done coloring I decided to try to use the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge from
The Sweetest Things blog for this week. It was a challenge but it was fun!

Supplies:
Stamps: The Angel Company (WinterCheer)
Other Supplies: Pure Poppy Ribbon and Paper,  Snowflakes Dies, Copic colored crystal gems, Large Scallop Border Die, Tempting Turquoise Paper-and a button

26 comments:

Kim O'Connell said...

Nice call on the copics! The vivid colors are fantastic! This looks like a Nikki Estes card to me! You go, girl!

Tricia said...

this is a very cute card. Thanbks for sharing it!

Jen Carter said...

Eva, I love your color choice and the big scallops! You did a fantastic job on coloring! That fire is pretty awesome too! Cute, cute!!

Jen Carter said...

Oh and I forgot to mention that Mabelle has digital images available now, so maybe you could try that when you start missing this set! :)

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness, Eva! What a cute card, I'm so happy to hear you still love that cutie design! and your coloring its awesome. Miss ya, girl! Sending lots of hugs your way. Thanks for sharing your card with all of us.

Stephanie said...

Eva, your picture is just darling! For your first time using Copics you did an awesome job. I think you should be very proud.

Unknown said...

Wow! So very colorful and bright! Love it! Great embellies, too, and your coloring is wonderful!

Karen said...

Eva,
this is fabulous. Your coloring is beautiful, and I love the color combination.

Tricia T said...

Wonderful card, Eva! I'm so glad you got it linked so I could come look. I kept seeing it in the thumbnail pictures and it looked wonderful. It's even better when I see the whole thing!!!

Chris said...

Really great coloring - the copics were the way to go because you rocked this card! Love the other details of it all.

AmethystCat said...

What a gorgeous card! love the colors you used! I haven't seen that set but it looks adorable!

Chelsea said...

cute cute card ... your coloring is awesome!

Debra Miller said...

Great color choice and coloring. Love the stitch detail too!

Sandy said...

Great card! Love the colors and the layout.

Teresa Jenkins said...

She is so cute! Great coloring, love the sewing on your card and the color combo is great!

Anna said...

Wonderful coloring! Such fun colors!

Danni said...

Love this! What a fun, great card!

Christine Pennington said...

What a beautiful card! TFS

Sharon said...

Wonderful card; great coloring and the embellishment really adds to the card.

Amy Kolling said...

Beautiful coloring and shading! I really like that you added polka dot ribbon....adds just a nice amount of interest!

Glittered Paws said...

Beautiful coloring and the colors are perfect. What a nice layout for this image.

Michelle said...

WOW - this is amazing! LOVE the image and your coloring...holy moly it's AWESOME!

Maria said...

Way to go with the copics, looks awesome even if she has light at her back. Love it.

Barb said...

Fantastic coloring, Eva!

Kim said...

Too cute! Your coloring is awesome!

Julie Robinson said...

what a FABULOUS card!