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Happy New Year (almost)! We are counting down to 2018 here, and I wanted to share a couple of my last cards of 2017!
I recently completed an order for a trio of custom cards for a coworker. He let me have free reign with the designs with one exception: he wanted the recipient's name on each card. The first is a New Year's card. I have been wanting to color up the Let's Celebrate couple from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and this seemed like a good occasion! Special thanks to Deborah Deruyck for allowing me to use her coloring as inspiration! You can see her original HERE.
The images are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. I used Fran-tage for the champagne fizz. Dies are all from La-La Land Crafts (Filigree Elements Border, Filigree Border, Filigree Stars, and Stitched Elements). The gold letters are alphabet stickers from my stash.
Next up: Valentine's Day! For this I colored one of Krista Smith's images. I believe this one is called Path to my Heart. She is colored with Copics and cut and matted using Spellnbinders Nestabilities dies (Long Rectangles and Scalloped Long Rectangles). The Heart Beat die is from SugarPea Designs. The rest of the dies are from La-La Land Crafts. Featured here are Open Hearts Doily Border, Lattice Doily Border, Lattice Border, Stitched Nested Hearts, and Stitched Tags. The letters are an alphabet stamp set (Spell It Out) and die (Tiny Shapes) from Whimsy Stamps.
The last card is a birthday one. Krista is one of my all time favorite artists and I can never get enough of coloring her images! I wanted to create a camping scene so I selected her Saturated Canary Winnie Goes Camping image and fussy cut the fire from another of her images called simply Camping. All are colored with Copics. I created a frame using the Double Stitched Squares die from La-La Land Crafts. The rest of the dies are also from LLLC (Sunburst, Flag Banner, Happy Stitched, and Happy Birthday). The letters are glitter chipboard stickers from my stash.
Look for an exciting announcement and new projects coming in 2018! Wishing everyone a fun and safe new year!
{hugs}
Regan
This card was made using one of the fabulous freebies from TiddlyInks. It is being entered in their New Year's challenge. I made it for my parents since my son and I spent the evening with them. There was Chinese food and a Doctor Who marathon on BBCAmerica that kept us entertained until it was time for the ball to drop. Traditionally we play board games, but Kayne wouldn't go to sleep in the pack n play (I think he feels he'll miss something! lol) so we let him stay up until he fell asleep in my arms at 11:30pm! His slumber was short-lived since we headed home shortly after midnight. Thankfully he is one of those kids that goes back to sleep without a fuss. It was a quiet, cozy and fun evening with family. And the best new year's kiss ever was the one I planted on the chubby cheek of my small man at midnight!
Card Supplies
Images: Baby New Year (TiddlyInks); sentiment (Stampin' Up)
Ink: printer; Real Red (Stampin' Up); Prismacolor Art Makers (12, 207, 4, 103, 97)
Paper: Basic Black and Real Red card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); Night and Day designer series paper (Stampin' Up); Time Frame Clock Works designer paper (Recollections) Accessories: red gemstone brads (Recollections); Arch Lattice border punch (Martha Stewart); 3D dots
Happy 2011!!! And what better way to celebrate than with a few fun challenges! This first card was made using the sketch from Mojo Monday 171. The image is a digital stamp from La-La Land Crafts called Formal Luka. Isn't he adorable? His chubby cheeks remind me of my son's! Luka and his friend Marci are available in both rubber and digital versions and outfitted for all sorts of adventures. Here he is all dressed up, and in my mind it is to ring in the new year!
I am not someone who makes resolutions. I do, however, feel like each new year is a clean slate. I am looking forward to seeing what it has in store for me. 2010 held its challenges, but there were many wonderful moments as well. Hopefully, there will be more wonder and less challenge in 2011! But whatever the new year brings, I know can handle it thanks to my beautiful little boy, my family and my friends!
Card Supplies
Images: Formal Luka (La-La Land Crafts); sentiment (Stampin' Up)
Ink: printer; Rich Cocoa (Memento); Old Olive (Stampin' Up); Prismacolor Art Markers (12, 207, 210, 96, 199, 172, 194, 142, 100)
Paper: Night of Navy, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Real Red and Very Vanilla card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); Brown Argyle designer paper (Recollections); Ties Ties Ties designer paper (Karen Foster)
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Cuttlebug Number Collage embossing folder (Provocraft); 3D dots
