Thursday, April 21, 2016

Thrifty Thursday Fruity Babies Peaches


It's Thrifty Thursday again at Scrappers Delight.  This is the cutie Fruity Babies Peaches.  Get her and other Fruity Babies for $1.



Copic Colors Used:
Skin  E02 E00, E000, E0000, E04, R20
Hair  YR21 YR14 YR23 YR12
Eyes  BG01 BG000
Clothes and Bows RV14 RV13 RV23 RV10 C2 C1
Background RV14 Y32

Take a look at all the other cute images for $1 on the Scrappers Delights Facebook page.

xoxo,
Jo

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Draco Takes a Walk

Ah I love the Draco dragon images.  They are part of the Scrappers Delights Thrifty Thursday deals right now.  Don't forget to go and grab these images for $1 right now.

It was fun to color up this boy for my DT project.  He looked like he was going someplace in a hurry, so I had to draw in a sidewalk scene.  I was inspired by the cement in Kit and Clowder's Create and Learn markers class for February.  I added a bracelet to his arm and he looks like he's chugging along in his daily walk.  Hope you love him as much as I do!

And the entire background is from Kit and Clowders free nature scene sent out last month as a sneak peek to the new Nature Technique class.

Don't forget to go to the Scrappers Delights Challenge blog.  Join in on the fun.

And of course, there's always something going on at the Scrappers Delights Facebook page.




Copic Colors Used:

Draco:  V99, BV000, BV00, BV13, BG78, BG45, BG000, Y17, Y15, Y000, W0
Sport Watch: R29, R22
Sidewalk:  W1, W3, W5
Grass: G99, G94, YG67, G21, YG03
Grass in the distance:  G94, BG93, G21, BG90, YG11
Sky:  YR14, Y17, Y15, Y02, Y000, BG0000, BG000, B00
Clouds:  BG000, BG000, B60, E93, BV31, R11, V91

xoxo,
Jo

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Roses Are a Great Way to Show Your Love

Hi Everyone!

It's Scrappers Delights Thrifty Thursday again.  

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 Momento 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.




Thursday, March 24, 2016

Bethany Unicorn

Who doesn't love unicorns?  Well it's Thrifty Thursday again, and you can get these fabulous unicorns from Scrappers Delights for just $1.  Get them here!




I was lucky enough to be able to color up this beauty.  She's Bethany unicorn.  Make sure you go to see the other beautiful entries by the design team for these cute unicorns.

And don't forget to get over to the Facebook group for more designs and offers!



An animal is something I would have never attempted to color a year ago.  But she's featured in Kit and Clowder's Animal technique class.  She's so easy after watching the video.  If you haven't taken the class yet, I strongly encourage you to do it!  Remember, the class price is in Australian dollars. The exchange rate to the U.S. is VERY good.  Take advantage of it now!

Copic Colors Used:
Unicorn:  BG78, BG75, BG72, BG53, BG00, Y11, W1, Molotow Pen
Rainbow: R81, YR00, Y11, B000, BV00
Sky:  B06, BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01, B000, BV000, BV0000, blending solution
Grass:  BG78, BG75, BG72, YG01, YG03, G00
Flowers:  BG79 stem, BV08, BV04, BV02, BV00, BV000, Molotow Pen

Thanks for looking!

xoxo,
Jo


Sunday, March 20, 2016

Swoon!!!!! I Am In Love!

I love bibles!  Truth be told, I'm one of those people that have several bibles because I love all the different options and covers and versions.  But recently, I've caught the bible journaling bug.  Writing in my bible isn't necessarily new, but CREATING in my bible has me giddy with excitement.  I am totally excited about journaling and leaving a legacy for my daughter down the road (even though she doesn't realize it).

There's a new bible out called Inspire and it has over 400 illustrations already done in it.  It's like buying an adult coloring book.......but it's the bible!!!!!  I am so excited!  Did I tell you that already?  What truly has me excited, other than the crafting part of it, is that this is one thing my daughter is excited to do.  It's something we are doing together.  I am truly grateful for that.  It is also bringing us closer to God with the study of his words!

Here is a page I just did.  The illustration was already part of my bible.  I just colored it and added some paint to the edge.  Then I fixed a tab at the top with washi tape.



If you're interested in knowing more about it, there's a fabulous website called www.illustratedfaith.com.  Go there and investigate and the head over to Pinterest and search for bible journaling.  You will truly be "Inspired" by all the journaling and pages done by a lot of truly talented people.

xoxo,
Jo

Thursday, March 10, 2016

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

Thursday, February 25, 2016

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.

 Thrifty Thursday Offer

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

Saturday, February 20, 2016

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:



xoxo,
Johanna

Friday, February 12, 2016

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



Thursday, February 11, 2016

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

Sunday, January 31, 2016

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


Saturday, January 30, 2016

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

Thursday, January 14, 2016

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

Saturday, January 2, 2016

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