Friday, September 10, 2010

joy & wonder fill the season



When I first saw the new Laurence collection Christmas stamps, it was love at first sight.  The images are absolutely adorable!  For my card today, I used the Teddie's Stocking image.   So cute, isn't it?  I paired the image with some Christmas papers from Bo Bunny and colored it with copic markers.  I added lots of stitching, some scalloped border punching, and a poinsettia with a corduroy brad in the center.


After coloring my image, I die cut it with a rectangle nestability die.  While the image was still in the die, I sponged some yellow ink around the edges.  After assembling my card, I added some gold stickles to the center of Teddie's poinsettia and added some polar white flower soft to the bird's hat.

Have a great weekend!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Teddie's Stocking (Stampavie), sentiment (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: white, kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: (Bo Bunny)
Ink: tuxedo black (Memento), yellow chalk ink
Accents: poinsettia (Prima Marketing), corduroy brad (CTMH)
Tools: copic markers, sewing machine, rectangle nestability die (Spellbinders), branch punch (Martha Stewart), scalloped border punch (SU), circle punches

22 comments:

Amy Johnson said...

Such an adorable image and card. So beautifully colored. Love the flower and the stitching.

Denise (peanutbee) said...

My goodness, you ROCK these Stampavie stamps! What amazing coloring and everything is always so beautifully detailed. What an inspiration you are!

Lia said...

oohh niki, such a adorable christmas card I love the bear and your coloring is great as always
big hugs Lia

Christina M said...

Beautifully colored, as always! I love the vibrant colors on this one and that adorable stamp!

Diane Jaquay said...

Ohhhh, this just couldn't be any more ADORABLE Niki! Heartmeltingly CUTE!!!

Kathy Martin said...

Just precious! Love your Copic work!

Bev J. said...

What great coloring on that cute image-pretty card.

Wendy said...

Ok, this is the cutest Xmas card ever but can you imagine colouring even 20 of those to send, OMG, hand cramp!!! This is freakin' darling girl!

Sara Mac said...

So adorable Niki!! You've added such great textures too with the stitching, flower soft and poinsettia.

Janet B. said...

I have just got to tell you how wonderful I think these Christmas cards are that you have been making! SO colorful, but not only that but SO vibrant in your color choices. Thank you so much for sharing these with us :)

karen q said...

What an adorable image, your card is darling. I love the way the bear has a poinsettia in her hair and you mimicked that with the Prima. Great attention to detail as always.

Colleen said...

I love these Christmas cards. My sister is a teddy bear fanatic and this would be such a perfect Christmas card for her!

Jacquie N said...

Absolutely STUNNING! The coloring is amazing, your shadowing is so subtle but it brings the image to life!! LOVE this!

Marge R. said...

What a sweet card!!! LOVE it!!!

Pam Sparks said...

so adorable and charming Nicki! love your card and coloring! delightful! Wonderful colors!

Shannon Erskine said...

Awwhhh!!! So cute!!

jen shears said...

So sweet! And love how vibrant it looks with your coloring & pp choices! :D

Alyssa S said...

So adorable! I have such a hard time with Xmas cards b/c there are so many adorable images out there that I want to color, but I love doing elegant and beautiful cards too. Your coloring is stunning!

Beate said...

Oh my goodness. The image is so cute, your coloring and layout totally amazing! Love everything about this card.
Hugs and smiles

lacey said...

OMG! This is so adorable!! I always love your choice of papers together and this color combo is awesome!! Such a cute stamp, too. I have pulled a few of the new Stampavie stamps aside for me, but haven't been able to ink them up yet :-( Maybe this week!
~Lacey
www.stampandcreate.com

Jemica said...

This is the cutest card!!~I am definately going to have to get this stamp. What copic colors did you use to color the bear and the bird?
Thanks!
Jemica

Alice W. said...

this so sweet, Niki! love it!