Tuesday, October 26, 2010

sending my love


Today, I had a chance to create a card while my little one was napping.  I decided to play along with this week's Lili of the Valley challenge which is to create a winter themed card.  I pulled out this adorable Puppy Post image for my card and paired it with some patterned papers from Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas line.  The baker's twine is the Cherry Red and Carribean Teal baker's twine from my etsy shop.


(I just love this cute little puppy!)  I colored my image with copic markers (E33, E35, E37, W5, W7, W9, R27, R29, R89, BG0000).  Then, I added some glitter to the snowflakes, the snow beneath the puppy's feet, and the snow on top of the mailbox.


I'm not sure why, but I love seal sentiments.  This one is from Catslife Press.  It's such a great sentiment.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Puppy Post (Lili of the Valley), seal (Catslife Press)
Cardstock: white, kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Everybody Loves Christmas (Echo Park)
Ink: tuxedo black (Memento)
Accents: carribean teal baker's twine, red cherry baker's twine
Tools: copic markers, sewing machine, glitter, scalloped rectangle nestability die, scalloped circle nestability die (Spellbinders), circle punch

30 comments:

Amber R said...

This is adorable! Love the colors, glitter and that sentiment is perfect!

Marie L said...

What a truely sweet sentiment and I love your brown puppy. Beautiful layout, Niki. Your excudes a lot of love and warmth.

Marie L said...

ooops, it suppose to say... Your card excudes a lot of love and warmth.

velta said...

Niki ~ Your coloring is perfect! Love the image and your design...also love the last two posts that I haven't commented on...you really know what you are doing when it comes to paper crafting...Thank you for your inspiration...LOL...I think I have told you that before :)

Lia said...

beautiful card niki I love this little cute one and your coloring is great
hugs Lia

Rene' Sharp said...

This card is gorgeous in SO many ways!! :)

Tracey said...

WHat a sweet image and a gorgeous card Niki! Love it!

Kathy Martin said...

Truly sweet!

Diane Jaquay said...

Awwwwwww, OMG Niki, I just want to (((HUG))) that cute little pup! ADORABLE!

Vicki said...

Beautiful Card Niki! Hope you and the family are doing really really well
Hugs
Vicki

Jodi said...

This is just TOTALLY adorable Niki! LOVE the layout, your coloring and the twine!!!

Monique said...

I think this is one of my favorite Holiday cards... What a cute image.. Love Love the sentiment , all the twine... Awesome job Niki!!

Colleen said...

There aren't enough ways to say how much I love this card. The little guy is absolutely adorable and you have done him justice.

debbie v. said...

This is adorable! I always admire your coloring on your cards. Any special tips? Do you ever teach classes? Cute stamp too!

Dena said...

Niki! This is way too cute girlie!!!! I love the fluffy snow and the twine you used! Beautiful stitching too. It adds so much I think!!!!
BTW, your link is wrong on the LOTV blog. It is linking the LOTV blog instead of yours! I don't want you to miss out on any prizes!!!
Thanks for joining the LOTV Challenge this week!
Hugs, Dena

Cindy haffner said...

Ohhh ADORABLE!!!

Cathy Weber said...

This is such a cute card Niki. Your coloring is so, so good. I love the sparkle and that little To/From tag is really cute.

Deb Vandersteeg said...

Oh Niki, this little guy is just adorable. Wonderful coloring!! :)

chris olsen said...

This is adorable Niki!! I so love this doggy, your colors and papers, and the twine detail!! I need to get some of that!!

Pam Sparks said...

awwwww... love your card Niki! Just cuter than cute!

Sue from Oregon said...

Darling! I think I have this image too! You really brought it to life!

diane (cookiestamper) said...

OMGosh, how sweet is that!? I love the puppy image!

karen q said...

Sweet puppy and and absolutely perfect sentiment. Love your choice of papers.

Christiana said...

Such a great LOTV image and you did such an amazing job coloring it. This whole card came together so beautifully. Love all the details, and gosh, what a sweet sentiment!

jen shears said...

Such a sweet puppy- and that SNOW!! fun! great twine treatment too! :)

Ila said...

Totally Gorgeous!!..the image is just the Cutest..and your coloring is Fantastic!!..Hugs, Ila

Alice W. said...

this is too cute, Niki! LOVE the glittery snow! super card!

Denise (peanutbee) said...

Kara is sitting here with me this morning....when we pulled up this one, we both cheered!! It's SOOOOOOOO cute!!

Ayana Posadas said...

Oh my! SO cute! I love all of the little details on this card. I also really like how you added the twine in that unique way. So adorable! :)

Allison B said...

Fabulous! Love the layout, colour and glitter!