Wednesday, December 15, 2010

live simply. love much.


The December release at Papertrey Ink has come and gone now so I can share the rest of the cards I created for the release.  This particular card was my personal favorite that I created.  I just love those whimsical birds and trees from Heather's new Little Bitty Bird set.  (This set has been delayed due a grammatical error and will be available for purchase in a couple weeks.)

I paired the images with some patterned papers from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop line.  This is still one of my favorite paper lines (no surprise since I love all October Afternoon's lines!).  I also used some red patterned paper from Papertrey Ink's Distressed Dots paper pad.  I added lots of stitching and coloring the images with copic markers.  I love the look of images colored on kraft cardstock.

My etsy shop is officially closed until January.  Thank you to everyone for your purchases since I opened the shop!  Hope everyone has a great day!

Niki

19 comments:

pops x said...

Gorgeous creation sweetie, love the image and your colours are perfect biggest of hugs love Pops x x x

Diane Jaquay said...

This is too cute, I can't wait to get this set!

karen q said...

Oh Niki, I love this card. Everything about it is just perfect. So bummed that we can't get the set right away. Oh well, something to look forward to. Hope you are having a great week.

Cindy haffner said...

PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY!!

Kathy Martin said...

Oh so TWEET! Love those little birds! :)

Amber Hight said...

Oh I love this! The bright colors paired with the Kraft is super cheerful, I'm stealing that:D I also LOOOOVE the zig zag stitching on that polka dot paper, totally fun:)

Cathy Weber said...

Adorable card. Love the little birds with the October Afternoon paper. Are you using a Janome Sew Mini for your sewing machine? I think that is what I am going to spend my Christmas money on in a few weeks. Your stitching is every bit as good as your coloring.

Christina M said...

What a sweet card, Niki! So many of my favorites on here--OA paper, Distressed Dots, stitching, and kraft!

Carol R said...

Cute little birds! Love how you have used the PP. Thrift Shop is one of my favorites and I need to stop hoarding it! A very pretty card.

Carolyn King said...

oh yeah...this card just makes me SMILE! I can see why it is your favorite! Awesome girl!

jen shears said...

Totally fun!! I love the papers & images you put together!! :D

Kelly Schelske said...

So cute Niki, I love it!

Erika T said...

Beautiful card Niki!! Love the way you piece things together and make it look like it belongs!!

Lia said...

beautiful card Niki
hugs Lia

Chris Olsen said...

This is simply beautiful Niki!! I just love that dp, your colors, and dp. You make everything coordinate so beautifully!!

Gabby said...

Absolute darling card, Niki! Love that set and your pink punch of bright! :)

Alice W. said...

love the pretty simple design! beautiful card, Niki!

Dawn Easton said...

Love those little birds! Sweet card!

Ayana Posadas said...

I love this PRETTY card. I really love the colors and the fun line of stitching. Great work, as always, Niki!