Season's Greetings

I'm doing something different this for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, by using a digi.

But this is not just any digi...My online, crafty friend Janna (aka snuffermus) from Papiersalat creates her own digis, which she is sharing for free. So, head on over and check out her beautiful blog and leave her some love. And don't forget to link back to her if you use her digis!

In addition, the current Papertrey Princess challenge is hosted by amazing Diane. The theme is to create something Merry and Bright. So I pulled out one of my first embellish loves - Stickles. They are my second embellish acquisitions to my stash, after ribbons, because I was introduced to them at the Stamping Around PA retreat. Thanks, Korin, for using them in your class!


Stamps: (November Digi - Snowman) Papiersalat; (Compliments of the Season) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Preppie Pack - Red) Bazzill; (Basic Card Stock Scrap Pack - Blue, Basic Card Stick - White) Recollections
Ink: (Momento - True Black) Tsukineko;
Embellishments: (Stickles - Xmas Red, Baby Blue, Diamond) Ranger; (Vintage Buttons - Poppy Red) Papertrey Ink; (Silver Jewelry Threading); (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor; (Border Punch - Upper Crest) Fiskars

Coloring with Stickles is actually kind of fun. To give the card more dimension, I really piled on the blue onto the mailbox to give it some 3D effect. My interpretation on the sketch is kind of loose - larger square and a border for the strip. But hey - creative license, right?



A lastly, for my buddy Janna, up-close look on the digi - which is really fun and easy to color.



So what do you think? Is it "Merry & Bright" worthy? Hope you are having a great Tuesday...

Honoring Happy WCMD with Harriet

Claire celebrated World Card Making Day by providing a wonderful free digi. Come meet this darling gal.

Her name is Harriet. I had this image of her walking down the cold streets of dreary London. A sordid, cold, rainy dark kind of day, that is not very Christmasy. And amongst all that gray, she came bearing a small, but precious gift.

All these images of gloomy gray and rain was probably inspired by my last business trip to Toronto. Turns out the the city was already heading into fall weather - nothing but rain, rain, rain each day.

However, if it wasn't for that, I would not have been inspired to play with my pastels. Let me know what you think of my Harriet.


Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Paper Basics Card Stock - Smokey Shadow (Papertrey Ink); Basic Card Stock - Cream (Recollections)
Ink: Pigment Ink - Black (Colorbox); Tea Dye Duo - Chamomile (Papertrey Ink)
Embellishments: Stickles - Xmas Red (Ranger); Softcore Color Pencils (Prismacolor); Soft Chalk Pastels (Rembrandt)

I had fun coloring her this morning. It was very meditative and relaxing to shade her in. My biggest worry was to do Harriet justice by coloring her a boring black and white. I wanted to give her depth. Here a close-up of that darling little girl.



For those that have fallen in love with the image and want to have a go at coloring Harriet, the free digi is located on the Waltzingmouse Stamp site. A big Thank You to Claire!