Saturday, November 22, 2008

Merry Christmas Weekend Sketch Challenge

Isn't this Cardinal Christmas set from SU GORGEOUS!!! I LOVE it and I have had it for awhile, so I was DYING to get it inky today!! I started by stamping my image in Black Stazon then I colored it in with my SU reinkers(Riding Hood Red) and SU markers. For the shading on the bird, I added some Ruby Red marker, but the body was colored with a blender pen and reinker. I outlined my image with my Copic Warm Grey marker(W3). I then layered it with Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, and Chocolate Chip. The DP is from the Ski Slope DSP and the ribbon is from the Alpine originals, except what is on the clips, it is RHR taffeta. I followed Beate's sketch and VIOLA..it was done...GORGEOUS!! Gotta go, DH is taking me to dinner...SHOCKING!!

22 comments:

  1. Very prettie Jessie!

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  2. Holy crow...er...cardinal! Jess...seriously, you have outdone yourself with this one...WOW! What a GORGEOUS card!!!

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  3. Gorgeous, Jessie! This set is so pretty but the coloring is a little intimidating for me...you've done such a gorgeous job! TFS!

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  4. Great colouring, Jessie!! The card is simple wonderful.

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  5. Gorgeous, Jessie! I love that cardinal! You colored it so beautifully!

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  6. This is just GORGEOUS! I love it...such a great card! Oh, and your little man is PRECIOUS! How adorable is he??!! Oh, those were the days...the best days of my life. Enjoy your little guy!!! :D

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  7. Wow! This is stunning. I wanted to buy this set, but thought I had too many bird stamps as it was. Now, I might still have to buy it after seeing this card. I love all the layers,details, and colors of this card. Beautiful job!

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  8. Very pretty-love your coloring and layout. tfs

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  9. absolutely lovely card! I love this stamp set. I think I need to pull it out and do some serious inking with it!

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  10. Absolutely fabulous! Love the rich warm colours here!

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  11. Beautiful!! I love all the ribbons and these rich deep colors!!
    hugs, Jami

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  12. This is beyond gorgeous! I absolutely love all of your choices on this! Thanks for all of the nice comments you leave on my blog. I don't know if you noticed, but I added your blog to my blog roll awhile ago. I hope that is okay! Hugs, Kelly Lunceford

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  13. SUPER-FABULOUS! You did a super job on this one, great coloring on the cardinal. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Beautiful coloring and lovely papers to set it off nicely!

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  15. A total knockout. Love the coloring (and, of course, the shading which I still haven't purchased since I learned I needed to get a set of grays--not just one--oh bother). Beate will be thrilled to see what you did with her sketch! Hugs, Mary

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