I have “known” this crafty friend and her daughter almost since the first day I started sharing my crafting on YouTube. So I know her daughter loves princesses, her favorite color is purple, and she just started kindergarten. Ā So to send them a surprise little happy mail, I thought I would create a card inspired by that adorable scene in the movie “Kindergarten Cop” where the little girl, Emma, defiantly and so adorably runs around yelling, “I’m not a policeman. I’m a princess!”
I picked out the super cute and full of attitude Tuesday from The Greeting Farm and colored her up with the following Copic colors (trying to match the coloring of my friend’s daughter):
Skin: E50, E51, E53, V20 (shadow), and R20 (blush)
Hair: E55, E57, E59 and V06 (this new-to-me color combinationĀ was scary in process, but I love the soft, warm results — see photos above)
Tutu dress and boots: V12, 15, 17 and V20 (with Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen for sparkle)
Crown: Y21, 35 and 38 (with more Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen for sparkle and topped with Glossy Accents for shine)
I fussy cut her out and inked the edges with a black Faber Castell Pitt Pen in SB point so that the white edges of the paper wouldn’t show when I popped her up on dimensional foam tape.
For the card front, I used a scrap from the American Crafts Amy Tangerine “Sketchbook” paper collection that had some swooshes of color (adding an extra swoosh or two with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Seedless Preserves). Ā For the sentiment, I printed it out from my computer using a free kid’s handwriting font called Schoolbell. Ā Then I used the Whimsy Speech Bubble Border Die to cut it out, add some more swooshes of Seedless Preserves on the edges, and popped that up on dimensional foam tape too.
Then to give this little princess something to “stand on,” I added a woodenĀ rulerĀ from 7gypsies and another strip of scrap papers from my scrap box that I combined with office staples and popped up on dimensionals to match the depth of the ruler. I had to break the ruler so that it would fit across the bottom width of the card so I used the remnant piece as a decorative element on the inside of the card along with more papers from the Amy Tangerine Sketchbook collection and some cut apart sentiments from the Teresa Collins “Hello My Name Is” paper collection. I love how the sentiment from the cut apart, “Live Life Believing Anything Is Possible” goes so well with the card and what I want to encourage my friend’s daughter to do as she embarks on her first year of school.
The following is a video share of this card:
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
TGF Farm Fresh Use Office Supplies Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday At the Movies Challenge
CAS-ual Fridays Dimension and Bling Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Back to School and Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Freestyle Challenge
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
This is adorable and beautifully colored! Thanks for the video! You are definitely a queen of Copic! Thanks for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create!
Hugz,
Chana, Owner
Oh my goodness, you are so sweet, Chana! I am far from an expert at Copic coloring, but I definitely enjoy how we can bring images to life with them. š TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Very cute card and the main image is beautifully coloured in.It would be fantastic if you shared this creation at <a href="Anything goes September link-up, Just keep on creating
Susan xx
Thank you so much Susan for your sweet comment and for letting me know about the challenge blog. I will definitely check it out for the future! Big hugs, Kristina
This is so adorable. Love the way you laid it out and the layered border at the bottom is a fun touch.
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner for our Freestyle challenge.
Thank you again, Rae Ann! I had a lot of fun creating this little card and joining up with Crafty Gals Corner. š TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Totally cute!! You added the perfect touched for the challenge!! Thanks for joining us at TGF!
Awww thanks so much Rachel! I had a lot of fun making this card for TGF! Big hugs, Kristina
Too cute! Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to seeing you again next challenge.
Crafty hugs,
Ema
Thanks so very much Ema! TFStopping by and leaving a sweet comment! Big hugs, Kristina
A super image and card for our challenge this time at 613 Avenue Create, thanks for joining in the fun.
Lorraine DT
Thanks so much Lorraine! I love those Creeper Crew images from The Greeting Farm. They have such sassiness! LOL
I am very glad you joined us this week at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog. I hope you had a fantastic time!!! See you back very soon to play in another amazing challenge. š
TTFN,
CraftyGirl
craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Design Team Member
Thanks so much hun! I did have a blast playing along and I want to thank you for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment. Hugs, Kristina
Wow! This is so gorgeous! I love everything about this card – the cute image, funny sentiment, design and your fabulous coloring!
Thank you so much for sharing this incredible creation with us at 613 Avenue create this month. Good luck and hope to see you next time too!
Sasha
Awww thanks Sasha! This was super fun to design and craft. I love Kindergarten Cop! And this scene always makes me laugh.