A dear crafty friend’s daughter is very sick and has been in the hospital for the past week, and I wanted to make her a card that showed how our crafting community was rooting for her and hoping that she has a full and speedy recovery. I didn’t want a sad/sick card. I wanted a cheerful card with cute critters so I turned to the super adorable critters drawn by Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs.
These critters are so delicately and sweetly drawn that I thought they would be perfect to try a dotting or pointillism style of Copic coloring. I stamped out the images with Momento Desert Sand Ink (to make this a no line style of coloring) and used the following markers to try this new-to-me technique:
Bunny (Buttercup): E40, E41, E31, E43, R20 and Distress Marker in Scattered Straw
Dog (Puddles): C4, C5, C6, C7, E70, E71, E74 and 0.3 pt Copic Multi-liner in Warm Gray
Owl (Lilly): Y000, Y13, Y15, BV20, BV23, BV25 and 0.3 pt Copic Multi-liner in Cool Gray
For the background, I used the MFT Die-Namics Grassy Hills Die to cut a piece of card stock about 1/3 of the way up to create a grassy foreground and a wide open blue sky. I blended on Tim Holtz Distress Ink (from top to bottom) in Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn.
Then to give a mottled look that I thought complimented the pointillism coloring style
, I sprayed plain water from a spray bottle onto my hand and splattered it on the inked card stock sky and grass. I popped all of it up on fun foam and adhered it to a white card base, leaving a 1/8″ border all around.
To add a little interest and “frame” the scene a bit, I used the smaller of the Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Frames Dies and inset that on the card front. I gave it a tiny bit of dimension by rolling some 1/4″ Scor-Tape to attach the frame to the card front.
To help the critters pop in the scene, I added the bunny and puppy with 1/16″ thick foam tape and the owl with 1/8″ thick foam tape (I wanted to owl to look like he was flying forward in the scene).
I didn’t want to distract from this serene (and hopefully uplifting) scene, so I left the sentiment of “sorry you’re feeling pawly” and “wishing you well” for the inside, along with my handwritten note.
The following is video sharing this card:
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Make Your Own Background Challenge
Card Mania Pastel Colors Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Purple Frog Love is All Around Challenge – WINNER
Creatalicious Challenge with Optional Lot’s of Green Challenge
Addicted to Stamps and More Anything Goes Challenge
Penny Black and More Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
MFT Sketch Challenge #322
this card featuring these adorable critters will cheer up anyone; they’re adorable! your pointillism suits them perfectly and the scene is very serene. thank you so much for playing along with us at the penny black and more challenge!
linda
Thank you so much Linda! I’m hopeful that this little card made with lots of love will lift their spirits.
A beautiful bright and welcoming Spring creation, many thanks for joining in with our March theme at Penny Black and More challenge.
B x
Thank you so very much Brenda! I’m really hoping this sweet card will cheer them up.
WOW, Kristina, what a fantastic background! Love the dimension on the animals and that fab coloring technique. It’s terrific to see you playing along in our “Anything Goes” challenge at Crafts Galore Encore this month. Good luck in the challenge.
NanaConnie DT
Thanks so much Connie! I hope this card will cheer them up and lift their spirits. I had fun trying a new to me coloring style too. 🙂
This is lovely, so sweet.
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Purple Frog.
Pauline – Crafting with Cotnob
x
Thanks so very much! I’m so honored to have this card chosen as one of your top three! Woot woot!
Such a sweet card! I love the little scene you created and the background. I hope she will feel better soon. Thank you so much for joining us in this week’s challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!
Thank you so very much! Yes, she is finally home from the hospital. I am continuing to pray for her full recovery.
Gorgeous card, love the coloring and the animals! Thank you for joining us at Creatalicious Challenges!
~DT Sherry x
Awww thanks so much Sherry! These were fun to color up with this soft technique. 🙂
This is so soft and sweet! Thank you for sharing at Creatalicious – Jackie DT member xx
Thank you so very much Jackie! I had fun coloring these little sweet critters up with this softer coloring technique. 🙂
Fabulous and pretty card.
Thank you for sharing at Penny Black and more;-))m
Awww thanks so much Mervi!
Oh, it’s adorable! I love this buddies!
Thanks for joining us at Card mania challenge!
Dess ^.^
A lovely card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional use lots of green (St. Patrick’s Day)” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy the past couple of weeks…