I finally got around to using this cute little girl image on a card. If you are interested in the Copic colors I used, they are listed in the blog post\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0This card is one that I thought I could send to a friend who might appreciate a little correspondence hug. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

<\/a>I used a little paper doily, some pink satin ribbon and a little crinkled pink seam binding to add some softness to the front. At the bottom, to add a little more interest, I punched out a little border using my Martha Stewart iron gate border punch. \u00a0This is one of my favorites because of all the detail to it, but I think it is retired.<\/p>\n

On the inside I used the largest of the Diemond Dies Labels 1 Nesting die set<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 (I find that I use this die all the time to make cards since it is the perfect size for standard A2 card message areas) to set up a place where I could write my note and then had some fun making some candy embellishments using the Diemond Dies candy die set<\/a><\/span>. \u00a0Remember, use Diemond Dies coupon code: thankskristina<\/strong> for 10% off your entire purchase and free worldwide shipping on orders of $35 or more!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The coloring of these candies was really fun to figure out. I used my Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils to color in the bases (but you could probably just cut colored card stock). Then I took my white gesso with a thin paint brush to add in highlights. The final touch came from using my M size Faber Castell black PITT pen to put in low lights or shadows. That is the trick; to create a 3-D look with 2-D images or die cuts you have to include highlights and low lights.<\/p>\n

The following is a video share of this card:<\/p>\n