I wanted to draw a\u00a0silly doggy Christmas digi in which a poodle (yes, this is supposed to represent my Biscuit) could be pretending to be a reindeer and a little fluffy dog (yes, this could be Bandito) could be sitting in a sled pretending to be SantiPAWS. LOL \u00a0This digi, called “Happy Howlidays”<\/a> is one that may end up being our holiday card this year.<\/p>\n

I think I may try some additional color combinations, but for this first card, I used more traditional, soft,\u00a0almost vintage colors. \u00a0I paper pieced and shaded the sled from a Recollections Christmas paper stack called “Watercolors.” \u00a0I also added a small strip of that paper to the front bottom of the card, just to add some continuity.<\/p>\n

The following, are the Copic colors used: Poodle\/deer body: E31 and 33; Poodle\/deer fur: E23, 25, and 29; Antlers: W1 and 3; Bell: Y35; Bow: R17; Harness: W9. I also used a Sakura White Gelly Roll Medium Point Pen<\/a>\u00a0to add highlights to the body,\u00a0clear Wink of Stella to the bow and antler to add some shimmer; and\u00a0Glossy Accents on the bell, eyes, nose and antlers to add some high shine. \u00a0For the brown parts of SantiPaws: E23 and 25; white parts of SantiPaws: W1 and 3; Hat and jacket: R14, 17 and 08; Sack of toys: C1 and 3; Shading on sled: W1 and 3; and black of buttons and nose: W9. \u00a0For the snow, I used C1 and 3 with a coating of clear Wink of Stella, which I also added to the hat and jacket. Lastly I added Uchida White Liquid Applique<\/a>, which I heated with my heat gun for the faux fur parts of the hat and jacket. What fun that added! \u00a0It’s like heat embossing on steroids!<\/p>\n

The following is a process video showing the coloring and paper piecing:<\/p>\n