I wanted to make a thinking of you card for a dear friend who was recently laid off from a job she’s had for over 20 years. I’m hoping this brightens her day, reminds that I may be thousands of miles apart but I’m just a phone call away and thinking of her.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I fell in love with this sweet girl from Pinkfresh Studio the instant I saw her. She’s from the Sweet Songs stamp set. She’s got the most adorable expression and body stance. She’s also super easy to color up! I masked off the right side of the tin can phone and bird, and I stamped her out with MFT Black Licorice Hybrid Ink because at first I couldn’t decide if I was going to Copic color or watercolor her, and this MFT hybrid ink is good for both! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I used the following Copic colors:
\nSkin: E50, 51, 53 and R20
\nHair: BG32, C7 and C8
\nDress: BG32, BG45, R20 and R22
\nCup: G24, G85 and BG32
\nHeart formed by tin can phone cord: R20
\nShadow to “ground” the little girl: C1 and 4
\nBoots: W9 for a little shadowing around the edges of the black stamped boot
\nI also added some white highlight lines with a white Sakura Gelly Roll Pen.<\/p>\n

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Then I took a ruler and a black Uniball ink pen and drew\u00a0a line from the heart to the edge of the card front. I next took a cardstock card base (before creasing it) and lined it up to continue the line from the card front through to the inside of the card. I left a little room to the right of the line so that I could simply type in, “Thinking of you. Ring me.”<\/p>\n

<\/a>To add a little more visual texture and interest to the card, I decided to add a vertical strip of the perfect plaid in coral colors that matched the coral\u00a0in her stripey dress from the Studio Calico Here + There collection. I cut about 1\/2″ from the right side of the card front and glued\u00a0the plaid strip to the left side. Lastly, for a little sparkle, I had to add some pale pink and iridescent sequins topped with Icicle Stickles over the center holes.<\/p>\n

This card is being entered into the following challenges:
\nSimon Says Stamp Monday Thinking of You Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nSimon Says Stamp Wednesday Thinking of You Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nMFT Color Challenge #56<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Virginia’s View Stripes and Plaid Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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