Traditional Polka Dots

It has been awhile since I made a traditional Christmas card.  I'm really embracing the non-traditional this year.   Today, I put away the pinks, blues and purples and grabbed RED.   I love this cutie.   

I have been playing around with texture.  I have found that I love Polka Dots.  Okay...so the art term is pointillism.  Who cares...they are a bunch of dots and I LOVE THEM.   It is such an easy, subtle technique that creates interest.  Check out all my dots!!

Copics used:

Red: R24, R29, R39, R59

White on coat: C1, C3, C4

Orange: Y12, Y16

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13

Black: N3, N5, N7, N9-  Warm Greys or Tonal Greys would also work

Green: G43, G46, G85

Bag: E41, E42, E43, E44

Ground: W0, W1, W3, 

Hair: Y23, YR14, E39, E29, E33, E49-- this is a complicated blend.

 You can do an easier blend of  Y23, E31, E33, E35  or leave out Y23 for an even easier blend.

Getting into the Swing of Winter

Dear Stampers,

To help you get over Hump Day this week, I thought we could go for a swing!   I love this swing style of card.  I can't wait to make a bunch more of these...

This card look really complicated to make, but they are really simple.  The background is stamped with a snowflake background (my new favorite background stamp).  I love the soft look.  I used dies to cut the circle and scalloped circles.  I also used a die to cut the card base.  If you would like to know more about this die send me a note.   The snowflake is a punch from EK.

this is what the card looks like open

Just to give you an idea of the movement this card makes

Copics:

Pink: R20, R21, R22
Snow: B00
Bird: B01, B02, B26
Skin: E00, E000, E11
Wood: E71, E74, E77

I added glitter to the snow.

Deer Winter

Hello friends,

I can't believe that it is December 3rd already!  Christmas is going to be here before I know it.  In all the craziness of the season, I thought we could use a peaceful moment.  This winter scene is so peaceful and calm.

Copics used:

Deer: E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39  I added W1 and W3 for shadows
Trees: E40, E41, E43, E44
Grass: E13, E15
Snow: B00, B01
Sky: B000, B21, B41, B45--I didn't airbrush, I colored by hand. I thought creating a mask for this would have been a nightmare.
Sun: Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19

I finished it off with some glitter and ribbon.  I cut a small piece of ribbon and tied a double knot on top of the original knot to give a bit more interest.