The image of Jesus on the cross is a digital stamp (that I have used several times) - it was colored in Copic markers and popped up on the front of the card.  The tomb was the real challenge, you just don't find tomb stamps on the market.   I used some other digital art that was basically the tomb entrance and embellished it with my fine point sharpie marker.  I had a small rock stamp that I used and scanned, flipping it to create the surrounding ground.
When the card is folded flat you do not see the tomb entrance- instead you see the cross and the rocky background - this conveys the Good Friday message I was hoping for.

When you open the card you see the full picture - Easter is so meaningful to me as a believer I really wanted a card with impact!  To me this portrays how death could not hold HIM.

Whenever I do this style of card I put my sentiment or message on the back - there is also a place on the separate small flap for my logo stamp - then it all folds down nicely to fit in an envelope.  I couldn't have done this card without my Silhouette Cameo to cut the panels and background.  I also imported the images and used it to cut them out.
I will admit this card took some work, mainly because I had an idea in my head and I knew I wasn't going to be happy until it became a reality.  This is exactly what I love about coloring and creating cards - the challenge of having the finished product look the way I saw it when I closed my eyes and imagined it.

Materials:  Digital image/stamp by Hassified, Copic Markers, Printer, Computer, Silhouette Cameo, card stock, Sharpie marker

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I don't know about you but it is looking a lot like Christmas in my studio - vinyl is being cut for pillows that will be gifts, cards and Advent Calendars are being made.......all of that started in late August and now it is already October.  To stay a little ahead I have been working on some Christmas cards - this week I decided to color up a sweet image of baby Jesus from Bugaboo Stamps. Keeping it simple I used my Silhouette Cameo to create the words in a circle, Baby Jesus is a digi stamp colored with Copic markers and placed in the center of the sentiment.  After printing it out I used the Stitched Edge Lawn Fawn die to cut the rectangle and highlight the edge of the card - and small gold die cut star was placed above the baby.  What you can't see in the picture is the Wink of Stella Clear that I used to highlight all around the digi image extending out to just inside the words....a lovely little hint of sparkle to surprise the recipient when they take the card from the envelope.


As someone who likes to create 3-D projects and embellish cards I had to work hard to keep this simple.  It works well because the image is so childlike and sweet and doesn't need much more than the message that surrounds it.  Thanks for looking have a great day.


Card stock, Digital image by Bugaboo, Copic Markers, Star die, Silhouette Cameo, Wink of Stella

Challenges:
Colour Crazy Challenge No 39 Anything Goes,  Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#208 Anything Goes With Lawn Fawn, QKR Stampede #263 Anything Goes with a Twist,  Winter Wonderland Anything Christmas Goes, Bugaboo Recipe Challenge, Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes

What you can't see in the picture is that after coloring the scarf, hat and nose with my Copics I used the Clear Wink of Stella on the face to create a nice sparkly look on this happy holiday fella.

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Materials:
Bugaboo Digi, Silhouette Cameo, The Paper Studio, Copic Markers, Card Stock, Computer

Challenges:
Stella Says Sketch Challenge 514

This background for this card was created on my Silhouette Cameo the image is Art Impressions "Golden Oldie Maude" - I can so relate to Maude most mornings before my coffee.  She is colored with Copic markers and then layered onto a card background.  A pretty easy card with an image that made me giggle as I colored her.....Maude may have to go on a few more cards - I'm thinking her next sentiment will be "A Coffee A Day Keeps the Grumpy Away"...although looking at her that is rather hard to believe.


Materials:  Card Stock, Silhouette Cameo, Copic Markers, Art Impression Stamp
Challenges:  Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring Blog Hop, Jo's Scrap Shack Anything Goes

     This is a set of cards I made for a friend I met for lunch before the holidays. I found the warm earthy tones of the BoBunny paper very soothing.  The set contained four different styles of cards.  On this one I made the flowers used to embellish it and a stamp by Impression Obsession.
     The paper and sentiment from My Favorite Things on this card just screamed butterflies.......these are metal and add a nice touch.
     My friend likes chickens and roosters and swore she wouldn't send this one out as she wanted to hang it in her kitchen....I told her I can always make another one.  Colored this fella with some copic markers and used an embossing folder that looks like chicken wire for the background.
     This sentiment is a favorite Spellbinder die and the leaves are from some ribbon in my closet.  The sentiment is a stamp from Stampabilities.
     We had a great lunch together the day I gave her these cards - we even took some time to stop by one of my favorite stamp shops while we on that end of town.


Supplies:  BoBunny Paper, Spellbinder dies, Cheery Lynn die, Martha Stewart punch, My Favorite Things, Copics, Stampabilities, Impression Obsession, Ribbon, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders