Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful day! I am just sneaking down to the computer for a few minutes while the potatoes are cooking to post a card I made with one of Amy's new Holiday fairies that will be available on Monday at All That Scraps! This is Holly Starshine! Isn't she adorable!? I LOVE these fairies!! Amy is so talented!!

I have been wondering lately if I provide enough information on the making of my cards. I always give the recipe, but unless there is something a little unusual I don't give an explanation. If you would like me to write more about them, let me know. On this card card, I used an EK Success Holly border punch (although it was called a border punch, it actually cut that strip out). I cut a white strip of cardstock slightly smaller than the border strip, held the border strip over it and marked with dots of color where the openings were. I then colored those areas with a green and red marker so that when I layered the black border piece over it the leaves showed green and the berries showed red. I also used a glitter pen to draw veins on all of the leaves. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that I used the Taylored Expressions #92 sketch!!


The Details:
Stamps: Holly Starshine - Sweet November through CC Designs (available at All That Scraps), sentiment - Verve
Paper: Bo Bunny (Holly), My Minds Eye (red and white dot), Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Garden Green - SU, PTI White
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair: C3,C5,C7, 100
Clothes and Wings: YG11,YG17,G17,G19,R22,R24,R27,R29
Misc: Stickles - Burgundy and Holly, Sakura Clear Star gel pen, EK Success Border Punch, Martha Stewart Holly Punch, Darice gems


Thanks for visiting me today! Good luck tomorrow if you are facing the madness and I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!
:-)Traci

10 comments:

Jessica Diedrich said...

Just Gorgeous, Traci!!! WOW! I LOVE these new holiday fairies from Amy-they are adorable! Your coloring is awesome and your layout is totally great, too! HOpe you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Amy said...

Gorgeous Traci, I would never have thought to give her black hair but I LOVE the drama of it with the red & green...amazing!

Randi said...

So cute Traci!! Your black hair is always sooo stunning!! Lov the way you colored her mistletoe skirt, too!!

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Kelly Booth said...

Traci you just rock Amy's Fairy's...This is so CUTE!! Love her black hair....

Unknown said...

Really, Really gorgeous Traci!! I Lvve every single little detail. Stunning!! You are soooo amazing!! Xx

- Oh and Happy Thanksgiving Sweetie...I hope you had a wonderful day!! Xx

Sparkplug17 said...

Such a gorgeous Christmas card!

Jodi Collins said...

LOVE this Traci!!! This image is DARLING and you know I LOVE your coloring! Fab sentiment too!

Angela said...

Traci, I love how this one turned out!!! Love her black her!! So pretty!!
Hugs,
Angela

Tammy said...

Wow this is so fantastic!

Mary Giles said...

Your coloring and Amy's stamps are a perfect pairing. This is absolutely stunning and there is that amazing black hair! I think you do a fabulous job at giving details about your cards and the recipes. Something I need to do a better job at because I learned a lot about coloring from reading your recipes.