Hello, sweet friends! Well, it's really time for me to get into high gear with my Christmas cards. And today's card is clearly for my DH! But since it's a digital image, you could "crop" this sentiment and use only "Merry Christmas." I decided to make the "with extra kisses" green and used GIMP to do that (GIMP is a free photo-editing program available for both Windows and the Mac). Then I pulled it into Microsoft Word along with the sprig of mistletoe. I printed them out and colored them. I used Copic markers for the mistletoe and then (using my early Christmas present from DH) used my new Prismacolor pencils to shade the mistletoe. And I used the pencils to color "Merry Christmas," which is small and so much easier with sharp pencils.
Of course, the "fun" for me is to construct the card (after figuring out my layout). I found the DP, which was what guided my coloring of the leaves and the green for "with extra kisses." I die cut the mistletoe image with a stitched die, matted it with my "trusty" Mini Perfect Layers tool, and then worked out the base. Then I popped up the mistletoe square, finally added the little heart with floss, and added some Wink of Stella. Voila...and it was done (it will not be a surprise to my DH...but he will enjoy having it on his desk on Christmas day).
As always, thank you for taking a closer look at my card! I hope you have a wonderful week as you continue to get ready for Christmas and Hanukkah. Hugs, sweet friends!
Paper: Solar White #80 and #110 (Neenah), Pure Poppy (PTI), Comfort and Joy (My Mind's Eye)
Paper Size: A-2
Ink: Printer
Accessories: Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, Stitched Square STAX dies (MFT), Heart Buttons die (Memory Box), Mini Perfect Layers tool, white DMC floss, Wink of Stella, Thin 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives), small glue dots (ZOTS), white tape
Techniques: Digital images using GIMP and Microsoft Word
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Sun, Dec 11, 2016 @ 11:46 AM
Oh, look at that sparkly red ribbon, wow!! I did not see the sparkle on your blog. This is so beautifully colored my sweet friend and DD sister!!
I LOVE your ribbon! Love your sweet mistletoe as well and your Merry Christmas is also beautiful!
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