WARM THOUGHTS

Here's another card using the Santa's Sweet Shoppe images and Holiday Sweet Shoppe Sentiments by DoodleFactory at Starving Artiststamps.  How sweet is this guy?!!! 

I let my choice of patterned paper dictate the colors that I used on the stamped image.  In my world, the snow and the sky can be pink sometimes.  I love a little something different.  These lovely pink patterned papers are in a Christmas pad by Brenda Walton from K&Company (It's my favorite right now) and the textured papers are by Coredinations.  I also used some new Nestabilities dies.  They're so unique and different from the ones that I've been using.  I know...I'm late to the boat on these but at least I got here.  When I was all finished coloring my stamped layer, I masked the polar bear so that I could stamp the snowflakes behind him.  I used white pigment ink and white detail embossing powder.  Then, I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter with a glue pen to sparkle things up a bit.  The seam binding ribbon from Martha Stewart and some Dew Drops finished everything off!

I've seen lots of stampers sharing a picture of the Copic markers that they used on a specific project.  I always pull the markers out as I use them but I keep them out on the table in case I need to use them again in the same project.  At the end, I usually have a big pile that I have to put away - in their correct color coordinated cubbies - each time I stamp.  Isn't it surprising to know that I used 14 different markers on this one little image?  Seems like a lot!  (You can click on the picture to see the markers and actually read the color names/numbers.)

Okay, off to bed.  Need a good night's sleep so that I can scarf down my turkey tomorrow.  I hope you enjoy your Turkey Day and spend lots of good time with family and friends!  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Comments

[Chris Hauck]

I really love how the ribbon looks like ribbon candy...great job Leigh! I also love that pink glitter snow!
Chris

[Irene (Doodle Factory)]

Ah! Your sense of color is unbeatable. I love what you did with the snowflakes. I tried some white ink and it was rather disappointing on its own. I'll have to give the embossing powder a whirl some day.

[Michelle]

Very cute. I love the colors you chose and the glitter is pretty

[alma de la rosa]

He looks so warm and toasty. This card has so much to love, the colors, the snowflakes, the different shaped patterns on the base of the card. Pretty awesome.

[Vicki]

Now he is extremely sweet! Happy Thanksgiving Leigh!

Vicki