WOJ #82 - My Sketch!

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Thank you all for your kind words and thoughts regarding my recent internet issues!  After almost 11 hours the other day, my internet service provider finally got my email figured out...and it was their fault...surprise surprise....not!  I want to thank my very dear friend, Susana and her awesome hubby for ALL their help...I couldn't have gotten this resolved with out you two...you are the bestest....THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Mwah!

Today I am super excited to tell you that we have a sketch challenge over at the WOJ Challenge Blog for you....and guess what....the sketch was made by me....so please be kind as this is my first sketch with WOJ, it surely doesn't compare to Bev's beauties, but I had fun making it!  I hope that you have fun playing along with my sketch!  I can't wait to see how everyone interprets it....I think that is going to be the best part for me!!!

I've decided to use Cool Oakley and Willow Dressing Up which are from the first City Collection, seeing how I am *patiently* but excitedly (hee hee) waiting for my City Collection II stamps to arrive I thought I would use these cuties from the first set! I've once again gotten inspiration from my Mom!  She paired these two stamps together in an anniversary card for me and my hubby, you can see her card -->here<--. 

Here is my sketch, I really hope you have fun playing along with our challenge!

The papers I've used are from the Basic Grey Cappella Collection.  Oh my word do I love these beautiful papers in here....I had to cringe when I cut into them!

The bottom panel has been created using a MS border punch and my ovals and scallop oval nesties with a SU sentiment.

The image has been popped up on the Renassiance Heart Pendant die cut.  Of course these cuties were colored with copics.  I've used my gold spica on Willow's left bracelet and sash of her dress.  My Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Cream was used to create the pearls on her bracelet on the right.

All flowers (but one) are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The first rose collection I am sharing with you is what I call the pink collection on this card....I used pink flowers on one side of the card and blue flowers on the other to incorporate the girl and boy! :)  For the pink collection I've used a NEW Champagne Pink Classic Sweet Rose, 15mm roses, and 4mm closed rosebuds.  These have all been sparkled up with star dust stickles.  Behind the flowers are some lace...of course I didn't have a cream color lace I wanted...and then I had an AH HA Moment and remembered I have Glimmer Mist!  So I took my Bronze Glimmer Mist and tinted the lace to look more vintage! 

Finally is the Blue flower collection!  I've used Cream Cherry Blossoms (which have been spritzed with the same Glimmer Mist as the lace), 10mm roses, Gypsophlia flower, and clear Crystal Heart steams.  All these flowers too have been sparklized with star dust stickles.

Now go and create a fun card with my sketch!  I can't wait to see what you all make....remember to use a WOJ stamp to be in the running for the chance to win the lovely stamp that is sponsored this week!  The WOJ Challenge blog is also having a DT call so if you would like to be on our amazing team make sure that you put "DT" behind your name in Mr. linky with your entry this week!

Recipe:
Stamps: Cool Oakley and Willow Dressing Up (Whiff of Joy),
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, White Gel Pen, Gold Spica,
Copic Colors Used: BG10, BG72, G0000, R0000, R000, R12, R30, W3, Y32, Y23, YR24, B0000, B000, E53, E57, E59, E70, E71, E74, E77, E99,
Papers: Basic Grey Cappella Collection
Tools: Spellbinders - Ovals and Scallop Ovals, Renassiance Heart Pendant, MS border punch,
Embellishments: Viva Decor Pearl Pen - Cream, Cherry Blossoms, 10mm roses, Gypsophlia flower, clear Crystal Heart steams, Classic Sweet Rose, 15mm roses, 4mm closed rosebuds, star dust stickles,Offray flower, lace, bronze glimmer mist.

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Engagement Celebration

Hi Friends~

News on my car.... I did get my car back Friday....it's all fixed now!  YAY!  It is so nice driving my own car again!  Today it's snowing here....go figure the weatherman said snow flurries in the morning and it's already the afternoon and we are STILL getting snow...probably got a couple inches already!  YUCK!  Just like this past week the weatherman called for 1 inch of snow on Tuesday and we got 10 inches!  NOT fun trying to drive home from school in that!  Oh well...today I am home so that means it's a good day to stay in my jammies and craft!

This creation I am sharing today is a card that I made from my best friend....her birthday was on Valentine's Day and her boyfriend surprised her with a DIAMOND RING!  In honor of the good news I made a Happy Engagement Card for them....and what better stamps to use than the new city collection ones from WOJ!

I love these two stamps together...doesn't it look like Oakley is admiring his new fiance, Willow?  I have used the Pink Paislee Cupid Collection papers again....Barb still has these over at EIO too.  The middle panel was punched with my new MS border punch and new SU border punch...I really like these two together.

 

Willow and Oakley were colored with my Copics and accented with a white gel pen.  I used a tip from Suzanne Dean's "watercolor with your Copics tutorial."  She mentioned in her tutorial that to get more shading in your image to use a gray colored marker.  For my images I have used N1 to add the shading effect and I really think that little bit of gray sure makes the images pop!  If you haven't checked out her tutorial you must...she has AWESOME tips...plus she has many copic tutorials....I learned to color from her very first PDF Copic Coloring file....Thanks for the GREAT tutorials Suzanne!  Glossy Accents was added to Willow's glass for shine.  The border around my images was doodled by me with a Copic Multiliner, and then I used my Versamark Dazzle and stamped a flower border stamp along the edge and used my perfect pearls in blush and rubbed it over the stamped image for a fun but soft iridescent effect.

 

The inside has been decorated with the same papers.  I used my Inkadinkadoo ring stamp that I got for $.98 at Michaels in the clearance section a while back....added two hearts from my MS punch to represent our great friends!

 

In this final image I tried to capture some of the shimmer and sparkle of the image...of course it's much more sparkly IRL.  I used my Copic Spica in sand to trace the swirls on Willow's dress.  Then I used my Copic Spica in Chocolate and added sparkle and texture to Willow's hair.  Finally if you look really closely you can see that I added Silver Stickles to Willow's necklace....AND to her finger so it looks like she has an engagement ring on! :)

I hope you have enjoyed my creation....I get to see my friend tomorrow night at a banquet and can't wait to give her this card!  She's a card maker too so I know she will treasure it!

CONGRATULATIONS JESSE & KOLIA!

Don't forget over at EIO you can still earn your FREE ribbon!  Click -->HERE<-- to find out how!

Recipe:

Stamps: Willow with Champagne, Cool Oakley (Whiff of Joy); Flower Border (Hero Arts); Ring (Inkadinkadoo)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Spicas, Versamark Dazzle in Champagne, Copic Multiliner, White Gel Pen,

Copic Colors Used: N1, N3, N5, R00, R02, R20, R21, R35, RV93, G20, G21, G24, G28, YR00, Y000, E000, E00, E11, E21, E25, E30, E31, E34, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, E50, E53, E57, E59, E79, W1, W3, W5, Spicas - Chocolate, Sand, Silver

Papers: Pink Paislee Cupid Collection, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Tools: MS border & corner punch, SU border punch, MS heart punch

Embellishments: Large Roses (Zva), Small Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), Crystal & Silver Stickles, Perfect Pearls in Blush, Glossy Accents, Ribbon from my stash.

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