Here is the card that I created using the Mischievous Leprechaun by Fabrika Fantasy:
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So, St. Patrick's Day is only a week away so I decided to create a card this with adorable little leprechaun! He's printed with my Canon PIXMA printer on Canson Mi-Teintes paper because I colored him with my Prismacolor Colored Pencils (and this is my fave paper for my colored pencils!)
I really had a lot of fun coloring this little guy! Here are some tips I'd like to share that I really found useful while coloring:
- For the larger areas (i.e. the cauldron and hat), a paper stump worked great for blending!
- For the smaller areas, a blending pencil worked great for blending to really get into the tight spaces.
- After coloring the whole thing, I sharpened my black pencil to a really, really sharp point and went over the black outlines. Some of them had been dulled from going over them with colored pencil, and it really makes a big difference to darken them again, especially in the face.
After I finished coloring, I used my Cutter Bee scissors to cut him out; these scissors are small and come to a fine point so they really help to get into tight spaces. Then, I liberally applied foam tape to the back of him. I had to cut the foam strips into small pieces to really get good coverage, and when cutting something sticky, I use my Tim Holtz serrated scissors because the blades are nonstick. If adhesive does stick to them it's super easy to clean them off.
So as for the sketch, I kinda moved things around - just a little bit. Since this digi is pretty detailed, I wanted to print it as big as possible, but still have it fit on an A2 sized card. With that, I just took a little creative license with where the elements in the sketch are and just moved them a little to fit with the image. The rainbow paper I used is from the Lawn Fawn 6x6 Really Rainbow Paper Pack. I love this paper pack and go to it regularly!
The background was created with the Reverse Polka background stamp by Simon Says Stamp. I stamped it in Lucky Limeade Stampin' Up! ink (retired color) on a piece of Neenah white card stock. I used this background stamp in last week's SS card too. I find that when I pull out something I haven't used in awhile (for example this background stamp) that I fall back in love with it and use it quite a few times. Has that ever happened to you? You "shop your stash" and find something that you love, but just forgot you had?
And of course I had to add something shiny - not just because I like shiny things! - but because the gold sequins remind me of gold coins! While making this card I realized I don't have any stamps that say "Happy St. Patrick's Day," so I expanded my search and came across this "wishing" sentiment from the Deco Borders and Corners stamp set by Simon Says Stamp. I love making the most of my stamp sets by using them in different ways!
Well thank you so very much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you'll join us in this week's Sketch Saturday challenge. It really is a ton of fun; I love challenging my creativity each week, and I'm creating a card in the process too! Have a great weekend, my friends!
Supplies Used:
Loew-Cornell Blending Stumps [Scrapbook.com]
Mini MISTI [Scrapbook.com]
Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive tape runner [Scrapbook.com]
Ek Success Powder Tool [Scrapbook.com]
Versamark embossing ink [Scrapbook.com]
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder [Scrapbook.com]
Fiskars Paper Trimmer [Scrapbook.com]
Ranger Multi Media Matte [Scrapbook.com]
Neenah Card Stock [Scrapbook.com]
Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew [Scrapbook.com]
Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow 6x6 Petite Paper Pack [Scrapbook.com]
Cutter Bee Scissors [Scrapbook.com]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Scissors [Scrapbook.com]
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