Snow Queen

Holy moley!! It's Monday again already!! Where is the time going? Since I started working again, it seems to be whizzing by faster than ever and there just isn't enough time to play anymore. But don't get me wrong... it's wonderful to be earning a paycheck again after so long a time but I sure miss spending as much time as I wanted in my craft room.

Today, I have for you a card I made a few weeks ago using a digi stamp by Rick St. Dennis called "Snow Queen". This is actually the second of 2 cards I made using this lovely image. The first one was done all in pink. In case you missed it, you can find it here. I love the ornate costumes that Rick incorporates into his designs as they are so much fun to color, even though they can present some challenges coloring all the tiny details (that's the part I like most about them). So I changed up the color scheme on this one and used violet as my primary color. Although I really liked the first one, I think this is my favorite of the two. I'd be interested in knowing which one you prefer if you'd care to tell me.

The angle in which this photo was taken really shows the metallic gold ink I used on the "embroidery" work of the costume. 

Purple has long been the color associated with royalty because of its rich hue. I can't help but wonder if the dyes used back in those earlier eras was more expensive to produce and perhaps that's the reason for this association.

I love the pairing of violet and green, or in this case teal. I think I used nearly every marker in the BV family in coloring the beautiful Snow Queen. 

I added a strip of sequin ric rac to give the card a little extra sparkle. You can never have too much bling!

A closeup showing the detail of the image.

And here's the inside of the card. As you can see, I have not yet added a sentiment as this kind of card can be used for a number of occasions or just as a note card for a special someone. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge - #169 All That Glitters
Crafting When We Can - #39 Earth, Air, Fire & Water (I chose to represent AIR with of the color choices  and the butterfly) but it could have represented Earth as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed your visit and that you'll come again real soon. I'll be back on Wednesday with a new DT project for WOW Embossing Powders. Until then, have a wonderful week and ...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

A Rick St. Dennis card for Marker Pop Challenge

Hello, all you lovely crafters! I just finished a few new cards, some using the new digis I got from Rick St. Dennis' Etsy shop. If you're not familiar with his work, he does some incredible stuff. Another member of The Outlawz made a card with this digi and when I saw it I knew I had to have it. It's very detailed and pretty... just what I love! I don't celebrate Valentine's Day very often but I love making themed paper craft projects for it. I made this card in shades of pink especially for the current challenge at Marker Pop. You have to use alcohol ink markers for all entries to their challenges and this one was, of course, colored with Copics. It is a gate fold card that measures 5" x 7".

The image is called "Snow Queen" and is available for purchase in Rick's Etsy shop. I believe this glittery heart paper came from K and Company but I'm not 100% positive about that.

I think I must have used nearly every RV shade of pink in my Copic marker box because of all the folds and shadows on her beautiful gown. 

 

All of the flowers are by Wild Orchid Crafts. The foil heard border is by K and Company from last year's Valentine collection. 

I used the insides of the hearts to make all the little floating hearts shown in this close up. 

Below is the inside of the card. I cut out some of the hearts from scraps of the one paper and adhered them to the other papers I used on the inside to pull the design together. I hope that makes sense.

In addition to the Marker Pop challenge, I am entering this card in the following challenges and/or linky parties:

Marker Pop - #15 Pretty In Pink 

Sparkle and Glitter - #8 Anything But a Square

The Paper Shelter - #96 Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Use Hearts

Whimsical Designs - All About Love

Oozak - #10 Anything Goes with Pink and Bling

Bearly Mine Challenges - #70 Tic-Tac-Toe (I used swirls, digi image, ribbon & die cuts)

I'll be back tomorrow with another card I made for one of The Outlawz challenges. I hope you enjoyed this one. If you need some inspiration for your own Valentine's Day cards, be sure to visit the Marker Pop blog to see all the other Pretty In Pink entries. I'm sure there will be plenty of projects for that holiday posted there. Until tomorrow...

Happy crafting!
Anniebee