Copic Creations Challenge #4 AND Copic Colour Challenge 13

I'm trying to get involved in some of the online challenges and have a few I'm working on. The first ones due are: Copic Creations Challenge #4 and Copic Colour Challenge 13. The Copic Creations Challenge was to do "blonde hair" and Copic Color Challenge was to follow a sketch of their choosing. This was both fun and challenging...but that's the point, right? I've never done blonde hair before, but I followed Suzanne Dean's video on how to do it. I didn't have all the same colors she uses, so I modified it to use the colors I do have. I think it turned out okay, but it took a few tries to get it to this point! LOL I also haven't really ever followed someone else's sketch, so this was a little odd for me...but I think I'm going to like it! ;o)

This is the inside of the card. I've seen some cards that have a very 'finished' look when the inside has a similar image and/or paper as the front...so I went for it! Me likey!!! :o)

Materials used:

Black card - DCWV Textured Cardstock

Circles - Making Memories "Love Story" stack

Flowers - Primas

Brad Jewels - Recollections from Michaels

Image - "On The Phone" by The Sketching Stamper

Thought bubble - Plantin Schoolbook "Blurb" with YG06 Copic on the edges

Sentiment - Viva Las Vegas Stamps

Pink Checkered Paper - I have NO CLUE!!!

Border Punch - Fiskars Threading Water Punch

Stickles:

Phone - Lavender

Shirt - Fruit Punch

Border Punch 'holes' - Silver

Copics:

Hair - Y11, E31, Y21, Y00 and E71

Skin - E50

Shirt - RV02, RV04, YG06 and G14

"Make-up" - C-3 and E00

Cell Phone - BV00, BV13 and B63

Shadow - BG10

Highlights - 0 (Colorless Blender)

Whew! That was a lot of 'stuff' to remember! LOL

...but I feel like I'm forgetting something? I dunno!!!

And here are the two 'cards' my little one made while I was making mine. Of course I did the Stickles, but she picked them out and told me where to put them! This is her in her 'princess dress' (night gown). Isn't she cute??? Yes, I'm a bit biased. ;o)

"Thinking of You" card

I had been working on this image this afternoon and was almost done with it when my little sister called and said that her best friend got results from last week's mammogram today. The doctor told her there is a very good possibility that she has breast cancer and has scheduled her an appointment for Monday to do a biopsy. I ended up finishing this card this evening with the intention of sending it to my sister's friend. In the meantime, one of my yahoo groups issued a challenge to make a card using an item that can be purchased from Cutters Creek and that it can be for any occasion. Since I was already 99% done with this one and used items (Copics and Cuttlebug Embossing Folder) that Cutters Creek carries, I decided to duplicate it for the challenge. :o)

The details of the card:

Card blank - double-sided cardstock from (gasp!) Tuesday Morning

Back Layer - Aqua cardstock

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Spots & Dots with Platinum White pigment ink swiped over it

Image Mat - Black cardstock

Ribbon - just cheap purple ribbon from Michaels

Sentiment - Inkadinkado (I think??)

Thought Bubble - Plantin Schoolbook cut at 1.5"

Image -Digi Stamp is Tara from The Sketching Stamper

Thought Bubble Ink - StazOn Azure

Copics - E00, 0, BV23, E50, R35, YG03, R32, Y17, R00, V12, B24, BG01, YG11, V04, B60, E37, E31

I'm still working on my shading, but I'll get there...one day...I hope!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Princess Page

This is challenge #3 with The Pink Stamper today. The challenge was to make a kid page. This page is of my youngest daughter when she was a wee-one. The Tinkerbell, as you may recall, is one I made her for her 5th birthday in March. The papers are double-sided papers I purchased at Tuesday Morning a while back. The "Princess" title is made with Plantin Schoolbook, with two layers of buttons in the flower centers.

I *love* these 25 sheets for $1.99 packs! I've used several different ones in today's challenges and I think (know!) I'm hooked on them! ;o)