Tuesday, April 28, 2009

POTM for April



For this card, I used the Project Of The Month stamps from High Hopes! They will be offered at a 25% discount during the month of April if you purchase them directly from their website. There's a few more days in April left on the calander, so there's still time to get your inky paws on them! In fact, as long as this set is advertised on the site, you can order it at the discounted price!
I used the masking technique to put the girl on top of the hay bale and colored the images with Copics. To get the polka dots on her shirt, I used the tip of the colorless blender, and held it down on one spot at a time until the color moved out of that area. Its easy and fun to do!
For the hay, I did not want to blend the colors completely, because I wanted the strands and textures on the hay to show. The shadow under the girl's feet was put on last using the C5 grey color. The secret to making a grey shadow look real is to go with opposite color temperatures. What I mean by that is, if the object is lit in a warm light, the shadows will be cool. The hay looks very warm in the light I chose, and so that is why I went with the cool grey to make the shadow. You can see how it actually looks like her feet are popped up casting a real shadow, but she is completely flat on this card and the shadow is created with color! You can see what I mean in the close-up in the last photo.
The boy is cut out and popped up, however.

Here are the colors used on the girl:


And on the boy:


And the hay:


Closeup for ya:


Thanks for looking today! God bless you!

31 comments:

  1. Hi Crissy, thank you so much for your kind words left on my blog, it really means so much to me. Your cards are just stunning and I hope to learn from some of your various tutorials. You have a beautiful family. Thank you again. Hugs Dawn Marie.xx

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  2. What a lovely card! Just love your other projects too. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment!

    Hugs, Niina

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  3. wonderful card Crissy, love the image and your colouring of course is fantastic..love the addition of the little wooden leaf buttons that you have added. so sweet. hugs rachxx

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  4. What a sweet, sweet card, I love these images. Fantastic coloring and color choices.
    Hugs, Christine :)

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  5. Your card is very pretty Crissy! Your coloring is awesome and your eye for details is amazing!
    hugs
    Risa:)

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  6. So beautiful card, lovely colour and your colouring is amazing :)
    Hugs from Inger Marie

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  7. Ahhh! This is great Crissy! I am learning a lot from studying your coloring and use of highlights on an image (this is something I'm not good at!) And I really love the different types of ribbons and trim you use on your cards. :D Beautiful!

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  8. What a beautiful card Crissy,l love the image.

    Hugs Riet.x

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  9. This is just the cutest little scene and I love the layout of your card, gorgeous colouring as always and the grass looks fabulous, Big Hugs, Nikki x

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  10. Hi Crissy! This is so beautiful!! Love it and have yourself a wonderful day!
    Andrea

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  11. Fantastic card as always Crissy! Love this POTM!!

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  12. This is just amazing your cards are trully fabulous, I really wish I had copics, you colour so beautifully your blog is an inspiration, have a lovely day huggies Jun exx

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  13. Aww... just amazing Crissy! The colours are so vibrant!

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  14. Such a precious card Crissy!!!! LOVE it!! :)

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  15. So cute! This card really tempts me to go order them up! :) I love how you sat the little boy on the saying strip.

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  16. Chrissy I've just stumbled across your blog and I LOVE IT!! I've been trying to teach myself what I can about copics & I really learned a lot from "your brown shoe" -ha. Thank you.

    Carla (cardsbycarla/SCS)

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  17. This card is So Fabulous Crissy!!..I know I saw and commented on it on the yahoo group...but I didn't realize the girl wasn't popped up too. What a Great tip about the shadow and copics.
    Thank you so much Crissy for your lovely words on my last post. Working with you and playing with your Fabulous Art has been nothing short of Delightful!!...You had me tearing up again my very Dear and Good friend. I keep telling myself I will not miss you...mainly because...I will be stalking your blog..lol...and you will be hearing from me often!!...Love and Big Hugs!!..Ila

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  18. They are soooo cute and I LOVE your coloration!
    Hugs, Alex

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  19. Chrissy your coluring is magnificent, wow. Thank you for the lovely comment you left on my blog.

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  20. I so love this and those cute images have to keep coming back to look at them your amazing with your colouration (if this is a word) perfect in everyway...

    Hugs Pops x x x

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  21. wow, my jaw is still on the floor. Stunning work Crissy. Thankyou so much for your lovely words and for also entering my candy. You have been entered twice in the draw for becoming a follower. Thanks hun and good luck!
    -x-

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  22. Hello,

    I love your work!
    Thank you for sharing

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  23. Thank you so much Crissy for spreading the news of my blog candy and for sharing a good read..I think I've seen that book at Costco...I'm going to check it out the next time we're in the city....Good Luck!!....Hugs, Ila

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  24. aw Crissy what a great card, love how you have coloured and great tip about the shadow. I have already ordered my POTM and am waiting for them to arrive :0)
    Have a good weekend
    x

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  25. Oh these kids are so cute! Fantastic coloring and a super scene! Just adorable!!

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  26. Beautiful card Crissy, I'm amazed at how many different colour copics you have used on your iamge, I wouldn't mow where to start lol! :) Donna x

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  27. Awesome, Crissy.
    I am always in awe of your coloring... but I am totally blown away with how you shaded their hair. It is amazing!!
    Fabulous card!

    Karen x

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  28. WOW gorgeous card. Love the images and the beautiful colouring.

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  29. Wow such amazing colouring, love these little cuties and of course your awesome card.
    Nicola -x-

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  30. wow beautiful colouring super card.

    gr Marian

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