Santa Claus Dare style

This week I’ve got a bunch of special Christmas cards on deck to send out. First up is the card for Ben’s babysitter. We have been so blessed to find a sitter that always goes way above and beyond anything I would have ever expected. So I put together this special card just for her.

I started out with this amazing image from Mo’s Digital Pencil called And I Want A… that I colored with Copics. Now I’m not gonna lie, that sucker took me a while. There are so many wonderful details in the image that I think I spent around 2 hours coloring it since it was my first run through with it.

I wanted to keep the card as simple as possible so the image could be the star so when I saw this week’s Diedrich Dare sketch it was perfect! I did end up modifying it just a tad but it was definitely my inspiration for this layout.

Here’s Jack’s sketch:

When I was picking out paper I went straight to the new pack of My Mind’s Eye Christmas paper I had laying around and found this gorgeous background dp. I love that it’s very subtle and works great with the focal image.

I layered it all up, added just a bit of ribbon and some tiny Kaiser pearls and it was done. Oops, I also sponged the edges of everything with Brushed Courderoy Distress Ink.

And here’s a detail of Santa:

Happy Thursday!!

Card Details:
Stamps: Mo’s Digital Pencil And I Want a…, Recollections sentiment
Paper: My Mind’s Eye, ANW Crestwood
Ink: Distress Ink Brushed Courderoy
Accessories: Kaiser Pearls, Copics, ribbon
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Comments

• By Jacquie, December 17, 2009 @ 10:47 am

  Jen, you STAR you!! This is absolutely FABulous!! I am so in {love} with your coloring, you blow me away!!!! Gorgeous image and you paired it perfectly with the sketch and the image!! I LOVE this card! What a lucky gal! Thanks SO much for playing along with the DARE sweetie!! Xx
  Jacquie´s last blog ..***Diedrich Dare Challenge #15!!***

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• By Amy, December 17, 2009 @ 2:53 pm

  I would say the time spent coloring was SO worth it! This is a little work of art Jen, absolutely stunning… WOW!

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• By Steph, December 17, 2009 @ 3:28 pm

  holy cannoli!!
  Jen, You’ve totally outdone yourself, this is just incredible!
  I love how the image stands out so much with the simple background, what a really well thought-out card!

  The colouring is just gorgeous!!
  Steph´s last blog ..http://www.apaperbuffet.com goes live January 4th, 2010!

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• By Randi, December 17, 2009 @ 3:51 pm

  WOW! Jen this is gorgeous!! So much detailed coloring! I love that you put it on an easel card, because it is like a little painting!!
  Randi´s last blog ..December Valentine

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• By Randi, December 17, 2009 @ 3:51 pm

  I also meant to say, thanks for playing along with the Dare this week!!!!
  Randi´s last blog ..December Valentine

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• By Donna, December 17, 2009 @ 4:33 pm

  Just absolutely amazing and gorgeous and PERFECT!!! OME Jen!! This card just totally rocks…Just like you!! LOVE it!!….and you of course! Xx
  Donna´s last blog ..TTIC # 58 – A Twilight Christmas….And some Mojo Monday

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• By Kris, December 17, 2009 @ 9:01 pm

  Totally Fab take on the sketch! gorgeous coloring on that adorable image!! Love it! Thank you for joing us at the Dare!! hugs, Kris

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• By Yvette, December 17, 2009 @ 9:02 pm

  Oh my Jen, this is stunning!!! The time you spent on this image was well worth it. Im sure your baby sitter will love it! Your coloring is perfect! Great job girl.

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• By Jennifer O., December 17, 2009 @ 9:18 pm

  Wow, that is amazing. I love it.

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• By Leigh Ann Baird, December 18, 2009 @ 9:17 am

  Gorgeous coloring! This is a beautiful card.
  Leigh Ann Baird´s last blog ..Candy Houses

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• By Alyssa S, December 18, 2009 @ 11:42 am

  Yowza! This is beautiful! I love how the image is the star ) I also love to hear that it takes someone else just as long to color an image ;o)
  Alyssa S´s last blog ..Mojo 116 – Teenish Thank You ~

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• By Jenny Johns, December 18, 2009 @ 9:50 pm

  Jen, I just about fell over my chair when I saw how incredibly gorgeous this card is too! WOW!!! Absolutely stunning…are you the queen of Copics? *smile*
  Jenny Johns´s last blog ..Merry Christmas to all Friends with Flair!

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• By Debbie Lee, December 19, 2009 @ 7:31 pm

  Thanks for playing along … your card is gorgeous!! Love it!

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