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″
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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
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I would say the time spent coloring was SO worth it! This is a little work of art Jen, absolutely stunning… WOW!
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!!
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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!!
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I also meant to say, thanks for playing along with the Dare this week!!!!
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Just absolutely amazing and gorgeous and PERFECT!!! OME Jen!! This card just totally rocks…Just like you!! LOVE it!!….and you of course! Xx
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Totally Fab take on the sketch! gorgeous coloring on that adorable image!! Love it! Thank you for joing us at the Dare!! hugs, Kris
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.
Wow, that is amazing. I love it.
Gorgeous coloring! This is a beautiful card.
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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)
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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*
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Thanks for playing along … your card is gorgeous!! Love it!