More Get Well Wishes!!!

My long-time friend, Marlene, is still fighting her battle with her back and recovery from numerous surgeries.  I wanted to send her a fresh batch of get well wishes, so out came my stash of kits to complete the card below.  As most of you know by now, I always love my sister's cards and wonderful creative ideas (Heidi Gonzales - www.mylilscrapcorner.blogspot.com).  This kit was one I got from her over two years ago.  My only change to the original design was to enlarge it a bit and change the sentiment to fit a get well card.  And, I, of course, composed and poem and decorated the inside. 

 Get well soon, Marlene!

2012 Birthday for Nephew, Parker!

I bought a cute little turtle riding a bicycle from CC Designs several months ago to use for Parker's birthday.  With his little bike helmet, he reminded me of a Ninja turtle, so I colored him with Copics so that really did enhance the idea in your brain.  I'm always a little uneasy when coloring with Copics because I have not done a lot of it, and I'm always worried that it just isn't going to go well.  But, this little guy went very well, so I was stoked.  Then, the search was on for papers that would work with my coloring job.  I don't usually color first and then find paper.  I find it is usually easier to find the paper you want to use with the type of image and then color the image to coordinate with the paper, or at least that works best for me.  But, in this case, I knew I wanted him to be greens and almost on army camouflage idea for his shell.  I did wait to color his bicycle, basket, and pavement until after I had the papers chosen.  I think Parker will be really please with his little turtle.

Mom is Not Feeling Well (July, 2011)

My Mom has not been feeling well for at least a week, but she thinks she might be on the mend.  She pretty sure its just a touch of the flu, but we worry about her catching anything, especially colds,  with her asthma.  I thought I would send her a little get well card and show her that I'm still working on my Copic coloring, which I learned while visiting her just this past Spring.  I had just finished this little C.C.Design digital image, which is appropriately named Heidi, my sister's name.  I had a little problem with one of the boots, but was able to make it look like they had laces.  Here is my little Heidi boots and all sitting in the flowers of her garden.  I know Mom will appreciate the card as she started to learn how to color as well.

(Heidi Gonazales: My Lil' Scrap Corner) design: enlarged and modified to add a little me).

Moving on to Copic Coloring. . .the Slippery Slope. . .

Using woodless-colored pencils was a great way to learn coloring (shading, sun angle, etc.) and not very expensive.  But now, I wanted to learn to use Copics because I wanted to make a birthday card for my daughter Jackie using these markers, so I asked Heidi to teach me how.  So, I took classes with the help of my talented sister, Heidi Gonzales (My Lil' Scrap Corner).

Oh my...sigh...my pocketbook (or my husband's) will never be the same!  I have since moved on to use Copics exclusively, and it was good-bye to pencils...probably forever!  LOL  (You've, no doubt, heard of the slippery slope as an issue if you start using Copic markers. . .well, I met that slope head on!)  Here are some coloring card kits designed by my sister, Heidi, that I that we used to begin my learning curve with Copics!  Now, I was ready to do Jackie's card!

CC Designs digital image crafted/ colored by me (a Heidi Gonzales design)

Mo Manning digital image crafted/ colored by me  (Heidi Gonzales design)

Magnolia stamp crafted/ colored by me (Heidi Gonzales design)

Magnolia stamp crafted/ colored by me (Heidi Gonzales design)

Learning to Color...

So, I wanted to learn to color.  In the Fall of 2010, while visiting in Redding, California, my sister (Heidi Gonzales, My Lil' Scrap Corner) gave several classes in coloring with woodless colored pencils (available at Michael's in the art department) using mineral spirits to set the color between shadings and finishing.  Following are several of my favorite first attempts. . .

Edwin - a Magnolia stamp

Ladybug Tilda - a Magnolia stamp

Dragonfly Tilda - a Magnolia stamp

A C.C. Design stamp (or digital image)...isn't she cute!